Business

The Bank of England has placed interest rates on hold following growing uncertainty around Brexit. A vote to leave rates unchanged held by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was in favour of leaving rates at 0.75% by 9-0. Financial markets are currently indicating that rates will not rise until…

Pet care website Rover.com​​ has announced the acquisition of dog walking platform, DogBuddy. The announcement comes just five months after Rover announced its expansion into the United Kingdom. With the acquisition of DogBuddy, Rover has expanded its network of potential sitters and walkers. The pet care website says owners will…

Natterjacks Vets will now be able to treat pets with more complicated medical and surgical cases thanks to the investment in a new endoscopy suite. The endoscopy suite is part of an ongoing investment programme at the vets in Christchurch Road, following on from the recent creation of an extra…

A North East veterinary nurse and entrepreneur has launched a ‘one-of-a-kind’ mobile vets’ practice called ‘Vets on the Meowve,’ bringing a fully qualified veterinary team directly to the doors of animal lovers in the region. Launched in 2018 by 28-year-old entrepreneur Christine Murphy RVN, Vets on the Meowve offers a…

In Vogue Pets has announced it has added Italian pet product designer Croci to its portfolio of exclusive brands. The pet product manufacturer said Croci is “the largest pet product designer and manufacturer in Italy” and added it would be launching the Italian company’s ‘2018/19 Winter Fashion Clothing Collection’ following…

A Surrey-based veterinary group has relocated from its former premises in Woking to a new, larger, purpose-built premises in Horsell, after securing a £360,000 funding package. Lynton House Vets, has used the funding provided by HSBC to purchase and fully refurbish the 3,000 sq ft, two-storey building, improving facilities for…

Pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month (October) and is preparing for an “exciting 12 months” as it enters the milestone year. Since its establishment in 1988, Pets Choice has significantly expanded its portfolio, now boasting ten brands including TastyBone, Meatiful and its most recent…

A team of eight entrepreneurs and experts have joined forces to launch a new veterinary medical technology app, which is “set to revolutionise the UK and global vet market”. The team has spent 18 months on research and development for the new business named Vet AI, which aims to bring…

A Dorchester-based veterinary nursing school has been acquired by UK group, VetPartners, making it the first establishment of its kind to join the firm. Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing, a subsidiary of Lynwood Vets, joined VetPartners in September, along with the five-site small animal practice in Dorset. Since being established…

Inspired Pet Nutrition, has announced that David Proctor will be joining the company as group operations director in early December. Proctor will be based at the firm’s head office at Dalton Airfield, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The operations director has spent over twenty years in the automotive and consumer…