Current Affairs

Oct- 2017 -

26 October

Pet food company secures £5m funding

Forthglade Foods Ltd has secured £5 million in Growth Capital funding from Santander Corporate and Commercial. The company hopes to further support its UK and overseas expansion plans as well as the development of a larger manufacturing facility. The business, which currently employs 80 people, is set to create a…

25 October

Illegal puppy trader receives lifetime ban

An illegal puppy trader who caused suffering to animals in his care has been banned from keeping pets for life and received a £2600 fine. Christopher Gorman, 54, of Killearn Crescent, Plains, was found guilty of failing to provide veterinary treatment to two mastiff pups suffering from parvo virus, deliberately…

23 October

Charities praise Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation

Two animal welfare charities have praised the work of the charitable arm of Burns Pet Nutrition. The National Animal Welfare Trust (NAWT) and Appaws for Autism were the official 2017 charities of the Burns Pet Nutrition Foundation. NAWT operates five rescue and re-homing centres across the South of England. Since…

23 October

Melton Mowbray wins bid to become UK’s most pet friendly town

Melton Mowbray has been named the UK’s most pet friendly town. It scooped first place in the Dog Friendly Awards, run by Dog Friendly and the Kennel Club, following a public vote. The awards recognise and reward businesses and places that go the extra mile to benefit UK’s 9.4 million dogs…

23 October

Shops with litter outside are ‘poor quality’, claim customers

Over half of customers felt that litter outside a shop made it feel of ‘poorer quality’, according to Vapour.com. The ‘sea of litter’ in England is costing taxpayers £1 billion per year, according to environmental organisation Keep Britain Tidy. The independent charity also revealed in a survey that 62 percent…

23 October

OATA honours former chief executive with lifetime achievement award

OATA, the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association, has recognised its retired chief executive Keith Davenport for his extensive work within the aquatics industry. Keith, who spent 25 years at the helm of OATA, was presented the OATA’s Lifetime Achievement Award, at the AQUA 2017 show dinner by Dr David Pool. Keith…

23 October

Independent High Street retailers boom while national chains fall

Data released recently by The Local Data Company (LDC) and British Independent Retailers Association (bira) shows that traditional independent shops opened significantly more shops than in the same period last year. National chains continued to see a fall. Independents account for 65 percent of all retail and leisure units in Great Britain.…

23 October

Guild of Master Groomers gains new member

The British Dog Groomers’ Association (BDGA) has welcomed Belinda Morris to its Guild of Master Groomers. Belinda has been grooming for 12 years and is currently team leader at the Hadlow PIF Grooming School at Hadlow College in Kent. Prior to that, Belinda worked at Pets at Home and The…

20 October

‘Zero indication’ Brexit talks will fail, says Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel has described Eurosceptics’ calls for Britain to reject Brexit talks as “absurd”, reports The Telegraph. The German Chancellor said there is “zero indication” that Brexit talks will fail and claimed she is in “permanent conversation” with Prime Minster Theresa May. The statement was delivered during a dinner attended by…

19 October

Pets Choice appoints key account manager for pet speciality sector

Pet food manufacturer, Pets Choice, has welcomed a new team member. Laura Mallick has taken the role of key account manager. With eight years’ experience within the pet sector for a VMD medicinal and chemicals manufacturer, Laura will be responsible for developing the growing Pets Choice portfolio of brands, further building…