Industry News

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27 July

Pond barley straw is not a biocide, confirms HSE

Chopped barley straw made into pouches for ponds is no longer covered by the Biocides Regulation in the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association used an exemption made for chopped lavender flowers bagged to repel moths to argue the case for barley straw,…

26 July

NatWest and RBS could introduce charges for business customers

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which owns NatWest, has said small businesses could be forced to pay charges on credit balances if interest rates dip below zero. The BBC reported that 1.3 million NatWest and RBS business and commercial customers received a letter outlining the potential changes. Personal customers’ accounts will not be…

26 July

Forecast of rise in pet fish sales

‘Children charmed by the heroine of new family film Finding Dory will spark a wave of fresh interest in pet fish ownership’, according to experts from AQUARIAN. As cinemas welcome thousands of youngsters to screenings of Pixar’s animated fish tale, the sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo, AQUARIAN scientists are encouraging…

26 July

Garland / Worth Gardening launches over 100 new products at Glee 2016

Garland / Worth Gardening will be launching over 100 new products at Glee 2016. The company’s new ranges of garden care items can be found at Hall 18, Stand H10-K11. New products showcased at the event will include range of 12 water butts and two composters. Also included are fleece and fabric, tarpaulins packed…

26 July

Dogs help out Alzheimer’s Society

Three dogs from The Mayhew Animal Home’s TheraPaws pet therapy programme recently visited people with dementia at an outreach event with Alzheimer’s Society. Volunteers Deborah Taffler and her dog Noodle, Carol Bolland and her dog Shadow, and Bill Thorpe and his dog Tess, all spent time with people living with dementia and…

26 July

Silentnight launches new dog bed range

Silentnight has launched a brand new range of memory foam dog beds. The beds have been created from the ground up by Silentnight. The technical dog bed set includes a, Silentnight engineered, FurTex™, pocket sprung dog bed topped in memory foam. The company is producing memory foam dog beds with a durable…

26 July

Doctors and vets save dogs’ lives with pioneering technique

A cutting edge technique has been used to save the lives of dogs with dodgy tickers. Veterinary cardiologists at Davies Veterinary Specialists (DVS) have teamed up with human doctors from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. Their pioneering procedure is used regularly in human medicine but is rarely available for pets. Dogs with fast,…

26 July

Global pet food market will reach $85.6bn by 2021, says Euromonitor

International market research company, Euromonitor, predicts that the global retail value of the pet food market will increase to US$85.6 billion by 2021. Retailers and suppliers within the UK can expect to see an increase in spending on pet food. The UK market currently stands at US$5,506.30 but is expected…

25 July

Non-traditional sales rise

Sales in non-traditional categories at garden centres increased during June but due to wet weather traditional categories were down, according to the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) Barometer of Trade (BoT) report. Outdoor plant sales were down -4.70 percent and sales of houseplants were down -1.33 percent while clothing was up 18.01 percent and…

25 July

Battersea calls for review of Dangerous Dogs Act

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has called on the Government to review the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act in light of new research released today. The new report, What’s Breed Got To Do With It?, marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the 1991 Act, which outlawed four breeds of dogs from…