In This Issue
Hundreds of entries received for PetQuip Awards
Find out who made the shortlist of finalists
What it means to win a New Product Award at PATS
Pet shop cleared of any wrong-doing by local council
Bestpets delivers the best in petcare
Pet store and vet surgery planned for rundown offices
Poppy’s Picnic to showcase three unique products
Oscar & Hooch launches new striped range
Pet-sitting franchise goes from strength to strength
Woofs launches new point of sale displays
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Wyevale Garden Centres agrees sale of eight stores to Blue Diamond
Fish4Dogs grows with £100,000 expansion of headquarters
Licensed to chill
FURminator announces partnership with professional groomer Stuart Simons
One in ten pets suffering from pollen allergies this summer
Top tips to keep pets safe on the beach
Hilton Herbs partners with Ticks-Off Natural Solutions
Pets at Home issue heatwave warning to per owners
The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra
Could a cashier-less pet store work in the UK?
IKEA recalls pet water dispenser after dog deaths
Institute of Directors award for pet firm boss
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Hundreds of entries received for PetQuip Awards

 

Several hundred entries were received  for the PetQuip Awards this year, and following the judges’ deliberations, these have now been whittled down to a list of 39 finalists.

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Find out who made the shortlist of finalists

Competition will be fierce when final judging for the PetQuip Awards takes place and the judges will have a difficult task in deciding the winners...

 

 

HOWND, who won two awards in 2017 – Marketing Project of the Year and Pet Product of the Year (Accessories) – are a finalist again, this time in the Pet Product of the Year (Food & Treats) category.

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What it means to win a New Product Award at PATS

 

Winning a New Product Award at the UK’s number one pet trade show can have a tremendous impact on the fortunes of a PATS exhibitor. Here Rik Cridland, from the innovative HayPigs company, who triumphed at PATS Telford in 2017, reveals what the accolade has done for his business...

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Pet shop cleared of any wrong-doing by local council
 

A Lancashire pet shop has been cleared of any wrong doing by its local council after animal welfare concerns were raised on social media. Pictures of mice in a crowded cage, allegedly taken in Diane’s Pet Store, in Thornton, near Blackpool, were shared online...

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Bestpets delivers the best in petcare

 

Batleys Nottingham played host to a special trade day event for Bestpets Pro-Grooming customers to educate pet care professions in Pro-Grooming best practise...

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Pet store and vet surgery planned for rundown offices
 

Plans to turn part of a ‘dilapidated’ and currently unoccupied office block into a pet store and veterinary surgery in Christchurch, Dorset, have been submitted to the local council...

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Poppy’s Picnic to showcase three unique products

 

British handmade raw pet food company, Poppy’s Picnic, has announced it will showcase three of its products in the New Product Showcase during its first time exhibiting at PATS Telford in September...

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Oscar & Hooch launches new striped range
 

UK luxury pet brand Oscar & Hooch has launched a new range of contrasting striped collars, leads and bandanas. Manufactured in a durable cotton fabric, the machine washable range is an exciting addition to the existing signature products.

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Pet-sitting franchise goes from strength to strength

 

One of the UK’s leading pet franchise organisations, The Pets, Homes and Gardens Company, has just hit a whopping 30 franchisees. Recently taking on franchisees in Torbay, Haywards Heath, Lewes, Southampton and Thetford, the pet-sitting organisation is going from strength to strength...

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Woofs launches new point of sale displays
 

Woofs, an exciting new range of veterinary approved dog treats made from wild cod fished from the North Atlantic Sea and dried sprats from the Baltic Sea, is expanding its retail operation with the launch of two new point-of- sale displays for retailers.

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