Industry News

Jan- 2013 -

11 January

Can flushing pet fish threaten the environment?

Do home aquarium species have the potential to threaten our ecosystem? According to a report from the University of California the answer is yes. Well-intentioned pet owners and aquarium keepers seeking to ‘free’ their fish via the toilet may inadvertently be contributing to the threat of invasive species downstream. Lead…

11 January

RBS and NatWest launch online small business community

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have been given the chance to participate in a new online community set-up by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and NatWest. The banks have launched BizCrowd, a free-to-use online business supplier community designed to complement the banks’ traditional SME services. After providing in-person business…

10 January

Billy+Margot team with New Forest Ice Cream as demand increases

Dragons’ Den success story Billy+Margot has teamed with New Forest Ice Cream as demand for its produce has grown since the company’s Crufts 2012 launch. As the quality of the iced dog treats also meets the requirements for human food products, the frozen goods manufacturer has been able to take…

9 January

Woof TV? First dog-dedicated web TV channel launched

Mandrill Television has launched the first online TV channel solely aimed at dog lovers and professionals in a channel dubbed “everything canine online”. Dogsclub.tv is now on-air with over six hours of programming made exclusively for the service. Viewers can expect to see: Free advice on basic training, grooming and…

8 January

Easy prey: feeding ducks white bread leads to predation

Experts have warned that feeding ducks and geese the wrong foods can lead to an early death for the undernourished birds. As the news emerged last week that 76 per cent of Britons did not feed the wild birds in their gardens, experts have now warned that feeding park birds…

8 January

Christmas period proves testing time ahead says BRC chief

The Christmas period has done nothing to convince retailers that 2013 has any significant growth in store, said the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director general Helen Dickinson. Consumers have been really astute this festive period, according to the BRC chief, and waited until the last minute to make festive purchases,…

8 January

Yorkshire fish food manufacturer nets business award

Yorkshire-based fish food company New Era Aquaculture has celebrated winning its first business award. The innovative manufacturer scooped the ‘Excellence in Overseas Trade’ award at the Doncaster Chamber of Commerce’s 2012 Business Awards after a stellar year of international trading. Only established in 2005, the company has grown from strength…

7 January

PetSpec Senior adds Collie-cross Saska as face of brand

Suppliers of dog food and supplements PetSpec has added 13-year-old Collie-cross Saska as the face of its PetSpec Senior range. Saska will appear on new labelling and literature for PetSpec Senior, a canine additive ideal for all dogs as they get older, during 2013. Stephen Hipps, who has owned Saska…

7 January

Matt Lucas voices Peckish bird food TV ad in January

Quirky bird food brand Peckish is set to re-run its TV advertising campaign during January featuring the voice of British comedian Matt Lucas. Airing on ITV, Channel 5 and Sky, the advert shows two computer generated animated birds queuing with hundreds of other birds, eager to sample the Peckish Complete…

4 January

Animology goes global

Group55 has won three major distribution deals which will sees its Animology range of pet shampoos and grooming sprays sold throughout the USA, Russia and China. Launched initially as a range of eight products in 2010, Animology has grown exponentially to become one of the most talked about pet product…