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Imperial Tobacco launches new campaign to support adult smokers

Saturday 12th November 2011, posted by forest

Imperial Tobacco has launched ‘Smoking Allowed’, a new campaign to support adult smokers in the UK.

The company's UK communications manager, Iain Watkins, said: “'Smoking Allowed' is a new campaign demonstrating our huge commitment to supporting those 12 million UK adults who choose to smoke. Recent research highlighted areas of their daily lives and routines where they feel they lack adequate facilities.

“Feeling comfortable when they travel was continually emphasised as being particularly important to smokers so one of the first outputs in the 'Smoking Allowed' campaign will be the provision of high-quality smoking pavilions being built and installed at key points across the UK. The first opened at Bristol Airport last week providing heating, lighting, shelter, ventilation, hand-gel and litter solutions.”

Imperial Tobacco’s UK General Manager, Amal Pramanik, said: “It is important and appropriate for us to initially work with our hometown airport – Bristol Airport – as over one million passengers, who use the airport each year, are adult smokers. Going forward Imperial Tobacco is committed to working with many locations to provide high-quality facilities for smokers.”

Bristol Airport’s head of sales & marketing, Jason Wescott, commented: “Imperial Tobacco is making a significant investment in the South West region with the development of a new £200m headquarters and the relocation of its international sales and marketing team. Bristol Airport will continue to work closely with Imperial Tobacco to ensure the best global travel options are available from their local airport.

“The new smoking area provided by Imperial Tobacco offers a comfortable and clean environment for customers wishing to smoke, whether they are travelling from Bristol Airport or meeting visitors arriving from around the world.”

The ‘Smoking Allowed’ campaign is supported by a dedicated website, www.smokingallowed.co.uk.

Source: Imperial Tobacco (11 November 2011)

Comments:

Peter Reeds
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I am totally behind this initiative.
Mark
Posted on
Thanks Imperial. This is a step in the right direction.

It is a shame that the shelter does not meet animal welfare standards,
pig pens must be 80% enclosed.
admin
Posted on
With the money that Tobacco Companies such as Imperial are making, they should take the anti-smoking advocates to court and show the junk science and lies that caused smoking bans in the first place.

Its is wrong to not accommodate smokers inside. It is treating people worse than animals.
Schabbs
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Perhaps Imperial could buy some hotels and provide some smoking-designated bedrooms in places like Torquay and Oxford where at the moment virtually all accommodation is 'non-smoking throughout'.
Richard
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I live in Cardiff, but since i realised that Bristol airport accommodates smokers, we now fly from Bristol. I flew on October 11th, and it was bliss to have a ciggy, which was only a short walk from the bar area.

Its a real shame Heathrow and Gatwick aren`t as thoughtful, and especially Cardiff. Well done Bristol, we will always travel to fly from your airport.
anita
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Of course Imperial Tobacco want to support smokers...thats their business!!! making s*** loads of money from those "12 million adult smokers who choose to smoke" ( does an alcoholic choose to be an alcoholic?..Heroin addict?) ...is it about choice or addiction? hmmm.
chris
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Anita, lots of people drink but aren't necessarily alcoholics (though look for this hideous idea to surface in the imminent war on alcohol) and lots of people like to smoke. Calling smokers addicts is a way of saying they shouldn't be listened to or considered.
Kevin
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Useful itiormanfon, many thanks to the author. It is puzzling to me now, but in general, the usefulness and importance is overwhelming. Very much thanks again and good luck.
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