North Yorkshire

Inspired Pet Nutrition acquires French firm Sopral

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has agreed terms to acquire Sopral, a prominent branded pet food platform serving the European market, with manufacturing operations based in France, for an undisclosed amount. Based in Pléchâtel, Brittany, France, Sopral is a manufacturer of branded premium dry petfood with a comprehensive range of nutritional…

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I’Anson appoints commercial director ahead of £20m mill opening

UK-based animal feed manufacturer I’Anson Bros has appointed Andrew Richardson as its new commercial director following the opening of its new £20m+ feed mill and distribution centre. Richardson has “extensive” experience within the agri, retail, equine/leisure and fuel sectors having previously held the roles of managing director and group CEO…

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IPN takes action for National Tree Planting Week

Inspired Pet Nutrition, the company behind the Harringtons and Wagg pet food brands, is supporting National Tree Planting Week by planting 100 trees at the Thorp Perrow Arboretum in North Yorkshire.  As part of its overall target of planting one million trees, it is also planting a tree for every…

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Tong Garden Centre doubles petcare and aquatics department

Tong Garden Centre has doubled the size of its petcare, wildlife, birdcare and aquatics department.  The extended department is now home to the largest maidenhead aquatics concession and ‘feed the fish’ pool in Yorkshire, including tropical fish from around the world, community fish and specialist aquarium fish.  It is also…

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The Atkinsons Pet Store to rebrand as mobile pet store

The Atkinsons Pet Store in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, has announced that it is closing down and moving to a fully mobile offering.  Owners, Jack and Carly Atkinson took to Facebook to confirm the closure, admitting that the decision “wasn’t easy” but one the pair “had to make”.  It is understood…

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IPN on target to donate one million meals

Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has announced that its Miles & Meals initiative, launched at the end of 2020 through its Harringtons brand, has already seen more than 570,000 meals given away, while the group is on target to donate one million meals by the middle of the year.    Under the…

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Coronavirus diaries: Inspired Pet Nutrition

There is no doubt that we have been through unprecedented times in the last few months. Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) attended Crufts in early March with a skeleton crew and it was agreed that those who attended would isolate from the office for a week afterwards.  In the following two…

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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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Wear Referrals carries out first commercial ankle replacement for dogs

Referral centre and animal hospital, Wear Referrals has announced it carried out the UK’s first commercial ankle replacement for dogs and is now championing the new procedure. Wear Referrals, which is part of the Linnaeus Group and based in Stockton-on-Tees, carried out the inaugural operation and is one of only…

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Vet suspended for assault and medicine mis-administration

A North Yorkshire veterinary surgeon has been suspended for six months, following a assault conviction, inappropriate attempts at surgery and administration of medicines to another person. The hearing by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Richard Sutcliffe took place from Monday 12 to Wednesday…

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