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Pets at Home pull out of another new store…the second time within a month
Pet firm fined £30,000 for supplying ‘fire-risk’ cushions to garden centre
New-look Just for Pets unveiled at Coventry store
PATS Telford attracts impressive 43 new exhibitors
Stand a chance of becoming UK Pet Retailer of the Year
Ceva launches national TV advertising campaign
National award for pet recruitment expert
Pets at Home continues ban on rabbit muesli sales
PIF campaign shortlisted for prestigious industry award
Help pondkeepers prepare for Summer with Tetra
Top tips on how to bring your dog to work
Three’s the magic number for doggy trio
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£4,000 burglary at Surrey pet store
Chester pet shop plans charity fundraising event
Pets at Home set to implement £2.5m warehouse project
Hector the Gordon gathers a fan club
Lintbells launches natural calming supplement for cats
Johnson's introduces larger sizes of popular shampoos
Stellar line-up for CSJ’s next 'A Way With Dogs'
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Pet retail group Jollyes sold to private equity firm
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New dates for PATS Sandown 2019 announced
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Pet firm fined £30,000 for supplying ‘fire-risk’ cushions to garden centre

 

Rosewood Pet Products Ltd, who supplied cushions to Coletta and Tyson garden centre in Woodmansey, Yorkshire, has been fined £30,000 after the items were found to represent a serious fire risk.

 

Beverley Magistrates Court heard that tests revealed they could easily catch fire as well as failing to comply with fire safety regulations as they did not display permanent labelling.

 

Director Mark Bolland appeared on behalf of the company, where he pleaded guilty to both offences.

 

The court heard how officers from East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s trading standards team had visited the garden centre in December 2017 and saw cushions, featuring the faces of dogs and cats, for sale in the homeware and gift section of the store.

 

The officers inspected the cushions and found they were not labelled correctly and having raised concerns with garden centre staff, the cushions were removed from sale immediately.

 

The items were sent for independent testing which revealed the filling of the cushions was highly flammable.

 

The court heard how Rosewood had not included permanent labelling on the cushions to confirm they complied with fire safety regulations as they saw themselves solely as a pet supplies company.

 

The company claimed the items were not intended for decorative use around the home but for pet use only, and therefore claimed the cushions were not required to conform to the same flammability and labelling requirements.

 

But magistrates heard how the cushions were being marketed as gifts for pets as well as owners on the company’s website and had labels on them stating “pet faces – a pillow for you or your pet”.

 

Rosewood Pet Products Ltd was fined £15,000 for each offence, and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £2,651.23 and a victim surcharge of £70.

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