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PRODUCT
42% OF WORKING MILLENNIALS WOULD ENJOY A DOG-FRIENDLY OFFICE
Companies looking for an edge in attracting
the nation’s top millennial talent might
want to consider dog-friendly workplace
policies. A quarter (24 percent) of t hose aged
18-34 say this would make a company more
attractive to them.
Overall, 42 percent of UK millennials
would like or enjoy a dog-friendly workplace,
found new research from Purina PetCare.
Many UK businesses would also like to make
their workplaces dog-friendly. More than a
quarter (28 percent) of employers would like
to put a dog-friendly policy in place while 27
percent already have one.
Purina’s Pets at Work (PAW) Alliance
encourages firms to become dog-friendly
so more businesses, employees and dogs
can enjoy the benefits. There is a PAW
toolkit with six easy steps for a successful
Pets at Work scheme, as well as health and
safety advice, responsible pet ownership
guidelines and education and advice on
workspace requirements.Purina hopes to
help 200 organisations open their doors to
pets by 2020.
Brits are encouraged to support the
Pets at Work initiative by sharing their own
#PetsAtWork stories on social media and
downloading the toolkit at: www.purina.
co.uk/pins/pets-at-work.
LAUNCH
RETAILER LAUNCHES NEW ‘FIND MY PET’ APP
Pets at Home has launched a 24 hour pet
finding service, Find My VIP, that allows lost
pet alerts to be sent via the Pets at Home
app, making printing off lost pet posters a
thing of the past.
The app works by using Pets at Home’s VIP
Club, consisting of five million members, who
effectively become one huge search party.
To use the service, owners simply need to
purchase a Find My VIP collar ID from their
local Pets at Home store or online at www.
petsathome.co.uk/findmyvip, and register
the unique eight digit ID on the tag online
or via the Pets at Home app, which is free to
download, to activate it.
If the worst happens and a
pet goes missing, owners can
immediately then send out an
alert to VIP members in your
local area notifying them. They
will receive a notification with
your pet’s missing information
including a photo of your pet, their
name, breed, temperament and last
known location.
Peter Pritchard, CEO of retail, said: “Find
My VIP is a revolutionary service, the first
of its kind in the UK, that will give owners
peace of mind. If the unthinkable happens
and your pet goes missing then you know
you can rely on a network of more than
five million pet owners to help find your
pet quickly.”
INVESTMENT
ANIMAL FEED COMPANY SECURES 3.5M INVESTMENT
Northamptonshire-based animal feed
manufacturer, Dodson & Horrell, plans
to improve its productivity and annual
turnover. A 3.5m financial package from
Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking is an
investment in the modernisation of its plant
and machinery.
Dodson & Horrell, a family business
established in 1939, specialises in animal
nutrition. The company currently employs
over 200 people, manufactures and
distributes animal feed for horses, working
dogs, and pets in the UK, and exports to
clients in over 44 countries.
The £3.5m investment will allow Dodson &
Horrell to focus upon the automation of the
manufacturing process. New machines – to
drive innovation in packaging, product flavour
and texture – will help to improve productivity
and open the business to new markets.
As a result of this, Dodson & Horrell is
set to double its canine business in the next
five years.
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The management team at Dodson &
Horrell aims to enhance the efficiency of its
production processes and develop a more
unified factory and distribution centre.
Previously working across two sites near
Kettering, on completion of the project,
the company will operate solely from
the head office site at Kettering Road,
Islip. The additional warehouse space will
accommodate the increased volume of
products needed to meet the demand from
its customers.
Sam Horrell, CEO at Dodson & Horrell,
commented: “The funding we’ve received
from Lloyds Bank will allow us to continue
to build on an already solid foundation,
growing our brands as well as offering new
customers more choice when it comes to
animal nutrition.
“We’re continually looking at ways we can
improve the range we offer and the service
we provide to our customers, and we now
have the ability to amplify this on a scale like
never before.”
July 2017