Business

Armitage Pet Care has been sold for £140m by owner Rutland Partners to US-based Spectrum Brands. The Nottingham-based pet supply business is an independent supplier of branded pet treats and toys in the UK, trading mainly through the Good Boy brand. Rutland acquired Armitage in September 2017 and recruited Mark…

Swedencare has acquired 100% of one of the UK’s leading animal health companies, Nutravet. Founded by Matthew Shaw in 2008, Nutravet adopts an “exclusive-to-vet” sales strategy with more than 2,200 veterinary clinics and animal hospitals as direct customers. Its product portfolio covers most therapy areas in addition to pet dental…

Pets Choice has acquired the assets and goodwill of The Animate Company for an undisclosed sum. The West Yorkshire distributor and manufacturer of dog products will operate as usual prior to 1 November, then all of its operations will be carried out by Pets Choice. Paul Sivyour, managing director of…

PitPat and Dogs Trust are launching a new collaboration to encourage dog-owners to monitor the activity levels of their pet.  The two-year partnership will see a “minimum of £50k invested into supporting the wellbeing of dogs in the UK”, with PitPat making a £5 donation to Dogs Trust for every…

Dog groomer Lydia Woodman has opened up her own Brighton salon, after discovering that  a small pet supply shop where she groomed dogs was set to close.  Woofmans is now set to open today (22 September), after Woodman sold her car to fund the business opening.  Woodman told the Brighton…

A new series of measures has been announced by the UK Government to support businesses in the consumer and retail industries during the Covid-19 pandemic.  The plans, announced by Minister for exports Graham Stuart, will offer immediate support to businesses by ensuring specialists provide advice on online retail and international…

National pet food manufacturer, Burgess Pet Care, has announced that Paul O’Grady’s No Nasties dog food will now be stocked in B&M. The new product is available in chicken flavour and is suitable for puppies aged between six weeks to one year of age. In addition to vitamins and minerals…

UK freelancers and small business owners continue to be plagued by the problem of late payment, according to new research by cloud accounting software company Freeagent. Analysis of over two million invoices sent by FreeAgent customers between January 2019 and June 2020 has revealed the “startling impact” of late payment…

Online veterinary pharmacy and pet supplies website, The PharmPet Co, has partnered with the UK’s first ‘for dogs, from dogs’ healthy digestive supplement range to become the first online stockist of its GI support products.   Procanicare is the latest product to be launched on The PharmPet Co, joining brands…

Radio Systems PetSafe Europe Limited (RSPEL), the parent company of PetSafe Brand, has announced the expansion of its European sales team with the appointment of Guy Meade as international business manager.  In his new role, Meade will be responsible for the PetSafe and Kurgo UK sales operations,  which will involve…