EVENTS
VAPEXPO
20TH - 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015
GRANDE HALLE DE LA VILLETTE - PARIS
T
he imposing Grande Halle de la
Villette in Paris was home to the
third Vapexpo event which was
held from September 20 to 22.
The main hall was the venue
to the event which saw 210
exhibitors from 26 countries and 450
brands featured.
During the event there were more than
7,000 visitors from 66 different countries
and the exhibition was a huge success.
As well as a large number of attendees
from throughout Europe there were
visitors from the USA, China and further
afield.
According to official statistics, e-liquid
manufacturers were the largest group
represented, followed by hardware
manufacturers and resellers.
Moiroud Jean, president of the
Federation of the electronic cigarette
professionals, said: “The trend this year
are the flavours such as cereals, yoghurt
ice and the taste of apple pie.
“This is a real work of seduction,
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especially as the French industry has the
willingness to export.”
The French are also taking to vaping in
a big way with a recent study showing
that nearly 3 million French people vape
regularly with the trend for switching from
traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes likely
to continue rising.
The Vapexpo event was seen as an
event to allow vapers to sample their
favourite brands and also try out new
flavours of e liquids while also getting to
see the latest hardware developments
in the industry. It was also a great
opportunity for vapers to get together,
ask questions, make contacts and do
business.
There were professionals from the
medical community at Vapexpo to
present a scientific viewpoint about
vaping and answer any questions people
had on the health effects of vaping as
opposed to trad