Year: 2020

Agria Pet Insurance listed as top UK workplace

Agria Pet Insurance has been named as one of the UK’s best workplaces by the Great Places to Work survey. It marks the first time the annual rankings by Great Places to Work has listed a pet insurer among the top companies in the UK, and is also the first…

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Inspired Pet Nutrition appoints James Lawson as MD

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has announced the promotion of James Lawson as managing director. Since joining in July 2018, Lawson has been a group director and also managing director of IPN’s subsidiary The Real Pet Food Company. Prior to joining IPN, he held the position of managing director at GA…

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Registration for Virtual Petindex goes live

Virtual Petindex has announced it is now open for registrations and stand bookings. The event, organised by the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) is due to take place between 14 June and 15 June. The virtual show is set to combine seminars and trade stands that visitors can visit using their…

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Dogs Trust launches ‘a dog is for life, not just for lockdown’ scheme

Dogs Trust is urging the public to remember that “a dog is for life, not just for lockdown” as online searches to “buy a puppy” increase by 120%. As part of its new campaign, ‘a dog is for life, not just lockdown’, the charity is asking people to weigh up…

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Bestpets reinstates customer registrations amid Covid-19 pandemic

Bestpets, the specialist pet arm of Bestway Wholesale has reinstated customer registrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Bestpets has opened its doors once more to new customer registrations for pet businesses wishing to use its cash and carry service. This comes after the business has implemented social distancing measures to keep…

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Beaphar manufacturers hand sanitiser amid Covid crisis

Pet product company Balphar has announced its decision to manufacture a batch of hand sanitiser to help with the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Produced at the manufacturing site near Beaphar’s head office in Raalte, the Netherlands, the one-off project has produced 22,500 bottles of hand sanitiser. The hand gels have been…

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Southfields launches outreach programme

Southfields veterinary centre in Essex announced the launch of a “pioneering” outreach programme for aspiring nurses. The veterinary specialists said the programme will aim to help young people enter the profession through a two-pronged online approach in light of college closures amid the pandemic. Senior vet nurses at Southfields, Charlotte…

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Animal Friends and Aviva launch partnership

Animal Friends Insurance has announced a new partnership with Aviva following a 12-month tender process. Aviva reportedly decided to enter a partnership with the pet insurance specialist in order to provide pet insurance policies for new customers. Customers who now visit the Aviva website or app to purchase pet insurance…

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Bira releases ‘life after lockdown’ strategy

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has released its 10-point “life after lockdown” strategy, calling on the government to consider lifting restrictions on smaller retailers first. In an open letter, CEO Andrew Goodacre’s survival plan encourages retailers to consider sustainable retail, customer focused experiences and multi-channel sales to survive post…

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They live among us: The hidden germs that make us & our pets ill

We like to think of our homes as islands cut off from the rest of the world. But the home-as-an-island worldview is not an accurate one. Actually, our homes are the ideal habitat for a whole range of creatures — as they tend to be abundant in food, warm, and…

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