PetQuip

Just for Pets returns to profitability

Specialist pet retailer Just for Pets has returned to profitability, following a two year recovery plan which has been able to safeguard over 100 jobs which were previously at risk. The retailer was saved from the brink of administration when the company was purchased by Pedigree Wholesale in 2017, and…

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Forthglade wins Silver Award at Petquip Awards 2019

Forthglade’s ‘Great Dog Walking Challenge’ has been awarded the Silver award in Petquip’s ‘Marketing Project of the year’ category. The campaign focused on two national news stories highlighting how UK dog walking was in decline and was supported by content aiming to “inspire and encourage” dog walkers to spend more…

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Wilsons Pet Food nominated for PetQuip Award

Pet food manufacturer Wilsons Pet Food has been nominated in the Pet Product of the Year category for dogs (food, treats and health) in this year’s PetQuip Awards. The PetQuip Awards are now in its seventh year, with overseas companies in contention for the awards for the first time. Two…

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Finalists announced for PetQuip Awards

Over 70 of the pet companies have been short-listed for the 2019 PetQuip Awards, which will be given out during a gala dinner at PATS, Telford.  For the first time a number of overseas entries were received for the various product categories, reflecting the international scope of the PATS Telford…

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Two new awards announced for PetQuip awards

Two new categories have been added to the 2019 PetQuip awards, with the prizes to be awarded at PATS Telford in September. A category for small animals has been added to the products section, alongside the new merchandising category, which is open to suppliers, retailers or collaborations between suppliers and…

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Pure Pet Food receives £2m to ‘change pet food for the better’

Pure Pet Food, manufacturer of dehydrated and freeze dried pet food, has secured a £2m investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM) to accelerate its plans to make healthy choices for pet owners easy and accessible. The Yorkshire-based company formed by childhood friends Mathew Cockroft and Daniel Valdur Eha has quickly…

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New categories added to the PetQuip Awards

Now in its seventh year, the PetQuip Awards organisers have introduced two additional awards for 2019. A category for small animals has been added to the products section and there is also a new merchandising category, which is open to suppliers, retailers or collaborations between suppliers and retailers. PATS Telford…

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Poppy’s Picnic nominated for Expo Awards

Dylan Watkins, founder of raw dog food brand, Poppy’s Picnic, has been nominated for the Male Entrepreneur of the Year in the south west region’s Great British Expos’ Awards and the company has been nominated in the ‘New Start-up of the Year’ category. The Great British Expos’ Ltd have been…

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Company of Animals wins Silver at the 2018 PetQuip Awards

Company of Animals has won Silver at the PetQuip awards 2018 in the ‘Marketing Project of the Year’ category. The PetQuip Awards 2018 took place during the PATS Telford trade show and brings together luminaries representing the UK and international retailer and supplier pet sector. Each year, the trade body’s…

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Poppy’s Picnic wins ‘Business Start-Up of the Year’ at the Business Leader Awards

Poppy’s Picnic has won ‘Business Start-up of the Year’ at the Business Leader Awards, following on from wins at the Wiltshire Business Awards and finalist announcements in the upcoming Rural Business Awards and NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The competition judging panel, made up of experts in business and finance,…

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