Awards

PIF Awards finalists to be announced next week

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced that the preliminary judging for the 2022 PIF Awards is complete and finalists for each of the 20 categories will be announced next week. This year has seen a “record” number of entries for the awards, and the ceremony will take place on…

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PetQuip Industry Awards finalists announced

PetQuip has unveiled the list of finalists for its annual Industry Awards. Judging for the awards will be carried out by an independent judging panel, including industry experts and pet retailers, on 25 August. The Silver and the Gold award winners will be announced in September in an online publication. …

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Bestpets named ‘wholesaler of the year’

Bestpets has been voted “wholesaler of the year” in the Pet Product Marketing Retailer Recommended Awards 2020, for the second consecutive year. The voting was open for a month supported by a campaign in Pet Product Marketing magazine as well as online channels.  In addition, Bestpets previously claimed victory at…

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Solihull-based vets awarded ‘Best UK Vet 2020’

Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service has been awarded the winner of the ‘Best UK Vet Awards 2020’. The Solihull-based veterinary hospital which provides specialist veterinary care both for pets in the surrounding area and for those referred by their own veterinary surgeons for specialist investigation and treatment.  The facilities…

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Wilsons Pet Food awarded £50,000 investment

Wilsons Pet Food has been awarded £50,000 after being announced as one of the winners of the Scottish Edge 15 Awards. Scottish Edge is a UK funding competition aimed at small businesses, aiming to help accelerate the success of companies who have demonstrated encouraging growth.  They also provide a business…

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Scrumbles named best new start-up in 2019

Pet food manufacturer Scrumbles has been awarded best new startup by the Croydon Business Excellence Awards. The company claims to be the first all-natural cat and dog food putting gut health at the forefront.  Scrumbles were recognised for having “quickly established in a highly competitive market whilst achieving high environmental…

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RCVS and SPVS launch Vet Wellbeing Awards 2019

The Society for Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS), in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Mind Matters Initiative (MMI), is looking for practices that are going above and beyond to support staff wellbeing for this year’s Vet Wellbeing Awards. There are three award categories that practices can enter depending…

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Wilsons Pet Food nominated for PetQuip Award

Pet food manufacturer Wilsons Pet Food has been nominated in the Pet Product of the Year category for dogs (food, treats and health) in this year’s PetQuip Awards. The PetQuip Awards are now in its seventh year, with overseas companies in contention for the awards for the first time. Two…

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Poppy’s Picnic reaches regional final at Entrepreneur Awards

Raw pet food specialist Poppy’s Picnic has made the South West regional finals of the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The company has been nominated in the Entrepreneurs and Team of the Year category. The 2019 programme sees the Awards held in eight regions, Midlands, Wales, the South West, the…

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Independent manufacturer announced as finalist in PetQuip Awards

An independent pet product manufacturer has been announced as a finalist in the PetQuip Awards for ‘Pet Product of the Year’. Rob Peacock’s PetWeighter bowl, features a base which can be filled with water or sand, to give it a weight of up to 13kg, meaning pets aren’t able to…

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