The Wandering Dog winning the Highly Commended category for UK Pet Retailer of The Year in 2017 The PetQuip Awards has announced the 39 finalists for this years ceremony which is in its sixth year and will take place in autumn at the PATS Telford trade show PetQuips trade association manager Pat Flynn said It has been a mammoth task working with our team of experts to filter through the entries and each and every finalist can be proud of their achievements This is particularly true for those companies that have made it into the final line-up in categories where there were a large number of entries Our final judging panel made up of independent retailers a retail chain buyer and a marketing analyst will have a hard time deciding the ultimate winners The director general of PetQuip Amanda Sizer Barrett added News of the winners is always eagerly anticipated and the publicity generated for those runners- up finalists and winners should never be underestimated PetQuip receives worldwide recognition and to gain one of its awards demonstrates that the winning firm is a high achiever in the pet industry Using the awards as a form of promotion can add significant credibility to both a company and its products in both home and overseas markets We are looking forward to finding out who will be the lucky winners this year Final judging will take place in August with the winners being announced on Sunday 23 September at the PetQuip Awards dinner which takes place on the first evening of the PATS pet trade exhibition in Telford The 2018 finalists are Business of the Year Broadreach Nature Danish Design Group 55 Loving Pets Naturediet Wild Wash Exporter of the Year Marketing Project of the Year HayPigs Hownd Inspired Pet Nutrition Harringtons Just for Pets Natures Menu True Instinct Wild Wash Pet Product of the Year Three categories - 1 Food and Treats Hownd Hemp Wellness Treats Kennelpak Yakers Dog Chews Loving Pets Ora Bone Meatlove Training Sausage Naturediet Moist Meaty Treats Nutriment Dinner for Cats Poppys Picnic Enhanced Pet Food Poppys Picnic Complete Meatballs Poppys Picnic Follow-on Paste Slurps Nutritious Dog Drinks 2 Accessories Collarways Mookiemax grooming and massage tool Collarways WestPaw chew Company of Animals new launch Danish Design Dog Duvet K9 Organics Shampoos Paw Balm Pet Trade Innovations Doc Phoebe No Bowl System 3 Health and Technical Catipilla Climbing Frame Chicken Guard Automatic Chicken Coop Door Collarways Anti-parasite Collar Doggys Cuppa Daily Dog Brew PetWeighter Dog Feeding System Sure Petcare Microchip Pet Door Connect Sure Petcare Cat Flap Connect WaggleAntics Tick Defence International Pet Retailer Distributor Wholesaler of the Year Saint Vincent Group Dubai Samohyl Czech Republic Wanimocom online retailer France Whesco Denmark UK Pet Retailer of the Year Colchester Pet Stores Colchester Essex Hart Pet Supplies Benfleet Essex Mutt Co Pet Boutique Hartlepool Teesside Pack and Clowder Hackney London The Wet Nose Dog online retailer WaggleAntics online retailer Lifetime Achievement To be revealed on 23rd September at the PetQuip Awards dinner