Pet Industry Federation

Secure your place at the Pet Industry Federation Forum and Awards

Secure a place as tickets are selling out for the Pet Industry Federation Forum and Awards will take place on 17th- 18th November at the Crowne Plaza City Centre Hotel in Liverpool. With the ‘meet the buyer’ event on the 16 November already sold out, don’t miss out on the…

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Entries received for Pet Industry Federation Awards 2015

The Pet Industry Federation have announced the finalists in this year’s PIF Awards. This year’s finalists are: Pet Retail Chain of the Year – sponsored by Natures Menu Pets Corner, Warminster Independent Retailer of the Year – sponsored by Intelligent Retail Betty & Butch, Manchester Ingleby Pet Supplies, Teeside Nurture…

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PIF’s November forum to reveal pet sector’s brand performance

The UK will soon see the first robust sales tracking insights for the country’s pet food industry (non-grocery). The development follows the Pet Industry Federation’s (PIF’s) collaboration with market research specialists, GfK. Since January 2015, with the assistance of PIF, retailers have been contributing their monthly sales data which enables GfK to provide accurate and…

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Pet Industry Federation’s Awards now open!

Nominations for the 2015 Pet Industry Federation Awards are now open, and all pet businesses are invited to enter their business or a colleague in one of 10 Award categories.   It’s free to enter the Pet Industry Federation Awards and to be in with a chance of winning you…

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The PIF teams up with Hadlow College

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) and Hadlow College will be working in partnership to manage the dog grooming school based at Hadlow in Kent. The Hadlow PIF Dog Grooming School will offer industry-recognised City & Guilds qualifications. The venture is the first of its kind. ‘This enterprise provides an excellent…

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The Pet Industry Federation responds to Watchdog programme

BBC programme Watchdog covered the pet industry last week, with an undercover investigation of major retail chain Pets at Home. Following the broadcast, the Pet Industry Federation (PIF) issued a reminder to retailers on the subject of staff training. Nigel Baker, chief executive of PIF said: ‘Although Pets at Home…

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PIF Receives Accreditation for Overseas Trade Show Funding

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has been successfully accredited for the UKTI’s Trade Access Programme (TAP). The organisation is looking forward to working with UKTI to develop and deliver a programme of customer support at international trade shows. TAP provides funding in the form of grants for eligible UK businesses…

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PIF Announces Awards Date

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced that the 2015 Pet Industry Federation Forum & Awards will take place from Tuesday 17 – Wednesday 18 November at the Crowne Plaza City Centre Hotel, Liverpool. The event brings together the whole UK pet industry and provides invaluable networking and learning opportunities.…

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The Pet Charity auctions Trustees at Pet Industry Federation Forum & Awards 2014!

The Pet Charity is the national, public-facing body that promotes the joy and benefits pets have on society and it will be auctioning two of its trustees at this year’s Pet Industry Federation Forum & Awards to be put to work in the winners’ businesses.  Renowned within the pet industry,…

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Pet Industry Awards 2014 Announce Finalists

The Pet Industry Federation has announced the finalists in the sixth annual Pet Industry Awards. This year’s entries were particularly high-calibre and the judges will now focus on narrowing these finalists down to winners. This year’s finalists are: Grooming Business of the Year – sponsored by Jelf Dogs Delight, Chiswick,…

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