Events

Apr- 2016 -

11 April

PetQuip names UK companies to exhibit at Interzoo

Around 50 pet and aquatic product suppliers will be exhibiting at the Interzoo 2016 trade show in Nuremberg in May this year, as part of a PetQuip-organised British Pavilion. This will be the sixth time that the association has taken a group of British exhibitors to Interzoo, the world’s largest…

8 April

Winners named for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2016

On April 6 2016, the annual Ceva Animal Welfare Awards paid tribute to people who improve the lives of animals. A celebration at the Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, announced the winning candidates across the seven award categories. Judges included Christopher Laurence MBE BVSc and James Yeates, Chief Veterinary Officer of the RSPCA, who selected winners from an exciting selection…

Mar- 2016 -

23 March

Revealed! PATS Sandown’s New Product Award winners

Information courtesy of Neil Pope. The winners of the PATS Sandown 2016 New Product Awards were named on March 22, 2016. A team of expert pet retail judges arrived at the show before 9am to make their choices. Here is a full list of the winners together with the judges’ comments: CAT…

22 March

Dorwest Herbs wins Pawscars Award

Dorwest Herbs has won ‘Trade Stand of the Year’ at ‘the Pawscars’, the dog equivalent of the Oscars. The event took place the night before Crufts, at the Hilton Metropole near the NEC in Birmingham. Dorwest Herbs had made it to the final three in the running for the ‘Trade Stand of the Year’ category. Following a public…

18 March

PDSA’s PetCheck vehicles are travelling the country

Vet charity PDSA will be back on the road in March, with its purpose-built PetCheck vehicles. The charity has travelled the length and breadth of the country every year since 2002 and has carried 66,000 free health MOTs for the nation’s dogs over the last 14 years. A specially-trained team of Community Vet…

18 March

Paris to London bike ride raises money for pet charity

Rupert Brown, owner of Muddy Paws, and friends will be taking part in the classic London to Paris bike ride in June 2016 to raise funds for good causes. “I am raising money for two charities,” says Rupert, “Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and Dorset Air Ambulance. I did the London to…

17 March

Win prizes at the PIF’s stand at PATS

A free ‘lucky numbers’ competition will be run by the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) at next weeks PATS Sandown. Lucky visitors attending stand P1 will be in with the chance of winning a number of prizes. To enter, contestants just need to find the PIF flyer in their visitor bags with…

16 March

Meet the Buyers event benefits UK pet companies

Thirty-six British pet and garden product suppliers presented their latest ranges to visiting buyers from Dubai, Finland, France, Italy, Spain and the US, during PetQuip and Gardenex associations’ Meet the Buyers event this March. Over seventy one-to-one meetings were held during the day’s programme. The Finnish pet product buyer said…

16 March

Benyfit Natural celebrates Crufts success

14 year old schoolgirl, Belle Howlett and her Border Collie, Ami have been named the winners of Young Kennel Club Jumping Dog of the Year Competition at this year’s Crufts. Belle, who is trained by her mum, Kate Howlett of K9 K8 Dog Agility Training also received the YKC Sporting Talent…

15 March

PetQuip secures government grants for Interzoo exhibitors

The PetQuip association has secured government cash grants for eligible UK exhibitors at international pet trade show, Interzoo. The event takes place in Nuremberg in May 2016. PetQuip is organising the British group at Interzoo in its role as a UK Trade & Investment Trade Challenge Partner. More than 37,000 visitors travel to…