Industry News
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Aug- 2019 -9 August
Kennelgate Shrewsbury relaunches as Pets & Friends
The pet store Kennelgate in Shrewsbury has announced it is relaunching as Pets and Friends. The store has recently completed its rebrand, offering a unique customer experience for pet owners to be able to truly care for their furry family members. New store highlights include a brand new grooming salon,…
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9 August
Henry Bell launches own-brand bird feed
Pet food manufacturer Henry Bell, has launched its owned-brand Henry Bell Wild Bird Care, featuring more than 100 different products catering for every type of garden bird. The range ingredients include, mixed seeds, straights such as peanuts and sunflower seeds, mealworms, and suet and fat balls, and is designed to…
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8 August
Webbox Natural launches Pets are Welcome website
Pet food brand, Webbox Natural, has compiled a list of the most pet-friendly places to visit. The retailer has shared its findings on popular hot spots from across the UK on its new website, “Pets Are Welcome” (PAW). An “evolving guide”, PAW encourages urbanites to share their favourite places to…
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8 August
The Vet relaunches Southampton centre
Veterinary group the Vet has reopened its Southampton surgery, and will be hosting an open day on 31 August. The branch has six consultation rooms, two operating theatres, x-ray, ultrasound, in-house laboratory. Services include vaccinations and pet passports, orthopaedic surgery and dentals. The centre also has separate cat and dog…
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7 August
Hills launches new range of dog treats
Pet food manufacturer Hill’s Pet Nutrition has launched a new range of five dog treats, which claim to have “specific health benefits”. The range is claimed to help dogs with weight, mobility, food sensitivities and dental concerns, and has been with “scientific research” and “clinical expertise.” The range consists of,…
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7 August
Scarsdale Vets joins Independent Vetcare
Veterinary group Scarsdale Vets has joined Independent Vetcare (IVC), a group focused on investment and innovation in vetcare, which currently has 813 practices in the UK and Ireland. Scarsdale has practices based in and around Derbyshire and Staffordshire, including Pride Referral Hospital. John Turkington, senior partner of Scarsdale said: “Over…
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6 August
Poppy’s Picnic reaches regional final at Entrepreneur Awards
Raw pet food specialist Poppy’s Picnic has made the South West regional finals of the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The company has been nominated in the Entrepreneurs and Team of the Year category. The 2019 programme sees the Awards held in eight regions, Midlands, Wales, the South West, the…
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6 August
Royal Canin UK and Ireland appoints new GM
Pet food manufacturer Royal Canin has appointed Jimmy Park as general manager of Royal Canin UK and Ireland. Since he joined Royal Canin Korea in 2012, sales have reportedly quadrupled and are forecast to reach £69m this year. Park also fronted the company’s strategy to move into the South Korean…
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5 August
Bought By Many partners with FirstVet
Pet insurance company Bought by Many has partnered with mobile pet service FirstVet, to will allow customers to check pet symptoms and get advice on treatment, without the need to go to the vets. To access the service, Bought By Many customers can download the free FirstVet app and select…
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5 August
Arcadia launches new PureSun-Mini light
Arcadia Bird has announced the release of a brand new product range to its Full-Spectrum + UV-B lighting brand. PureSun-Mini is complete with the Arcadia Bird 8w Full-spectrum+UV-B bird lamp which is “guaranteed” to be UV potent for up to 12 hours a day, for up to a year. The…
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