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Vets4Pets Ltd〔(Guernsey Registry for Vets4Pets ) www.greg.gg. 3 February 2013.〕 was a Guernsey based veterinary business which operated a national network of joint venture Partner veterinary practices focusing on treatment of small animals(domestic pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits etc.).〔(Vets4Pets taking a lead in the Veterinary World ) www.thisisguernsey.com. 3 February 2013.〕 The group company enters into a Joint Venture Partnership with one or more Veterinary Professionals (usually a veterinary surgeon or Veterinary Nurse)〔(Vets4Pets Partner Website Launch ) www.petgazette.biz. 3 February 2013.〕 to open a new small animal practice in a predetermined location. The Practices were supported by two main Support Offices located in Guernsey〔 and Nottingham〔Tostevin, Simon. "Recession clears way for Vets4Pets' big growth push", ''Guernsey Press and Star'', Guernsey,18 June 2009.〕 which provide partners and their practices with full administrative support.〔(Vets4Pets steps on it ) www.thisisguernsey.com. 3 February 2013.〕 The business was sold to the Companion Care Ltd arm of the Pets at Home Group in 2013. The Company was founded in 2001 by father and son Craig and Tim Harrison (now the Managing Director of White Cross Vets)〔(White Cross Vets Story ) www.whitecrossvets.co.uk/white-cross-vets-story〕 along with Peter Watson〔(Linked In ) www.linkedin.com/in/peterlbwatson. , Retrieved on 27 June 2013〕 opening the first practices in Eccleshill and Bramley.〔(Vets with a Vision ) www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 March 2013〕 As of 1 June 2013, the company had a total of 97 practices across the UK, including 5 in Scotland, 3 in Wales, 2 in Northern Ireland and 2 in Guernsey.〔(Franchise scheme to lift vet chain towards 300 practices ) www.thisisguernsey.com. Retrieved on 1 February 2013〕 == Takeover by Pets at Home == On 8 April 2013, it was announced that Vets4Pets would be acquired by Pets at Home,〔Companies house, Company registration number: 1822577, 1991〕 the UK’s largest pet store business and that the founder, Peter Watson, was set for a ‘multimillion-pound windfall’ in the deal.〔The Guardian''name= "Pets at Home pays around £40m for Vets4Pets">http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/09/pets-at-home-buys-vets4pets?INTCMP=SRCH Retrieved on 9 April 2013〕 Vets4Pets’ 97 Practices〔(Retrieved on 27 June 2013 )〕 will sit alongside Pets at Home's existing 116 in-store Companion Care practices,〔(Retrieved on 27 June 2013 )〕 as well as six stand-alone practices. Sally Hopson, customer and people director at Pets at Home has stated there is 'no intention of rebranding either company' and that it is 'business as usual' for the 2 companies, however, the Guernsey Support Office closed in May 2014 with the loss of all jobs and was closely followed by the Nottingham Support Office with the loss of some jobs, as Pets at Home transferred the support network to their Companion Care Support Team in Kingston Lyle, Oxon and the Pets at Home Support team in Handforth, Cheshire. Despite the takeover, the brand of Vets4Pets continues to trade with the existing practices from the time of sale, and the brand has grown significantly as new practices are opened under the new ownership. Pets at Home acquired the equestrian's multi-channel business Ride-Away〔Companies house, Company registration number: 03791164, 1980〕 in December . Nick Wood, CEO of Pets at Home, predicts ‘’a lot of growth potential’’ in the industry, which, in April 2013, comprised 2500 veterinary practices across the UK . During a 12-month period from March 2012 to 2013, the businesses had combined sales of £100 million, with Companion Care being accountable for 57% and more 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vets4pets」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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