Our Managing Director, Greg Quinn, was presented his own latest release machine called “Dialed In” as a 60th birthday gift from the company. A bank of machines always features at our five yearly birthday celebrations. Pinball machines are now the signature mark of Hutchies’ special occasions and events.
Some of the offices, like Queensland’s Sunshine Coast team, have really embraced the spirit and purchased their own additional machines. I think it shows that we don’t take ourselves too seriously”. “They feel like it legitimises the office. “Whenever we open a new office, one of the first things they ask me about is what pinball machine they will be getting and when it will arrive”, says Scott. The machines - and the high scores - have become a point of pride with our people. There are currently 31 machines in Hutchies’ offices around Australia, with more on the way. Every office has a pinball machine in the foyer. The Hutchinsons’ passion for pinball has become ingrained in the broader Hutchies business and culture. He continues to collect Series 1 Gottliebs and these are the ones that you’ll find in Hutchies’ offices around the country.
Scott is passionate about Gottlieb machines, which ruled the roost in the heyday of pinball during the 70s. They have played pinball all around the world.įor a number of years, the fascination with pinball became more than a hobby for Scott and Mary-Jeanne’s son Jack Jnr, who has played competitively, He is even a ranked player with the International Flipper Pinball Association. On family holidays, the Hutchinsons always check out the local arcades and amusement centres. They even found themselves dropping in to pinball halls and pubs to play a few games before dinner or a concert. When his then girlfriend - now wife - Mary-Jeanne bought Scott a vintage Williams ‘Playboy’ machine to play at home, there was no turning back. Family holidays soon found him playing pinball in fun parlours and local shops, and later on in pubs with uni mates. It was through this game - an early precursor to pinball - that Scott originally got hooked. Chairman Scott Hutchinson has fond childhood memories of playing with his Grandmother’s Bagatelle set.
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