Vapouround magazine ISSUE 17 | Page 6

EDITOR Paul Caplin ASSISTANT EDITOR Róisín Delaney DIRECTOR Dave Turner SALES EXECUTIVES Sam Bennett Phoebe Shaw Steve Culf Tim Pritchett George Wainwright DESIGN Hayley Parker James Parnell* Connor Dimberline Kyle Bednall MARKETING Katie Loomes Abida Razaque Reuben Hodgkins Josh Tysoe Carly Leach JOURNALISTS Patrick Griffin Leo Forfar Gordon Stribling FINANCE Joanne Stubley Lauren Pilliner Anna Difusco Kris Worton REVIEWERS* Benedict Jones* Peaches Atkinson* Alex Shenker* FRONT COVER IMAGE SUPPLIED BY Products in this magazine may not be used, bought or reviewed by any individual under 18 years old. Vapouround does not support the use of e-cigarettes and devices for individuals under the age of 18 years old; by reading this magazine, you are indicating that you are over 18 years old. Welcome to summer – and the busiest time on our calendar. Since our April issue, the Vapouround team has attended expos in China, Germany, Italy, Colombia, London and of course the Vaper Expo UK in May, for which we were the exclusive media partner. In the coming weeks, we’ll be covering just as many events around the world. I’d like to thank those of you who sponsored and attended the third annual Vapouround Awards on B2B day of the Vaper Expo UK. What a night! It was wonderful to meet you all and I hope you had the chance to network and benefit from being among the leading names in this electric industry. I’d also like to say thank you to everyone who donated in our charity raffle on awards night. This year’s chosen charity was MIND – the mental health charity, and together we raised over £2,000 on the night, so again, thank you. Smoking is the single biggest cause of inequality of life expectancy for people with mental health conditions (NICE & Royal College of Psychiatrists) and we hope that our donation can help someone with poor mental health make a positive change in their life. With the awards over, our focus moves to new and exciting developments. In August we’ll celebrate our third anniversary as a magazine. Who can believe it’s been three years since we debuted Vapouround Magazine? We’ve done a lot in three short years and we hope to keep going at that pace for many, many more. In this issue, we’ll look at the new and exclusive Vapouround Club we’re launching in July. Do you have a vape shop? This membership is ideal for vape shop staff and it will provide subscribers with new products, product previews, exclusive offers and discounts and the latest industry news which our team get to the heart of each day. We’re also gearing up to embark on a five- month tour of the UK with the Vapouround Bus, so you can be sure to see us in a town near you soon. Last but by no means least, I am proud to announce the launch of Vapouround Canada – Canada’s first vape trade print magazine. This is a development we have been working on for a long time and where better to preview this new publication than at Canada’s Vape Expo in Toronto, June 22-24. This issue is overflowing with the highlights of the Vaper Expo UK, plus an exclusive interview with the man behind UNRULY E-liquids, Professor Green, so dig in! Until next time, Vapouround does not endorse the inappropriate application or misuse of nicotine, smoking or product abuse of any form. We do not claim that e-cigarettes and nicotine devices will help cure smokers’ nicotine addiction and as such, we cannot take responsibility for any effect products advertised in our magazine may have on users’ nicotine consumption. There is no guarantee that products in this magazine including e-cigarettes and nicotine devices will stop you smoking. The opinions in this magazine are solely those of the writers. Vapouround takes no responsibility and rejects all liability for third party reviews or opinion pieces by external agencies. All trademarks, registered or otherwise of products in this magazine are the property of respective owners. To use trademarks, please contact the company directly, who will advise you further. 6 | VM17 vapouround Paul Caplin - Editor [email protected]