The Pet Industry Federation has announced that its 2015 Forum & Awards will take place on November 17-18 at the Crowne Plaza City Centre Hotel, Liverpool.

The Pet Industry Awards Dinner on the evening of November 17 will provide a glittering backdrop to the main Forum conference during the day. For the first time, a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event is being planned ahead of the Forum on November 16 to get the whole event off to a flying start.  

Nigel Baker, PIF CEO, said: ‘The organising committee for this year’s Forum & Awards felt that a move to a city such as Liverpool would give the whole event a new dynamic.

"The transport connections to the city are fantastic; and, with its rich cultural heritage, the city will provide some superb theming opportunities that will make the event bigger and better than ever.

"We will be making changes to the Pet Industry Awards this year, such as increasing the categories and Awards on offer in order to represent as much of the UK pet industry as possible; and we will be developing a Forum programme that brings in European retailers and cover topics such as labelling, social media and licensing."

Details of the topics being discussed at the Forum will be announced in the coming months, as well news of how to enter the 2015 Pet Industry Awards.

If you would like to know about sponsorship opportunities, contact Alexandra Baker at alexandra.baker@petfederation.co.uk; 01234 224507.