CVS
CVS Group plc is one of the UK’s largest integrated veterinary services providers, with growing influence across the petcare supply chain. Pet Gazette’s coverage of CVS includes acquisitions of vet practices and referral centres, strategic partnerships, business performance updates, and developments that affect pet product stocking, prescriptions, and client services. We also report on how CVS’s corporate growth and operational decisions impact suppliers, wholesalers, and independent pet retailers — especially where there is overlap in pet nutrition, health, and wellness products. This tag helps industry professionals track a major player shaping the future of UK petcare delivery.
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Nov- 2024 -28 NovemberRetailers
Dr Veneta appoints new sales manager
Freeze dried pet food brand Dr Veneta has appointed Jackie Waters as its new sales manager to help fulfil its plans for growth in the new year. Created by veterinary surgeon and nutritionist Dr Veneta Kozhuharova DVM, MRCVS, Cert.CFHVNut. who is director of Associated Veterinary Services based in Rainham in…
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26 NovemberVeterinary
CVS introduces first UK Equine Nursing Committee
CVS Equine has established the UK’s first Equine Nursing Committee to help develop clinical governance and to support decision-making on issues that affect its 22 equine sites. The Equine Nursing Committee is composed of members of CVS Equine Nursing practice teams from across the country. They have a “broad base…
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Oct- 2024 -4 OctoberVeterinary
CVS PBT dips 37.1% to £38.2m
UK veterinary services provider CVS has reported a 37.1% decline in its profit before tax to £38.2m (2023: £60.7m) despite a 9.9% increase in revenues to £647.3m for the year ended 30 June 2024. The group attributed this drop to an increase in business combination costs, finance expense and depreciation…
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Sep- 2024 -27 SeptemberVeterinary
BVA appoints new president
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced the election of wildlife specialist vet Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux BVM&S, DVM&S, CertSHP, FRCVS as its new president. Dr Mullineaux’s veterinary career has spanned clinical experience across small animal, farm and wildlife medicine. Prior to her BVA role Dr Mullineaux juggled roles as a…
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20 SeptemberVeterinary
Ayres Vets moves to new £2m practice in North Shields
CVS’ Ayres Vets has announced that it has relocated to a new purpose-built practice in Newcastle Quays, North Shields. The new facility is 6000 square feet and has had £2m spent on it to modernise, upgrade and extend it. The new property will enable the practice to expand the range…
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Aug- 2024 -5 AugustVeterinary
Maison Dieu Vets moves to new practice in Dover
CVS’ Maison Dieu Vets has moved to a brand new 3,800 sq ft purpose-built building in Granville Street, Dover, following a 1m investment. The new modern building is all on one level and houses the “latest” veterinary facilities and equipment. The new property will enable the practice to “significantly expand”…
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Jul- 2024 -3 JulyVeterinary
Robert Jones Vets moves to new £1m practice in Blackpool
CVS’ Robert Jones Vets has invested over £1m to relocate and upgrade its practice in Blackpool. The surgery has moved 1.5 miles from St. Annes Road to a larger 3,200 square foot purpose-built building on Cornelian Way in the south of the town. The new larger property will enable the…
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May- 2024 -14 MayVeterinary
Vet market grows as pet ownership continues to increase
The UK’s veterinary market, which comprises 5,331 practices, has risen from £5.04bn in 2021, to £6.3bn in 2023, according to the Office for National Statistics. Over the past five years, there has been a significant increase in the number of independent practices acquired by corporate operators. According to RCVS the…
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Apr- 2024 -11 AprilVeterinary
CVS UK veterinary operations disrupted by cyberattack
CVS Group has announced that it recently detected and intercepted a cyber incident which involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. Upon discovery of the incident, CVS took immediate steps to isolate the issue and, to prevent wider unauthorised access, took its IT systems temporarily…
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5 AprilVeterinary
Govt must clamp down on unlicensed pet breeders, say MPs
The government must clamp down on unregulated canine fertility clinics and unlicensed pet breeders, according to a report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee. The report calls for a list of licensed breeders to be made public, and a change in the licensing regulations so as to include…
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