Inspired Pet Nutrition

IPN injects £250k investment into factory

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has announced it will invest £250k into its Kimnel Park site in Bodelwyddan, North Wales.  The site is home to IPN’s subsidiary, The Real Petfood Company.  The investment will go towards funding for new production and robotic equipment, additional storage and racking and employee safety initiatives.…

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IPN wins Branded Food Supplier of the Year

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), a UK pet food manufacturer, has been awarded Branded Pet Food Supplier of the Year for the second consecutive year as part of the annual Grocer Gold awards. Managing director Richard Page said: “This award is very important for us as it is voted for by…

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IPN’s Wagg brand launches first foray into wet food

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) is set to make its first foray into the wet food market with the launch of a range under the Wagg brand. Wagg is the market leader by volume in the dry dog sector with a 24 percent market share and last September, the brand unveiled…

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Inspired Pet Nutrition appoints group operations director

Inspired Pet Nutrition, has announced that David Proctor will be joining the company as group operations director in early December. Proctor will be based at the firm’s head office at Dalton Airfield, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The operations director has spent over twenty years in the automotive and consumer…

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PetQuip announces award finalists for 2018

The PetQuip Awards has announced the 39 finalists for this year’s ceremony, which is in its sixth year and will take place in autumn at the PATS Telford trade show.  PetQuip’s trade association manager, Pat Flynn said; “It has been a mammoth task working with our team of experts to…

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Pet food producer invests £1.5m in new site

Inspired Pet Nutrition is investing around £1.5 million in new equipment at its Dalton Mill site near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. In late November the factory achieved a weekly dispatch figure of 5,300 pallets. As part of the investment, additional robotic equipment is being installed on the site’s four production…

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PIF award winners announced

The 2017 Pet Industry Federation Awards were announced at an awards dinner held at Whittlebury Hall Hotel. The event was organised by the Pet Industry Federation (PIF), which this year celebrated its 70th Anniversary with a special birthday themed awards dinner. The PIF awards recognise entrepreneurial talent, commercial acumen and quality…

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Shortlist announced for PIF awards

The PIF has revealed the finalists for this year’s Pet Industry Federation Awards. This year’s finalists are: Independent Retailer of the Year – sponsored by ROYAL CANIN & James Wellbeloved Creature Comforts, Glasgow Millies Wolfheart, Keighley PetLondon, Marylebone, London The Pet Experience, Weymouth Trusty Pet Supplies, Derby Unique Pets, Aylesbury…

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Pet food company joins Amazon programme

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) is launching two Amazon Dash Buttons for the instant online reordering of its products. The family run business, which owns the Wagg and Harringtons brands, will unveil the buttons on October 4. The Amazon Dash Button is a Wi-Fi connected device that puts the convenience of…

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Pet professional named ‘Best Green Champion’

Chris Cole, environmental co-ordinator and quality auditor at Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), has been named Best Green Champion by Investors in the Environment (iiE).   He collected his award at iiE’s awards ceremony for Yorkshire and the Humber where IPN also collected its Green Level accreditation.   Chris helped the business gain…

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