Meet-the-Buyer Day

Wednesday 8 June

PetQuip HQ
The White House
High Street, Brasted
Near Westerham
Kent
TN16 1JE

A great opportunity to hold one-to-one meetings with overseas buyers looking for new products from the UK

Our next meet-the-buyer day is on Wednesday 8 June at PetQuip’s headquarters in Brasted, Kent. Committed participants to date include a Finnish retail chain described by Pet Worldwide as Finland’s ‘clear market leader in pet supplies retailing’ and a Dutch importer and distributor of pet care products looking for new items to add to its range.

More buyers have been invited and we are awaiting their response. Company profiles and details of the buyers’ product requirements will be available soon.

Global Pet Expo 2012,
Orlando, USA

Wed 29 February – Fri 2 March

Cash grants of £1,800 for eligible British exhibitors

Global Pet Expo, the largest North American trade show for the pet care sector, is presented by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA). The show is open to independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers and other qualified professionals. It is not open to the public.
This year's Global Pet Expo took place from 16 to 18 March in Orlando, Florida and enjoyed growth that far exceeded organisers' expectations. The show featured 835 exhibitors, 2,380 booths and attracted 4,691 buyers from around the world - the highest buyer attendance ever at Global Pet Expo.

Global Pet Expo's success is also reflected by industry spending figures announced at the show. Industry spending in 2010 hit $48.35 billion and is projected to grow by another 5.1 per cent to reach $50.84 billion in 2011.

Following the success of the British exhibitor group at Global Pet Expo 2011, planning is well underway for next year’s event. The show organisers are again offering an attractive exhibitor package and PetQuip has secured grant support of £1,800 for eligible British firms under UK Trade & Investment’s Tradeshow Access Programme

For more information, please phone Emma Lewis or Theresa Swann on +44 (0) 1959 565 995 or email emma@petquip.com or theresa@petquip.com.

Message from the Justice Secretary on implementation of Bribery Act 2010

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke has announced that the Bribery Act will enter into force on 1 July, replacing and bringing together the current bribery laws which date back to 1889. The Act creates new offences of offering or receiving a bribe, bribery of foreign public officials and of a failure to prevent a bribe being paid on an organisation’s behalf.  It also provides a defence to the last of these where an organisation can show that it has ‘adequate procedures’ in place.

The Justice Secretary has also published guidance to businesses about how they can reduce their exposure to bribery and understand the Act.

To read the Justice Secretary’s message in full, please click here.

Innovative pet care products on show in British pavilion

Premium foods for dogs and cats, dog shampoos, collars and fruit flavoured toys are among the many new items to be exhibited by 12 suppliers of pet care products in the British Pavilion at Zoomark 2011 (Bologna, 12–15 May). Organised by PetQuip, the British group contains seven companies which are exhibiting at Zoomark for the first time. The pavilion includes a British pet industry information stand offering a free-of-charge product sourcing service to international buyers. The PetQuip team manning the stand will also provide a full support service to the British exhibitor group.

To see a preview of the British exhibitor group, click here.