Where is john player and sons ltd now? JOHN PLAYER AND SONS LIMITED, TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS Items deposited in the Nottinghamshire Archives by Janet Clifford, Public Relations Department, John Player and Sons Ltd, previously based at Radford Boulevard, Radford and now at the Horizon Factory, Lenton, Nottingham 29 November 1985 and 10 November 1988.Is john player special a high category brand? In South Asia, it is one of the biggest brands in the High category brand list. The JPS brand has also been re-positioned in the last several years and is now a UK mid-price cigarette brand. As of 2020, John Player Special (JPS) sell the following cigarettes in the UK:Who was john player? John Player (1839-1884) was born in Saffron Walden, Essex. He came to Nottingham in c1862 and worked as a draper's clerk. A few years later, he set himself up in a shop on Beastmarket Hill in Nottingham, where he acted as an agent for Prentice and Co's agricultural manures and seeds.Who is the manufacturer of john player cigarettes? As of 2020, the Player's Navy Cut, Players and John Player Special (JPS) brands are manufactured by Imperial Brands in the UK, whereas John Player Gold Leaf is manufactured by British American Tobacco (in some countries), and ranks as one of the best selling and most popular tobacco products in Pakistan.