Manufacturers

Sep- 2012 -

17 September

Peregrine’s ‘Dave for a day’ provides retail experience

At Peregrine’s recent open day in celebration of its 25th anniversary, director Dave Perry was auctioned off to the highest bidder in aid of Jersey’s Durrell Institute. MD of Pampurred Pets Steve Fowler bid £501 to win Dave’s services for a day. Dave put his reptile expertise to good use…

13 September

Crown Pet Foods and Vital Pet Products in partnership

Crown Pet Foods has announced the appointment of Vital Pet Products as its third party logistical partner for the specialist pet industry. Vital Pet Products’ appointment comes on the heels of the announcement that Crown Pet Foods will take distribution for the James Wellbeloved and Royal Canin brands in-house from…

6 September

3P Enterprise celebrates its 10th anniversary

Gloucestershire-based pet accessory company 3P Enterprise will launch a new range of products at PATS Harrogate as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. Founded by managing director Grantley Roberts in 2002 as Pet Play Pads, 3P began life as an ecommerce company, selling a range of stylish wooden pet houses…

4 September

IAMS to launch limited edition flavours this Christmas

Pet food company IAMS will launch a collection of limited edition Christmas flavours this autumn. Bagged in festive red and green packaging, the new 1kg Cat and 3kg Small/Medium Dog bags will contain a recipe dry mix flavoured with turkey. IAMS brand manager Shelagh Clark said: “Christmas has long been…

Aug- 2012 -

30 August

Pedigree to launch biggest marketing campaign for a decade

September will see Pedigree launch its biggest marketing campaign for a decade, as the brand aims to raise awareness of its nutritional credentials. Titled ‘Has your dog had his 4 a day?’ the £4.5 million campaign focuses on Pedigree laying out four key requirements for dogs’ overall health and wellbeing.…

29 August

Dorwest Herbs launches fireworks campaign

With firework season looming, Dorwest Herbs has unveiled a new campaign to engage with pet owners and give them the facts about pet noise phobia. Merlin, the dog on Dorwest’s logo, has been brought to life in a cartoon that details events in his life leading up to Bonfire Night.…

24 August

Supreme Products chosen for innovative business growth programme

Yorkshire-based show ring and arena products company Supreme Products is celebrating being selected to join a new Government business initiative. GrowthAccelerator is a service provided by some of the country’s leading growth specialists, known for delivering tailored support to businesses. Supreme Products’ Sarah Turnbull said: “We are very keen to…

Jul- 2012 -

27 July

GA strengthens its Platinum private label pet food team

GA Pet Food Partners has strengthened its Platinum team with the appointment of Alison Molton, who joins as account manager for the east of England and southern Ireland. With 15 years of experience in the pet trade, Alison will be focused on the development of existing own label pet stores,…

24 July

Burns Pet Nutrition wins conservation award

Burns Pet Nutrition has won the RSPB Telegraph Nature of Farming Award for Wales 2012. The annual competition recognises the positive work of farmers who use sympathetic farming methods to create wildlife habitat. John and Tegwen Burns purchased the land that makes up Penlan Farm six years ago to produce…

24 July

Ceva launches Facebook game to promote product range

Veterinary pharmaceutical range Ceva has created a game to promote its Feliway product range. ‘Sofa Scratch’ is available to play on social networking site Facebook once the ‘That Purple Cat’ page is ‘liked’ at the following link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/That-purple-cat/128359890788?sk=app_131674853636407 Ceva’s Feliway range is designed to prevent stress-related cat behaviour such as…