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Managing KPI ’ s / performance reviews , communicate strategy , tactics and resolve issues - effective management , Translate strategic objectives into working practices , Management of sales processes and continuous business improvement , maintain confidentiality and security of company , Reporting to Investors .
In Gary ’ s own words …
“ For me the future of Vaping in general and Vape Compliance has entered an exciting new phase bearing in mind that the TPD notification phase is ending . I believe that now that the EU ( the rest of the world will follow !) is trying its best to clean up an industry that in so many ways needed to be “ cleaned up ” its forcing the industry into more stringent manufacturing processes and this can only be a good thing for the consumer . In my opinion and having chatted through the various inconsistency ’ s in the manufacturing process I still think from a hardware product perspective that there is a lot of work to do . I will be in contact with many of the manufacturers and flavour houses over the coming months and will be discussing ways of making the hardware process much better for the consumer , with higher quality materials and metals being used which will bring products into a much more “ surgical ” environment which can only benefit all involved in the industry . I will also be recruiting more auditors to cover the growing requirement for ISO9001 QMS to cover the vaping industry . Again , this type of audit will overall improve the industry and how it is seen externally not just here in the
UK but around the world . Another avenue that I would like to follow is the issuing of a “ Material Safety Data Sheets ” or MSDS which provides a toxicological framework report for products used in the industry . To guarantee health in the vaping industry these are the steps that need to be made to bring it in line with the big pharma guys that mean that anyone “ looking in ” will see that those involved in the industry really do have a conscience and want to bring good hardware and great flavours without any of the downside that has existed in the industry to date . Lastly , we will now be providing full consultancy where we will provide an onsite professional that will review manufacturing processes , product safety , guides on improvement etc . that will “ professionalise “ the entire operation and mean that it will stand up to any scrutiny by both Trading Standards as well as the regulators themselves .”
QMS
Company change , is usually the result of a pivotal event and like many of the companies operating as manufacturers , distributors or large retail chains there is a robust method , and a tried and tested recipe for success . In 2014 , we tailored a QMS specific for the Vape industry based around a ISO9001 Certifiable framework . This has proven to be invaluable for companies moving forward in next phase TPD . Moving past Q2 2017 , Vape Compliance will be rolling out a new Audit team who will independently go into the market place and assist with TPD regulation and education . Exciting times ahead indeed . It is important that , we as an Industry , maintain a high standard . Not only the standards we have set ourselves , but the standards that will be reasonably expected in the future by the governing member states . We face newly regulated markets with their own interpretations on how the products featured elsewhere in this magazine encounter affect the public and the implications on their health . We must lead our industry and give it a vision else we will be manipulated by others who do not have our interests at heart . We have seen much movement within Europe ’ s borders of late , with some member states being hard-line on flavours and online sales . Movement outside of these regulated markets is also starting to gain momentum , which is very positive and encouraging for those with products already on
168 ISSUE 12 VAPOUROUND MAGAZINE or going onto the market . The recent June 2017 General Election in the UK could also bring about change . Will it be the beginning of the end of TPD as we know it ? I believe all the company business owners I come into daily contact with have every intention of ensuring future business stability via their conscientious effort towards compliance . But let ’ s not kid ourselves - there are many outside interests who are envious or concerned about us . The future of TPD as we know it is like setting off for a short break at the holiday cottage by car in thick fog . You cannot see where you are going , but you know you are going in the right general direction . It ’ s that time again and I am running out of space ….
Letters from Readers As ever , my inbox is full of questions
relating to the consumer , those working on products and general technical queries . Some have caused me to smile . Here ’ s a selection of the ones I think are most relevant to our industry right now . Q – Late Notifications – M . S . from California USA – Hi , I have not heard anything back from Europe regarding my notifications , they were made last year before the November Deadline into each member state , can you help ? A - Hello Mike , the notification process I understand was not easy , especially when dealing with large numbers of notifications into every member state . You would have uploaded via EtrustEx I presume , so your validation response from your submitted notification should be in your inbox . The most likely reason I see that no member state has contacted you is because there might have been error in your XML and that the EU-CEG system has simply rejected it . However ,