EVENTS
BIRMINGHAM 7-9TH MAY 2016
T
he Vaper Expo UK experience
just keeps getting better and
better. It has taken just one year
to become the ‘must attend’
vaping event in the UK.
When the first event opened last year
it was clear from the outset that the
demand was bigger than anyone could
have anticipated.
The huge queue which built up three
hours before the doors opened was the
first clue and the positive reviews from
vendors and visitors alike confirmed that
this had the potential to be huge.
So the event organisers wasted no time
in securing a vastly bigger chunk of NEC
exhibition space this year and extended
the event to three days.
There were exhibitors from around the
world, especially the UK, Europe and
USA, and the very biggest names in the
global vaping community were there for
this event.
Once again there were queues were
building up a full three hours before the
event opened but, this time round, they
were waiting inside rather than outside
the NEC.
Obviously Vapouround Magazine has
to declare a pretty big interest here - we
were the official media partners for the
expo and are enormously proud to be
associated with such a great event.
Every visitor to Vaper Expo UK 2016 was
presented with a special goody bag by
the Vapouround team which included an
official show guide running to nearly 300
pages.
This was a very slick operation indeed
and the NEC is proving to be an
excellent choice of venue for a top level
vaping event such as this.
With massive halls, an ideal location just
outside Birmingham, top class facilities
and the Resort World entertainment and
shopping complex next door there could
hardly have been better facilities.
One of the first things that was
noticeable was just how much bigger
this event was compared with a year ago
and the next thing was of the amazing
lengths many of the vendors had gone
to in a bid to make their stands as eyecatching as possible.
Many of t he exhibition stands were
nothing short of spectacular, mini works
of art in their own right and for those who
liked to post updates on social media
sites, this gave them lots of opportunities
to get some really great pictures online.
“ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
THAT WAS NOTICEABLE WAS
JUST HOW MUCH BIGGER THIS
EVENT WAS COMPARED WITH
A YEAR AGO AND THE NEXT
THING WAS OF THE AMAZING
LENGTHS MANY OF THE
VENDORS HAD GONE TO IN A
BID TO MAKE THEIR STANDS AS
EYE-CATCHING AS POSSIBLE.”
Once again this event offered something
for everybody from experienced vapers
to those who were taking their first
tentative steps into the world of vaping.
There was so much to do at Vaper Expo
UK that it was impossible to get bored for
even a moment.
Visitors tried out new juice flavours,
got up close with some of the latest
hardware on the market, picked up great
tips and advice from industry
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