Patrick Griffin

In this article, Jacqueline Hoctor, the Commercial Director of UKVIA member IVG reflects on how the vape industry can help tackle growing misperceptions about the relative risks of smoking and vaping. The newly published 2025 Global Tobacco Industry Inter... See more

HMRC has updated its guidance to businesses who will be affected by the new Vaping Products Duty which is due to come into force on October 1, 2026. It is aimed at all businesses involved in the manufacturing or importing of vaping products, or storing of... See more

The UK’s biggest vape trade body says plans to allow local residents to block new high street vape shops will drive former smokers back to cigarettes Prime Minister Keir Starmer is being urged to rethink his new ‘Pride in Place’ programme amid fears it wi... See more

UKVIA Director General John Dunne has warned that selling vapes in cigarette-style plain packaging would encourage more ex-smokers back to cigarettes. He was speaking after a new study from UCL and King’s College London claimed that plain packaging would ... See more