Vapouround magazine Issue 02 | Page 126

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, 122 WINTER EDITION VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE 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