Milton Keynes

The Muzzle Movement’s Size Mitzy wins innovation award

The Size Mitzy, created by The Muzzle Movement, has won the Pet Industry Federation Innovation Award at this year’s Business of Pets conference. Founded by Clara Hewson, The Muzzle Movement aims to challenge negative perceptions of dogs wearing muzzles.  The muzzle, which is designed to reduce the stigma around muzzled…

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PIF to host Business of Pets Conference 2025

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) is set to host its Business of Pets Conference 2025 on 5-6 June at the Cranfield Business Management Centre, near Milton Keynes. Sponsored by Worldpay and designed for pet businesses, the conference is aimed at providing insights, expert-led discussions and networking opportunities for both manufacturers…

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RVC appoints director of General Practice

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced the appointment of Dr Katharine Nelson as its first director of General Practice. Dr Nelson will take up the position later this year, in which she will lead the RVC’s new General Practice (GP) division. The new division will further develop RVC’s general…

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PIF launches event to help pet businesses grow

The Pet Industry Federation has announced a new event, named the Business of Pets, designed to help pet businesses “take the step to the next level”. The event will be a two day conference, on 7 and 8 June at the purpose built Cranfield Management Development Centre near Milton Keynes.…

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Petpals to launch in two new locations

Multi-service pet care brand Petpals has announced plans to launch in Milton Keynes and Crawley. Owner of Petpals James Callow will launch his own Petpals business in Crawley in February. Nilay and Priyanka Sanghrajka will own the franchise in Milton Keynes. They decided to do it having seen “exceptional demand”…

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Barking Bags launches new point-of-sale material at Crufts

Milton Keynes-based pet accessory company, Barking Bags experienced “sell-outs” on a number of their ranges on their stand at Crufts and launched their new point-of-sale material for the trade. As part of a major new rebranding exercise, Barking Bags has now introduced some new point-of-sale items including hangers to display…

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Barking Bags to feature on Dragons Den

Barking Bags, a pet accessory business based near Milton Keynes, has announced it is about to set foot in the BBC One Dragon’s Den on 27 January. The brand was created by Debbie Greaves and partner, Rob Angell who were both inspired by the need to find a bag that…

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Just for Pets to open new East Bridgford store

Specialist pet retailer, Just for Pets, has announced plans to open a 4,500 sq ft store in East Bridgford near Nottingham, as part of the company’s expansion strategy which was revealed in July.  Just for Pets was acquired with 16 locations in October 2017 by Pedigree Wholesale Ltd, a family-owned…

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Pet Taxi looks to expand

Pet Taxi is expanding across the UK, following its home-grown success in Milton Keynes. Claire Harris, founder of Pets 2 Places, the world’s first pet taxi franchise, started in 2014, following a personal tragedy. Harris said she Initially I set up the business to help transport pets for vet appointments…

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PIF’s Petindex sees surge in trade stand applications

Petindex has seen a surge in trade stand applications this autumn taking it to over 50% full, with six months still to go to the event. Taking place on 26 and 27 April 2020 at the Marshall Arena (Stadium MK) in Milton Keynes and organised by the Pet Industry Federation,…

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