The Vaper Expo UK Tobacco Exhibition: 500 Exhibitors and 20,000 Visitors.

Oct.06.2022
The Vaper Expo UK Tobacco Exhibition: 500 Exhibitors and 20,000 Visitors.
The VAPER EXPO UK tobacco exhibition opened with 20,000 attendees, 500 exhibitors, and 2FIRSTS media company launching their European Media Center.

On the morning of October 7th at 9am UK time (17:00 Beijing time), the Vaper Expo UK Tobacco Exhibition will open grandly at the UK National Exhibition Centre with an area of over 20,000 square meters. The exhibition is expected to attract around 20,000 visitors and feature over 500 exhibitors and brands.


At the entrance of THE VAPER EXPO UK tobacco exhibition.


During the exhibition, the ECCC International Joint Exhibition Group, composed of ECCC and 2FIRSTS (2firsts.com), will once again make an appearance.


ECCC collaborative exhibition booth.


It is noteworthy that 2FIRSTS, a professional media outlet in the global e-cigarette industry, will hold the inauguration ceremony for its European media center tomorrow (October 7th, Beijing time) at THE VAPER EXPO UK tobacco exhibition in the United Kingdom.


The main stage inside the exhibition hall at The Vaper Expo UK.


At that time, Guo Xiaoyu, co-founder and COO of 2FIRSTS, will give a speech on the impact of China's e-cigarette policy on foreign countries and the reasons for establishing a European media center. Jason, ECCC's diplomatic assistant and 2FIRSTS' international public relations manager, will give a presentation on the various business activities that will be carried out after the establishment of the European media center.


The establishment of the European Media Center is of great significance and represents a strategic initiative for 2FIRSTS as a professional media outlet in the global electronic cigarette industry to expand their information sources into the European market. The establishment of the media center has built a bridge between the Chinese vaporization industry chain and the European market, achieving an "exchange of information and resources" and providing more companies with information support to "go global," ultimately realizing a win-win situation for the electronic cigarette industries of China and Europe. Additionally, it has strengthened 2FIRSTS' influence as a global vaporization industry media outlet and laid a solid foundation for them to become a "world-class vaporization industry media outlet.


Furthermore, at the Birmingham Electronic Cigarette Exhibition, 2FIRSTS has established a media interview center where their frontline staff will conduct exclusive interviews with heavyweight guests and well-known industry experts to gather the latest developments in the UK market. This will enable Chinese companies to gain access to the latest market information and expand into the UK and European markets.


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