Current Affairs
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Jan- 2018 -2 January
Beaphar welcomes new team member
The Beaphar UK marketing team has welcomed a new member, with Ross McKenzie taking on the role of digital marketing executive. He succeeds Alex Ward, who has recently been promoted to Beaphar’s global brand team as global online marketing manager and has moved to Beaphar’s Head Office in Raalte, Holland.…
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Dec- 2017 -21 December
Pet food company recognised in top 30
OSCAR Pet Foods has been recognised as one of the top 30 UK franchise companies, according to The Elite Franchise 100. “For Elite Franchise to set up a league table which acknowledges a deserving industry that contributes £15.1 billion a year to the British economy and employs 621,000 people (bfa NatWest…
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21 December
Private sector growth shows acceleration
Private sector growth has shown accelerated growth in the three months till December, according to the latest CBI Growth Indicator. Based on 642 respondents across the distribution, manufacturing and service sectors showed the balance of firms reporting a rise in output at +19 percent, compared with +6 percent in the…
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21 December
Pet food company gives beagle early present
A young beagle and his owner, who were subjected to a terrifying attack in a Birmingham park, were given an early Christmas present after Fish4Dogs heard about their ordeal. Two thugs attempted to steal one-year-old Chester from his owner, Adam Colvin, while they were walking in Sutton Park. Mr Colvin…
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21 December
Derby vets help save African animals
Two vets and an equine nurse have given up their time this Christmas to fly to Rwanda, the Gambia and the Maldives, to support international charities who care for a variety of animals from donkeys and cattle to turtles, by providing on-the-ground veterinary expertise and training. Scarsdale Vet’s Robert Howard…
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20 December
Retail sales rise in the build up to Christmas
Retail sales have risen in the year to December, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 109 firms, of which 56 were retailers, showed that in the year to December, retail sales and orders continued to rise, although both disappointed expectations of somewhat stronger growth. Overall, sales…
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18 December
Vets warn about Christmas hazards
81 percent of vets across the UK saw at least one case of toxic ingestion in pets during the 2016 festive period, reveal findings from a survey released today (18 December), prompting the British Veterinary Association (BVA) to urge pet owners to watch out for potential hazards to their pets…
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18 December
Billion-pound online spend predicted for Boxing Day
Online retail spend on Boxing Day will exceed a billion pounds for the first time, according to new figures. The Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) estimates that consumers will spend as much as £1.03bn through online shopping this year on Boxing Day, a 7.9 percent increase on 2016 when total…
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18 December
Raw food start-up launches with new cold store facility
Raw Made Simple is a brand new start-up business based in Essex, specialising in raw food for dogs. This month, the Cold Store Rentals team installed a new 3m x 4.5m freezer which is powered by a Zanotti electrical refrigeration system. It took only three months to transform the empty…
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15 December
Vets donate much needed funds and food
With Christmas just around the corner, one practice has collected almost a thousand pounds’ worth of money and food to help the residents of Munlochy Animal Aid’s Black Isle shelter have a Happy Christmas. Crown Vets’ Sarah Baddon RVN, and Jo Campbell, head receptionist, visited Munlochy Animal Aid’s shelter…
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