Henry Bell creates a new division and announces a raft of appointments
Henry Bell, the family-owned and leading quality pet and wild bird food producer, has set up a dedicated division to support its newly launched Henry Bell Wild Bird Care brand and also bolstered its ranks with a number of high profile appointments to support the brand’s growth. Read more
Pets at Glee promises more innovative products than ever before
Value of UK pet market set to hit £7billion by 2021 as millennials’ passion for pampering pets fuels demand for fashionable, luxurious accessories Read more
Overseas buyers seek new garden and pet products at event on 27 March
Buyers from Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Lithuania and Dubai seek new garden and pet products at event on 27 March. Read more
PATS Sandown 2019 New Product Awards revealed
The winners of the PATS Sandown 2019 New Product Awards, sponsored by pbwnews, were chosen by a team of expert pet retailers, who had to make their choices from a record number of new products entered. Read more
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Innovative pet products are highlighted in British Pavilion at Global Pet Expo
Seven major suppliers of British pet care products will be exhibiting their latest innovations in the British pavilion at Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida (20 to 22 March 2019). Read more
Exciting new products to be launched at PATS Sandown
Seeing the latest pet products launched under one roof is one of the major attractions to PATS visitors, and this February’s show at Sandown Park in Surrey is set to unveil an impressive number of new items. Read more
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Focus on new product development will boost growth
Fish4Dogs has created a new team to focus on new product development (NPD) and review product lifecycles to support its ambitious growth plans. Read more
Peckish Channel 4 sponsorship goes live
In December it was announced that Peckish will be sponsoring the Channel 4 Weather bulletins, as part of wider plans to boost brand awareness and the wild bird card market. Read more
Vote now to recognise Gardening’s best buyers
Believing that good buyers have not been given the recognition they deserve, Glee is asking you to nominate people or teams that might qualify as the country’s best buyers for awards being introduced at the show. Read more
GCA names best garden centres for plants and furniture
Sunshine Garden Centre and Van Hage are the best GCA outdoor living retailers. Cowell’s and Bents are the best for plants. Read more
Looking ahead - It's not all doom and gloom
2013 turned out to be another disappointing year in all three key sectors of the garden retail market – garden plants, garden care and garden leisure – with all three sectors showing a steady decline in the five years to 2013 covered by the Analysis. Read more
Henry Bell & Co launches own brand: Henry Bell Wild Bird Care
Henry Bell & Co, the family-owned and leading quality animal feed producer announces the release of its own brand: Henry Bell Wild Bird Care. Read more
A multitude of new pet foods, treats and petcare items to be exhibited in British pavilion at Zoomark
Italy continues to be a popular market for British suppliers of a wide range of pet products. 23 companies will exhibiting in the British group organised by the PetQuip export association for the seventh time at Zoomark. Read more
Pet product suppliers hear export successes and gain business guidance
Pet product suppliers hear export success case studies and receive valuable business guidance at international trade conference. Read more
Successful start to season sees advertising extension for Peckish
Since January Peckish has been sponsoring the Channel 4 Weather bulletins. Originally it was planned for the adverts to finish at the end of February, but due to the success of Peckish in the early start of 2019, it has been decided to extend the campaign. Read more
More nest boxes needed - National Nest Box Week 2019 is nearly here!
“Britain Needs More Holes,” says TV’s Nick Baker. Naturalist and television presenter Nick Baker is calling for more people to put up nestboxes. Read more
Westland announces continuation of Gardman Marie Curie range
Following Westland’s acquisition of Gardman, it has been announced that the company will continue to support the partnership with Marie Curie. Read more
More nest boxes needed - National Nest Box Week 2019 is nearly here!
Since its launch in 1997 National Nestbox Week has grown to become one of the most recognised awareness campaigns in the annual ornithological calendar. Its message to the public is very simple: build or buy a nestbox and give a bird a home. Read more
Helping species in decline
The Posh Shed Company is encouraging people to be more mindful about wildlife under threat. Hedgehog numbers in the UK are in decline, with experts suggesting that the hedgehog population in England, Wales and Scotland is at approximately one million, compared with 30 million in the 1950s. Read more
Valentine’s Day is for the birds
Valentines Day sees the start of National Nest Box Week as we are not the only creatures to get romantic as spring approaches. The BTO offers an information pack and ideas. Read more
December was the biggest month of the year for GCA members
The latest figures from the GCA show 2014 was the best year for 4 years with December beating May as the biggest sales month of the year. Read more
