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Natural Instinct recalls Wild Venison cat food
Pet shop owner devastated by £60,000 raid
International interest soars in PATS trade exhibition
National award for pet-tech product entrepreneur
Law Print partners on refresh of grain-free pet food brand
WHIMZEES releases seasonally-shaped dental chews
PetSafe Brand expands Play & Challenge range
Training packages get City & Guilds’ stamp of approval
Vet issues winter warning to dog owners
The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra
Revealed: Secrets of an award-winning pet retailer
Vet students strip off for a good cause
Pets at Home opens new pet-friendly head office
Pet firms urged to set reasonable sales targets
Bestpets wins Wholesaler of the Year for second year
Specialist retailer branches out into dog treats
Natures Menu named Manufacturer of the Year
Plans to turn former pet store into shop selling pies and pasties
Deadly disease warning to rabbit owners
How HayPigs became a big player in small animal market
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Pets at Home opens new pet-friendly head office

 

Pets at Home has opened a new, pet-friendly head office called Chester House, named after the first Pets at Home store that opened in 1991.

 

The new building is the result of a £2m investment in an expansion of its Handforth headquarters that will help drive improved ways of working using the latest in technology and communications to provide a workspace that encourages collaboration and teamwork.

 

Chester House can accommodate up to 300 colleagues and includes 17 meeting rooms, all with their own unique design that reflects the history and achievements of the business.

 

The building also includes three kitchens, a library and a creative lab.

 

Along with a variety of spaces for working, the new office aims to enhance colleague wellbeing during the working day.

 

From private phone booths and enhanced lighting, to a tuck shop and areas for relaxation, Pets at Home has worked closely with its people team to create an environment that not only looks good, but offers comfortable and productive spaces.

 

Outside, Pets at Home has invested in a Pet Park, a fully enclosed, safe area designed with the welfare of colleagues’ pets in mind and, as such, is split into different zones and textures for inquisitive paws.

 

It includes toys, ramps, tunnels, water stations and a warm shower for muddy paws – and boots.

 

An internal competition to name the new building was won by Sue Richardson, a central data manager and one of the retailer’s longest serving colleagues, and Leanne Friar, development small projects manager, who chose the name Chester House in recognition of the first Pets at Home store that opened in 1991 in Chester.

 

Founder of Pets at Home, Anthony Preston, and his wife, Margaret, were invited to the opening of the new headquarters by group chief executive, Peter Pritchard.

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