Manufacturers

Aug- 2012 -

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…

23 July

Desperate Housewife is Sheba’s first celebrity ambassador

Sheba’s first celebrity ambassador, Eva Longoria, will star in the cat food brand’s new £3.3 million advertising campaign when it goes live in August. Entitled ‘Follow Your Passion’, the campaign focuses on celebrating and fuelling the passions of cat lovers everywhere through a combination of television adverts, in-store promotional activity…

13 July

Tatiana joins The KONG Company

The KONG Company has announced that Tatiana Suarez Parra has joined the KONG team as business development manager. Tatiana is responsible for increasing KONG’s business in France and developing sales in Switzerland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Malta. Tatiana has previously worked for Dynavet and, latterly, as west…

Jun- 2012 -

21 June

Kong launches ‘Safestix’ with charity skydive

Kong staff members took to the sky as part of a fundraising skydive that tied-in with the launch of their new product Safestix. Together with the Red Devils Free Fall Parachute Display Team, six Kong employees took part in the skydive at Netheravon Airfield in Wiltshire. Once it was all…

20 June

Feeders fly off shelves after TV appearance

Cranswick Pet Products’ All Seasons Twist Feeder’s sales were boosted after an appearance on BBC’s Gardeners’ World. The unique feeder, which allows three different varieties of seeds to be used at the same time, was featured after wildlife expert Kate McRae picked one up at the Gardeners’ World Live Show.…

May- 2012 -

29 May

Joint Aid for Dogs helps Skinner’s to success

Skinner’s has won Gundog Product of the Year with its Field & Trial Turkey & Rice at the 2012 IPC Shooting Industry Awards. Launched in February 2011, Field & Trial Turkey & Rice is the only dog food to contain the branded mobility supplement Joint Aid for Dogs, made by…

23 May

Pedigree announces support for biggest ever dental care month in June

This year’s Dental Care Month in June will be the most ambitious yet and is set to benefit thousands of dogs by raising awareness of oral health issues. Pedigree will be supporting Dental Care Month with a £2.3 million media campaign, including a fun TV advert featuring the successful ‘doggy…