Buckinghamshire

This coverage highlights pet industry developments across Buckinghamshire, including retail openings, service expansions, investment activity, and planning updates in towns such as High Wycombe, Aylesbury, and Milton Keynes. Pet Gazette reports on independent business growth, community-led initiatives, and regional employment trends shaping the county’s petcare landscape. Coverage supports pet retailers, suppliers, and service providers seeking to understand local market dynamics and commercial opportunities within Buckinghamshire’s diverse and economically active areas.

Aug- 2018 -

6 August

Veterinary

£3.3m pet hospital opens for business

A new hi-tech, multi-million pound, specialist referral hospital for pets has launched in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is the first dedicated pet hospital of its kind in the local area and will create over thirty new jobs by the end of 2018. Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) is the joint brainchild…
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Mar- 2018 -

19 March

Industry News

Catipilla teams up with Pets at Home

Catipilla, a UK start-up based in Buckinghamshire, has entered into a retail agreement with Pets at Home and is moving into full-scale commercial production. The company has developed a climbing frame that helps cats to climb walls. Founded at the start of 2017, Catipilla’s idea is simple – to replicate a natural environment and…
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Sep- 2017 -

5 September

Current Affairs

Symply celebrates enterprise award with ceremony

The Symply Group has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise at a ceremony at the company’s headquarters. Following the official royal ceremony at Buckingham Palace in July, in September founder and managing director of Symply, Eddie Milbourne, was presented with the official award by Alexander Boswell, Her Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.…
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Jul- 2015 -

15 July

Current Affairs

British Citizen Award for Borneo campaigner

A UK based animal welfare campaigner has won the British Citizen Award for her work helping stray dogs in Borneo. Nicky Stevens, Founder and Chief Executive of International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals (IAPWA), a charity based in Buckinghamshire, has been honoured with a British Citizen Award. Nicky…
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Nov- 2014 -

4 November

Manufacturers

Canagan Wet Food For Cats Launch 5 New Varieties

November sees Canagan, specialists in grain free dog and cat food, launch five additional varieties to their range of high quality canned wet food for cats. This is in addition to the 7 existing complimentary varieties. The Buckinghamshire-based company pride themselves on creating biologically appropriate protein sources for dogs and…
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Nov- 2013 -

14 November

Retailers

Fledgling business makes a promising start

Leaving a successful career in recruitment behind, Claire Hunter has gone on to establish a flourishing business in the pet trade and take the title of Retailer of the Month in the process. Managing director of Claire’s Comfy Canines, Claire only opened her shop in May this year and her…
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