PATS
PATS (Pet & Aquatic Trade Show) is the UK’s leading trade exhibition for pet industry professionals, bringing together retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers from across the sector. Pet Gazette provides in-depth coverage of both the Sandown and Telford shows — including exhibitor highlights, product launches, networking opportunities, and trend insights. We report on how brands position themselves to trade buyers, new-to-market innovations, and strategic announcements made at the event. This tag is essential reading for pet businesses looking to stay connected to the UK’s core B2B pet trade showcase.
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May- 2016 -18 MayEvents
PATS launches new website
Pet industry trade show PATS has announced the launch of its new website. The colourful new site www.patshow.co.uk will be easier than ever to navigate for both visitors and exhibitors. It aims to be a useful resource for retailers and buyers searching for new products and suppliers. Retailers and buyers can find information…
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Apr- 2016 -13 AprilProducts
K9 Pet Ball sales rocket following television coverage
AmPet Products has reported increasing interest in the American-made Nose-It! K-9 Pet Ball, following television coverage during Crufts. Sales and marketing director Alex Wilson and his Siberian husky Arapahoe appeared on Channel 4 discussing ways to help mentally stimulate dogs. “The Nose It! Ball was a big hit at Crufts and…
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13 AprilCurrent Affairs
PATS Telford set to be a ‘sell out’ event
PATS Telford has already sold 81 percent of its stand space, five months before the event even begins. It will be the second year that PATS takes place at Telford International Centre, and over 140 companies have already confirmed they will be exhibiting on Sunday and Monday, September 25-26. Organiser Annie Foord…
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12 AprilIndustry News
Supa Ltd launches new Chevron Wild Bird Feeder
Supa Ltd is launching its new Chevron Wild Bird Feeder. The product was first launched to the pet trade PATS Sandown 2016. The distinctive feeder has a number of innovative features, which make it a welcome addition to this growing sector of the market. Supa Ltd is finding that an increasing number of households…
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11 AprilEvents
PetQuip names UK companies to exhibit at Interzoo
Around 50 pet and aquatic product suppliers will be exhibiting at the Interzoo 2016 trade show in Nuremberg in May this year, as part of a PetQuip-organised British Pavilion. This will be the sixth time that the association has taken a group of British exhibitors to Interzoo, the world’s largest…
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Mar- 2016 -30 MarchCurrent Affairs
Success at PATS for Garden Décor range of metal birds
The first-ever Best Giftware Product category has been won by Supa Ltd with its Garden Décor range of metal birds. The New Product Awards, at Pats Sandown 2016, saw independent pet retailers judging the 23 bird range against other gift items. The judges said: “They are colourful, life-like, and extremely…
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24 MarchManufacturers
The Company of Animals named ‘Brand of the Year’ by independent pet retailers
The Company of Animals has been been named Recommended Retailer Brand of The Year 2016 at the PATS Trade Show. Dr Roger Mugford, Company of Animals CEO, said, “We are thrilled to be recognised as the PPM Brand of the Year 2016. At The Company of Animals we are obsessed with the…
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23 MarchEvents
Revealed! PATS Sandown’s New Product Award winners
Information courtesy of Neil Pope. The winners of the PATS Sandown 2016 New Product Awards were named on March 22, 2016. A team of expert pet retail judges arrived at the show before 9am to make their choices. Here is a full list of the winners together with the judges’ comments: CAT…
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22 MarchCurrent Affairs
Beco Pets launches new dog food at PATS
Beco Pets has launched its biggest range yet. The eco-friendly company has dubbed its new products ‘Britain’s most eco-conscious dog food’. After two years of secret research and development, the award-winning company revealed details of its new food for the first time to delegates attending the PATS Sandown expo in…
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18 MarchEditorial
Pet Gazette attends PATS Sandown
For members of the pet trade, March is a month for networking and boosting brand awareness. Last week, thousands of animal lovers headed to Birmingham for Crufts, the world’s largest dog show. Exhibitors enjoyed an exciting, action-packed event with high visitor numbers. However, the show ring attracted controversy with questions raised…
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