Pet Grooming

Hownd secures £250k investment

Hownd, which specialises in ethical pet grooming and feeding products, has secured a £250,000 investment in a bid to help expand its product range and enter new markets.  According to the group, the funding from Growth Lending will also enable it to increase its direct sales to customers, alongside sales…

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PIF launches range of training webinars for members

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the UK trade association for pet businesses, has launched an exclusive series of 80 training webinars for its members.  The webinars are free to access and cover the wide range of topics and issues held at the Virtual Petindex trade shows. The collection includes sessions…

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Virtual Petindex opens to visitors 

This year’s Virtual Petindex has officially launched, with the two-week event open to visitors from today (16 March) until 30 March, with two ‘live’ days scheduled for today and tomorrow (17 March).  The ‘live’ days allow visitors to speak in real-time to exhibitors and watch, vote for their favourite new…

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Pooch Perfect stars join Petindex roundtable

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced that the stars of the new BBC television show, Pooch Perfect, will join a live discussion panel webinar taking place at Virtual Petindex on 17 March at 1pm. Entitled ‘The Impact of TV Programmes on the Pet Grooming Sector’, the roundtable will feature…

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PIF clarifies pet grooming advice

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) said it has had a busy start to 2021, working to clarify advice and resolve a number of issues relating to lockdown which have directly affected its pet grooming members. The group said that the most recent announcement of a third lockdown in England meant…

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PIF issues guidance on pet grooming and welfare

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has stated that it believes professional pet grooming is “essential” for a pet’s health and welfare, providing many health benefits which may “not be immediately obvious”. It comes as the Government website has been updated to include a reference to pet grooming during the second…

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PIF members confused with CFSG advice for animal businesses

Pet Industry Federation members (PIF) are confused with the “conflicting information” provided by the Canine and Feline Sector group (CFSG), regarding advice for animal related businesses during Covid-19.  In a report issued by the CFSG, pet groomers may only remain open to treat an animal for “welfare reasons”, however members…

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PIF announces autumn dates for Virtual Petindex

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced the dates for its second Virtual Petindex (VPI) online pet trade event in autumn. Taking place on 11-12 October 2020, it follows the “success” of the UK’s first online pet trade show, Virtual Petindex (VPI). The federation announced an early-bird rate is available…

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The next steps: Grooming salons with distancing measures

With pet grooming salons preparing to reopen across the country, it is important to consider how they might be able to operate when the restrictions are eased to re-introduce more services. Below, we at Groomers, have hypothesised what we believe the new process will entail, in order to remain compliant…

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6 Pet Industry Trends to Watch Out For – What to Know

Animal domestication has been practised for a long time ago. Nowadays, however, domesticated animals, such as dogs, cats, or even pigs, are considered more a part of the family rather than just a pet. Pet owners tend to spoil their fur babies with different toys and spa days and even…

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