Pat Flynn, the publisher of Garden Trade News is to take on an additional role as trade association manager of PetQuip with The Federation of Garden & Leisure Manufacturers Ltd.

Pat will continue in her role at The Garden Communication & Media Company (TGCMC), owners of GTN, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards.

Over the past 10 years Pat has developed commercial revenues and new business for TGCMC, and this new role with Petquip allows her to extend her talents into a different market, utilising her organisational skills and the experience she has gained as Chairman of the Commercial Horticultural Association.

Pat will divide her time between her work at TGCMC on GTN, Garden Radio and The Greatest Awards and her new responsibilities for the development of PetQuip, the trade association for pet product manufacturers and exporters.

The Federation’s director general, Amanda Sizer Barrett MBE, said: “Pat’s industry background, her commercial acumen and her network of contacts will be a valuable asset for PetQuip.

"We are very much looking forward to working with her and she is looking forward to opening up valuable new business opportunities for PetQuip's member companies."