Up to one million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for vapes, with pregnant women offered financial incentives to make the change in what will be a world first, the government said on Tuesday. Under...
The government is set to launch new measures to combat rising levels of youth vaping and the illegal sale of vapes. In his speech at Policy Exchange on Tuesday 11 April, Health Minister Neil O’Brien is...
One in three vapers fear a ban on flavoured devices and liquids will lead them back to cigarettes, which could see close to 1.5 million former smokers, based on the number of adult vape users (4.3m)...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has announced its newest member, Haypp Group, the 100th firm to join the vape trade body. The Swedish company is a leading player in the tobacco-free nicotine pouch e-commerce sector...
Sainsbury's is reviewing the sale of vaping products, with plans to put them behind the counters. The supermarket revealed this in response to a letter from Scottish parliamentarian Gillian Mackay, who asked leading retailers to hide...
BAT UK & Ireland has announced that Susanna De Iesu has been appointed as the new commercial director for its UK & Ireland business as the company continues to implement its new regional structure. She will...
JTI has announced the four national winners in the Nordic Spirit Perfect Store competition. Representing each JTI region, Daniel Ryan, Hiccups Off License, Stoke-on-Trent; Depan Patel, Bon Bon, Canterbury; Hanif Master, Ribble Valley, Burnley and Shantha...
By Kiran Paul Vaping, particularly of the disposable kind, has been under attack left, right and centre. It is not uncommon to see terms like ‘epidemic’ and ‘public health catastrophe’ in the mainstream media headlines, when...
Philip Morris Limited (PML), the affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI) in the UK and Ireland, has appointed John Rennie to the role of director of commercial operations. Rennie takes over from Cengiz Cilengiroglu, who was...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has urged the government for ‘proportionate and targeted’ regulation that does not adversely impact public health amid media reports of an imminent government policy update on vaping. According to reports,...
Smokers’ rights campaigners have flayed the reported plans to ban flavoured vapes, saying it would be a “massive own goal”. According to reports, the government is considering a ban on some flavoured vapes to discourage children...
Vape retailer Scotvapes has launched a campaign protesting the efforts to ban the single use vapes in Scotland. The retailer has released an open letter to the Scottish health and environment ministers, saying it is a...
The UK's largest national campaign to promote the benefits of switching from smoking to vaping, VApril has already established itself as the largest such campaign worldwide. According to a 2019 One Poll survey ,72 per cent...
Phoenix 2 Retail, a leading distributor of vaping and alternative nicotine products, has announced a long-term partnership with Serve Legal, which provides ID and compliance testing services. The collaboration follows the launch of the 'Pre 2...
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