Eleven British petcare product firms will be travelling to Florida at the end of February to exhibit at Global Pet Expo as part of a UK group organised by the PetQuip association.

The companies - Animology, Baggee & Doggee, Byotrol Pet Care, Classic Pet Products, Dog Rocks, Hilton Herbs, Hing Designs, Litter Kwitter, Pet Rebellion, Profleece and Scruffs - will be showing ranges of grooming, feeding, pet supplements, rugs and mats, beds, toilet training and waste disposal items.

Eight of the British companies are exhibiting for the first time at Global Pet Expo, so their exhibits will be of particular interest to the US market, which is estimated to be worth around $50 billion each year.

The show also attracts a worldwide buyer attendance, and the British exhibitors will be aiming to emulate the export successes of UK companies that exhibited in previous PetQuip-organised groups.

One of the British exhibitors, Animology, visited last year’s Global Pet Expo on the recommendation of PetQuip and attributes its entry into the US market to that visit. The company is now consolidating its links with the US by launching 16 new products at the show.

The eleven exhibitors in 2013 will all benefit from funding arranged by PetQuip via the UK Trade & Investment Trade Show Access Programme and from the show organiser’s attractive exhibitor package.

PetQuip is organising and manning the British pet product information stand at the show and providing a comprehensive package of services for the UK firms as well as a free product sourcing service to overseas buyers.

Global Pet Expo (February 20-22) is the largest North American trade show for the pet care sector, and attracts independent retailers, distributors and mass-market buyers