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Suppliers

Aqua United takes over
Flipper distribution

The aquatics company Aqua Uni-
ted, which is based in Germany,
Beco achieves B Corporation has announced that it is to as-

Certification sume exclusive responsibility
for distributing the US aquatics
The British pet products com- becoming a sustainable supplier brand Flipper in Germany and
pany Beco has achieved B Cor- by challenging standard busi- Austria. Flipper’s range focuses
poration Certification. The com- ness practices and pursuing on cleaning and accessory pro-
pany, which markets food, toys new initiatives to help preserve ducts in particular. “The products
and accessories for pets, has the planet. are advanced, high-quality tools states the company in a press
thus taken another step towards to enhance aquarium keeping,” release.

Seitz Group expands its
warehousing and production

German pet food manufacturer senbrock, chairman of the Seitz
Seitz is expanding its warehouse management team. The capac-
and production capacity at the ity distributed previously to ex-
company’s headquarters close ternal warehouses will be largely
to Bremen. The new facility, brought together in the new facil-
which will commence operating ity in Langwedel.
at the start of 2023, has a high- A flexible energy concept is
bay system and a cold store for also being implemented in the
raw materials of animal and ve- building, which permits energy to
getable origin. be supplied via either gas or oil.
“We want to be closer to our The ultra-modern, eco-friendly
production and increase deliv- refrigeration plant along with an
George Bramble, founder of Beco.
ery security further for our cus- energy recovery system will en-
tomers,” says Max Graf Kers- sure maximum energy efficiency.
PFMA becomes UK Pet Food

The Pet Food Manufacturers As- Michael Bellingham, manag-
sociation (PFMA) in the United ing director of UK Pet Food, ex-
Kingdom has been renamed UK plains: “The creation of a new
Pet Food. Accounting for 90 per brand identity was an important
cent of British manufacturers, step for us. We value our 50-year
UK Pet Food will continue to re- history but are also proud to be
present the growing interests a future-oriented enterprise that
of its 100-plus members. The welcomes and drives change.
association’s new image has We want our brand to capture Photo: Seitz-Gruppe
also been coordinated with a this sentiment and reflect more
new website: www.ukpetfood. accurately who we are and what The Seitz Group is building a new warehouse that permits energy to be sup-
org . we stand for.” plied optionally via gas or oil.

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