Keeping up a family tradition in the pet industry
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Emily Davies followed in the footsteps of her father Karl when she left university, embarking on a career in the pet industry. So it was no surprise they were both working at PATS Sandown although it was on different stands.
Emily was on the Little BigPaw stand in the Esher Hall while Karl was looking after things on the Ferplast stand in the Surrey Hall upstairs.
“I’ve got a lot to thank Dad for,” said Emily, who is Sales & PR Manager at Little BigPaw. “He actually helped me to get this job.
“I was made redundant just four weeks before taking the keys to my first house, and you can imagine it wasn’t a particularly nice time to be out of work.
“But Dad made a few calls, one of which was to Jim Weston at Little BigPaw, and thankfully I managed to secure a job with this great new company.”
Karl has worked in the pet industry for 30 years, 23 of which have been at Ferplast, and he knows a lot of people in the trade.
“I did what any Dad would do if their son or daughter suddenly lost their job, and that was to ring around a few contacts. The first call was actually to Jim Weston, who said Emily should get in touch. Getting the job was actually down to her.
“I’m very proud of what she has achieved and it’s good to be able to talk to your only child about the pet industry.”
Emily, who has also worked at Fish4Dogs in the past, said her father wasn’t always keen to have her around, joking: “It’s my life’s mission to embarrass him.”
But they agreed that PATS Sandown had been a great show for both their companies.
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