Industry News

Jul- 2017 -

21 July

Cotswold RAW plans Countryfile Live debut

This August, rural pet food provider, Cotswold RAW, will make its debut at Countryfile Live. The event takes place in association with The National Trust at Blenheim Palace from 3-6 August. The four day show offers outdoors activities for the entire family, including healthy sustainable food debates and even some amusing anecdotes…

21 July

Aquarium Systems opens new UK base, revealing reptile and avian plans

French salt manufacturing giant, Aquarium Systems, has announced plans to expand into the UK with its own distribution hub. The new warehouse and offices will be situated in a central location to efficiently serve its UK customer base. The company plans to create create new jobs and new opportunities. Aquarium…

20 July

Beaphar team raises over £11,000 for charity

Ten Beaphar employees cycled over 175 miles in three days to raise money for Cancer Research UK. The colleagues chose to mark the company’s 75th anniversary with a charity event. Together, they raised over £11,500, more than doubling the original target of £5000. On the 1st July, the team set…

19 July

Animals perish in pet shop blaze

Animals are believed to have died in a Yorkshire pet shop, when the garden centre became alight. The Stephen H Smith’s garden centre on Pool Road was 20 percent involved in fire. Six fire engines were used and crews continued to damped the building at 11:30pm last night. Pet Safari,…

19 July

Fish4Dogs unfurls the flags for company celebration

Worcestershire-based Fish4Dogs, which won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in April 2017, has held a party with an international flavour. It unfurled the flags for a company celebration, at the Pear Tree Hotel, Hindlip, on 14 July, just a few miles from its headquarters in Rushock. The international theme extended…

19 July

International Cat Care names award winners

International Cat Care (iCatCare) hosted its Annual Awards ceremony at Kensington Roof Gardens in London on 14 July. It celebrated the companies and individuals which have made a real difference to cats in the last twelve months. This included the presentation of four new ‘Easy to Give’ awards (plus two…

19 July

The British Dog Grooming Championship returns for 2017

The British Dog Grooming Championship is back for another year. The event takes place at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre, on 29 October 2017, and is organised by the British Dog Groomers’ Association (BDGA). The lead sponsor for this year’s event is Pet Dandy – a producer of ‘smart tags’ which…

19 July

‘Rip-off card charges’ to be ended

‘Rip-off’ charges to use cards for purchasing will be outlawed in January, the government has said. ‘Surcharging’ is common practice across the country – with businesses ranging from takeaway apps to global airlines charging people to make card payments or for other services such as Paypal. While many industries have…

19 July

Unipet achieves ‘A’ grade accreditation

Unipet has received a BRC ‘A’ Grade Accreditation –for the second year in a row. The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety is developed by food industry experts from retailers, manufacturers and food service organisations. Although it is not a compulsory requirement within the wild bird food industry, the Unipet…

17 July

Bestway Wholesale welcomes new sales director

Tony Holmes has been appointed Sales Director of Bestway Wholesale. He will take full control of sales operations, covering pet, retail, catering and foodservice. The past year has seen the company return to good profit and EBITDA growth after a sustained period of investment in the financial year 2015/16. The…