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26-625: The origin of the service goes back to the creation of a paramilitary organization (called in Spanish Resguardo ) to protect the monopoly of tobacco of the Tabacalera (the oldest tobacco company in the world), a Spanish tobacco monopoly which was established in 1636. The primary duty of the Resguardo was to protect the monopoly that the State exercised over the tobacco, combatting smuggling since its trade

52-583: A 50% stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos . This Spanish corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an industrial corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Imperial Tobacco Imperial Brands plc (formerly Imperial Tobacco Group plc ) is a British multinational tobacco company headquartered in London and Bristol , England. It

78-531: A dispute over pension payments to employees, as seen in Imperial Group Pension Trust Ltd v Imperial Tobacco Ltd . In 1996, following a decision to concentrate on core tobacco activities, Hanson de-merged Imperial and it was listed as an independent company on the UK stock exchange. In 2003, Imperial acquired the world's then fourth-largest tobacco company, Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH of Germany:

104-489: A newly formed subsidiary named Imperial Tobacco Limited. In 1986, the company was acquired by the conglomerate Hanson Trust plc for £2.5 billion. Divestments during the period of ownership by Hanson included Courage Brewery to Elders , Golden Wonder to Dalgety , Finlays to Arunbhai J. Patel, the wholesaling arm of Sinclair & Collis to Palmer & Harvey, Imperial Hotels and Catering to Trust House Forte and Ross Frozen Foods to United Biscuits . This also led to

130-799: A subsidiary, Imperial Brands Ventures, took a stake in Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies which is licensed by the UK government to develop cannabis-based medicines. In November 2019, after searching for a new chairman since February, the company announced its senior independent director Thérèse Esperdy would take the role. In July 2020, Stefan Bomhard , the former chief executive of global automotive distributor Inchcape and former president of Bacardi Europe , became chief executive of Imperial Brands. In 2021, Imperial Brands opened an office in Hammersmith, West London. In 2021 Imperial Brands launched

156-698: Is integrated into the Department of Customs and Special Taxes ( Spanish : Departamento de Aduanas e Impuestos Especiales ) of the Spanish Tax Agency of the Ministry of Finance . The customs headquarters is in Madrid . Department of Customs and Special Taxes Regional Operations Area The aircraft fleet consists of CASA C-212 Aviocar maritime patrol aircraft and MBB Bo 105 , Dauphin and BK117 helicopters manufactured by Eurocopter . The maritime component of

182-660: Is now owned, and has been renovated by, Measurement Incorporated . Whereas American Tobacco sold its share of BAT in 1911, a divesture prompted by Supreme Court rulings in an anti-trust case, Imperial maintained an interest in British American Tobacco until 1980. In 1973, the Imperial Tobacco Company, having become increasingly diversified by acquisition of (amongst others) restaurant chains, food services and distribution businesses, changed its name to Imperial Group while tobacco products continued to be sold by

208-549: Is the world's fourth-largest international cigarette company measured by market share after Philip Morris International , British American Tobacco and Japan Tobacco and the world's largest producer of fine-cut tobacco and tobacco papers . Imperial Brands has 30 factories worldwide and its products are sold in around 120 countries. Its brands include Davidoff , West , Golden Virginia , Drum and Rizla . Imperial Brands also have expanded their product range in recent years to include alternative nicotine products, including

234-595: The Spanish Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria) regarding economic crimes, including the fight against corruption, fraud investigation in foreign trade and money laundering, among other roles. The SVA cooperates with international and European organizations such as the European Anti-Fraud Office , Europol or the World Customs Organization . The Deputy Directorate of Customs Surveillance ( Spanish : Dirección Adjunta de Vigilancia Aduanera, DAVA )

260-659: The blu vape brand , the Pulze and iD heated tobacco system, and the Zone X and Skruf nicotine pouches. Imperial Brands is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . Imperial Tobacco Canada , the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco , has no relationship to Imperial Brands. The Imperial Tobacco Company was created in 1901, in response to

286-460: The 9mm Heckler & Koch USP Compact pistols and Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns. Also 7.62mm MG3 and .50 caliber M2 machine guns are mounted on vessels. Tabacalera Tabacalera was a Spanish tobacco company incorporated on March 5, 1945. In 1999, the company merged with SEITA of France to form Altadis which was later purchased by Imperial Tobacco . Its brands included Ducados and Fortuna . Tabacalera owned

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312-646: The Customs Surveillance Service is one of the largest employed by the Spanish government with approximately 90 vessels in service. The maritime units of the service are classed as Spanish Navy auxiliary vessels (Decree 1002/1961, of maritime surveillance) . The special operations units of the Customs Maritime Service are responsible for tracking drug shipments from foreign points-of-origin and interdicting them in international waters, supported by

338-623: The John Player and Sons collections (main ref. DD/PL). The archives at Liverpool Central Library hold records of the Ogden Branch (Ref. 380 OGD). The company's brands include: The Nottingham factory and the group's French factory in Nantes closed in 2016, with production moved to Eastern Europe. In May 2022, The Times reported that the company had lobbied politicians in Scotland. Ivan McKee ,

364-725: The Lorillard operations being acquired would be called ITG Brands LLC . The deal with Lorillard was completed on 12 June 2015, and as part of the deal, Greensboro became the location of the ITG headquarters. On 1 November 2018, ITG announced production would move from the former American Tobacco Company plant in Reidsville, North Carolina , built in 1892, and later expanded, to Greensboro by 2020. The plant made USA Gold , Sonoma, Montclair and Rave. In February 2016, Imperial changed its name to "Imperial Brands" to distance itself from tobacco. In 2018,

390-578: The Pulze and iD heated tobacco system in selected European markets. The company has also launched Zone X, an oral nicotine brand, in several European countries. In 2022 and 2023, Imperial Brands launched blu 2.0, an upgrade to its blu vaping device, in the UK and several other countries. The principal companies involved in setting up Imperial Tobacco were W. D. & H. O. Wills Limited and John Player & Sons of Nottingham . Bristol Archives holds extensive records of W D & H O Wills and Imperial Tobacco (Ref. 38169). Nottinghamshire Archives hold

416-608: The closure of its long-running Horizon factory in Nottingham . The factory closed in 2016, marking the end of cigarette production in England. On 15 July 2014, Reynolds American agreed to buy Greensboro, North Carolina –based Lorillard Tobacco Company , for $ 27.4 billion. The deal also included the sale of the Kool , Winston , Salem , and blu eCigs brands to Imperial for $ 7.1 billion. In November 2014, Imperial said Commonwealth-Altadis and

442-607: The deal added brands such as Davidoff , Peter Stuyvesant , and West to its portfolio. In 2007, Imperial Tobacco entered the United States tobacco market with its $ 1.9-billion acquisition of Commonwealth Brands Inc., then the fourth-largest tobacco company in the US. In February 2008, Imperial acquired the world's then fifth-largest tobacco company, Altadis , whose brands included Fortuna , Gauloises Blondes , and Gitanes . A number of factory closures were subsequently announced, including

468-624: The ineffectiveness of the service its duties were assumed by the Spanish Treasury who reorganized the service and created the Servicio Especial de Vigilancia Fiscal (Special Service of Fiscal Surveillance), made up of military and civilian personnel, which assumed the task of fighting the contraband. In 1982 the service was reorganized under the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (Customs Surveillance Service) and its duties were broadened to include

494-553: The investigation of economic crimes and the fight against illegal drugs, among other roles. The most common duties of the SVA are regulated by the Royal Decree 319/1982 and the Organic Law against contraband 12/1995 . Those are the investigation, discovery and prosecution of contraband violations throughout the nation, territorial waters and airspace. The force also has powers conferred by

520-423: The investigations of ground staff. Most of the vehicles used are unmarked while some of them are marked, specially those deployed in airports and seaports or in specific operations. They also are equipped with mobile scanners for non-intrusive inspections . Investigation units have special equipment to accomplish their missions like thermal cameras, interceptions devices, etc. Spanish customs agents are armed with

546-625: The joint venture. It built the Imperial Tobacco Company Building at Mullins, South Carolina , US, between 1908, and 1913. The company expanded the tobacco growing enterprises in the United States that WD & HO Wills had developed before the amalgamation of 1901. It also established its own leaf-buying organisation in the United States through its building, the Imperial Tobacco Warehouse, in Durham, North Carolina , which

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572-714: The long-running cigar factory in Bristol. Following the Scottish Parliament's decision in January 2010, to ban the display of tobacco products in shops, as well as the availability of tobacco vending machines in public buildings with effect from autumn 2011, Imperial Tobacco attempted to challenge the change in the law on the grounds that regulations of the sale goods rested with the Houses of Parliament in Westminster . However, this case

598-671: The price war in the British market promoted by "Buck Duke" 's American Tobacco Company . It amalgamated 13 British tobacco and cigarette companies: W.D. & H.O. Wills of Bristol (the leading manufacturer of tobacco products at that time), John Player & Sons of Nottingham , and 11 other independent family businesses. The other, smaller companies, involved in the amalgamation included Lambert & Butler , William Clarke & Son , Franklyn Davey, Edwards Ringer & Bigg, Hignett Brothers, Hignett's Tobacco, Adkins & Sons, Richmond Cavendish, D&J MacDonald, and F&J Smith. In 1902

624-800: The printing and packaging firm, Mardon, Son & Hall was absorbed. In 1904, James & Finlay Bell Ltd was merged into the Stephen Mitchell & Son branch. The Company's first chairman was William Henry Wills of the Wills Company. In 1902, the Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company agreed to form a joint venture: the British-American Tobacco Company Ltd . The parent companies agreed not to trade in each other's domestic territory and to assign trademarks, export businesses, and overseas subsidiaries to

650-525: Was dismissed on 30 September 2010 by Lord Bracadale in the Court of Session in Edinburgh . In 2011, Altadis USA Inc. said it would add to its Fort Lauderdale, Florida , headquarters and move Commonwealth Brands Inc. employees from Bowling Green, Kentucky . The company's name changed to Commonwealth-Altadis Inc. In 2013, Imperial opened a new global headquarters in Bristol. In April 2014, Imperial announced

676-464: Was one of the primary sources of funds of the Spanish Royal Treasury between the seventeenth and the 18th centuries. Recent history of the service begins in 1944 with the creation of the Servicio Especial de Vigilancia Marítima y Terrestre de Tabacalera S.A. (Special Service of Maritime and Terrestrial Surveillance from Tabacalera) charged of preventing the tobacco contraband. In 1954 due to

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