Midlands Enterprise Awards 2019

8 | SME NEWS - Midlands Enterprise Awards 2019 Based in Lincon, 888 Vapour is a family-run e-cigarette retail chain dedicated to providing excellence to its clients in this extensive market. We invited Luke Chapman to tell us more. Established in 2014, 888 Vapour is working to help clients enter the emerging vaping and electronic cigarette market. Used by those who wish to stop smoking, this latest market entrant is now immensely popular, and 888 Vapour is determined to showcase the best that the market has to offer. Managing Director, Luke, explores the services the firm offers in more detail and explains how it works to advise clients on the best solution that will meet their exact needs. “Here at 888 Vapour, we offer a wide variety of products in stores from e-liquids, kits, tanks, coils, mods, batteries and accessories. Our business also runs an online store for customers who are not within easy reach of our stores, meaning that we are able to expand our reach across the UK. “As part of our commitment to our customers, we offer advice to those that need it whether they have questions about how to quit smoking, what kind of e-cigarette to use, what e-liquid they should use as well as assisting customers that are having issues with their devices. Our staff are always more than happy to help their customers on vaping and how to get the most benefit out of it, especially if they are about to quit smoking.” This passion for supporting clients extends to every aspect of the business, as Luke is eager to highlight. “As a family-run business dedicated to supporting our customers, at 888 Vapour our main mission is to help people effectively quit smoking. We can bring this to the forefront of our business goals with the help of the positive media being released regarding vaping. A lot of individuals are still quite sceptical of vaping and whether it is a safer 888 Vapour Best Full-Service E-Cigarette Retailers 2019 - East Midlands alternative or not, but the recent publications released by both the NHS and Public Health England are able to educate the public on the real facts.” “Every staff member is a passionate vaper, and therefore have the relevant knowledge needed to help customers when they start their journey, and we find that these customers tend to return again and again and are successfully able to quit smoking. There’s nothing better than getting a visit from a customer who is able to share their milestones with us. As a business, we are always keeping up to date with industry news as well as regulations, to ensure that we can still offer customers the best kind of products to help them choose a better alternative.” Moving forward, the focus for this dynamic firm is growing and enhancing its already impressive success, as Luke proudly concludes. “Looking to the future, 888 Vapour’s core goal is to expand and build upon our current success. We are currently aiming to acquire around 50 stores within the next two years, which will see us branch out from the Midlands to the rest of the UK. We feel that we have established 888 Vapour as a reliable and trustworthy business, and we would love to be able to bring this to areas of the country that need it. Currently it is a case of researching into different areas, as well as finding suitable outlets in order to do this, which will then lead into the exciting process of growing and we are all looking forward to this development.” Company: 888 Vapour Name: Luke Chapman (Managing Director) Address: 888 Vapour, 3 Pioneer Way, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 3DH Telephone Number: 01522 244880 Web Address: www.888vapour.com