Vaper Expo Showguide 2019 VAPOUROUND-MAGAZINE-MAY-SHOWGUIDE-2019 WEB_compres | Page 94

WE’VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY DRESS TO IMPRESS —THE VAPOUROUND AWARDS ARE BACK FOR A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THEY ARE BIGGER THAN EVER, AND AT A NEW VENUE. BY GORDON STRIBLING We’ve come a long way as a company since the first Vapouround Awards took place during Vaper Expo UK weekend in May 2016. While many brands have come and gone since then, a select few return to the awards to be celebrated alongside the exciting new brands that break through each year. The event gives us pause to not only celebrate the best products and the brightest stars, but to advocate for the cause that has brought us to this point. 94 | VAPER EXPO SHOWGUIDE The industry is overwhelmingly represented by former smokers whose lives have been changed and perhaps even saved by what may prove to be the most important health innovation of a generation. We take the Vapouround Awards very seriously and the event itself is always a glitzy and exciting affair. We love celebrating with some familiar favourites, which is why awards and Vaper Expo favourites Johnny Lovell and Ashley Hansen will be involved for a fourth consecutive year.