February 2017

The UKā€™s largest independent operator of veterinary practices has sold a non-controlling share to private equity firm Inflexion.

3 mins

The Veterinary Marketing Association Finance for Marketers workshop will return this summer by popular demand.

4 mins

Boehringer Ingelheim now boasts the worldā€™s second largest animal health business unit following the completion of its deal to acquire Merial.

3 mins

Numbers for VPMA and SPVS Congress 2017 were up for the fifth year in succession, with 550 delegates and 75 exhibiting companies attending the two-day event held at Celtic Manor in Newport.

3 mins

Global insurer RSA has made its first external investment in a financial technology company: Pitpatpet ā€“ creators of the PitPat dog activity monitor.

4 mins

January 2017

Veterinary professionals, paraprofessionals and pet owners have celebrated the opening of the Davies Veterinary Specialists Therapy and Fitness Centre in Hertfordshire.

5 mins

SPVS said the response to its inaugural well-being awards demonstrates the strong desire among veterinary leaders to provide happy and healthy working environments for their teams.

5 mins

A legal practice offering expertise to vets will merge with fellow health care solicitors Veale Wasbrough Vizards.

3 mins

Veterinary practices, PR agencies and industry marketers are being invited to showcase their PR campaigns by entering this yearā€™s Veterinary Marketing Association PR Award for 2016.

2 mins

Blue Cross and Summerdale Veterinary Centre in Cwmbran, south Wales, team up to offer discounted treatment for pet owners who are on certain means-tested benefits.

4 mins

Vets4Pets York rated highly in the team and professional responsibility and customer service categories of the Practice Standards Scheme.

4 mins

BVA has appointed Moneypenny as the exclusive provider of telephone answering overflow support for BVA members.

2 mins

The UKā€™s largest group of independent practices has announced it has put well-being at the top of its agenda for 2017.

4 mins

Staff at a Lincolnshire practice have made a clean sweep in collecting all five ā€œoutstandingā€ awards open to it under the RCVS Practice Standards Scheme.

3 mins

West Midlands watering hole becomes 24-hour veterinary clinic in Ā£1.3 million investment.

2 mins

A former shopping centre plant room that has been transformed into a state-of-the-art surgery marks a milestone for an expanding veterinary group.

3 mins

An online veterinary health care retailer set up and run by vets has launched in the UK, allowing customers to seek advice from in-house vets while purchasing their pet products.

3 mins

The largest provider of veterinary care in the US has announced it is to buy animal hospital chain VCA in a deal worth $9.1 billion.

3 mins

The new year has heralded a new chapter for two Independent Vetcare founding veterinary groups, with both having opened new branches.

3 mins

December 2016

The VMD is looking into the possibility of improving communications with veterinary profession members through the use of Twitter.

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