Burgess Pet Care has been recognised for its impressive export portfolio after the Yorkshire-based pet food manufacturer and supplier won the award for ‘Exporter of the Year’ at the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards 2017.
The award follows the recent appointment of Andrew Cressey as Export Manager. Andrew cites the strength of their export business as the high quality of the ingredients they use, the company’s strong heritage, and the fact that animal welfare is at heart of its activity.
Andrew says: “It’s fantastic that the team’s hard work has been acknowledged and we couldn’t be happier with the award. My aim over the next year is to significantly increase the presence of Burgess globally and I look forward to working alongside our excellent operations team as we grow this part of the business to deliver on that aim.”
Held at the KCOM stadium in Hull, the awards honour outstanding contributions from businesses based throughout the region across a wide range of sectors, many of whom operate nationally, demonstrating the vibrant business landscape of the East Yorkshire region.
Burgess Pet Care continues to expand into new and exciting territories, having recently signed agreements with major distributors in Denmark, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Korea and more. Their export business has developed significantly in recent years, with the company now exporting to more than 30 countries.
Many of the high-quality ingredients used to make the Burgess Pet Care ranges are sourced from local farmers. Their Burgess Excel long-stem feeding hay is grown a short tractor drive away from their mill in Yorkshire and is exported around the world.
Burgess Pet Care’s small animal food range caters for the needs of dogs, cats, ferrets, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters and chinchillas. The growing strength of the Burgess Excel range and its strength in the export market has recently seen Burgess Pet Care repackage their ferret, chinchilla and rat ranges under the Excel brand, with an official relaunch at the National Pet Show.
Peter Lancaster explains: “Excel is a well-known and well-respected brand in the small animal sector and the unification of these products under the Excel name will help us connect with more small animal owners in tandem with our growing international profile. Small animals have very specific nutritional needs and we hope that more owners, both nationally and internationally will benefit from easier access to a trusted pet food that meets the nutritional needs of their pets.”
Burgess Pet Care has recently made a number of key appointments following another successful year. As the main patron of Rabbit Awareness Week, an entire week dedicated to raising awareness around the welfare needs of rabbits, they look forward to releasing more information on the 2018 campaign early next year.
