Dog-G8 wins silver at Petquip Awards

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Tom Kilkelly

Credit: Dog-G8

The Dog-G8 Company, based in Horsham, recently received the Silver Award at the PetQuip Awards, which were held at PATS Telford.

Having recently appeared on BBC One as a contender on Dragons Den, the company has seen a significant increase in its Dog-G8 product.

The firm was also one of only 10 companies to make the finals of the Pet Industry Federation’s 'New Pet Innovation of the Year Award' this year.

Specialising in pet gates, The Dog-G8 Company aims its products at dog owners in need of assistance with the training of their pets. The Dog-G8 Company's products are designed to reduce the potential risk of injury to animals and animals causing harm to visitors of a home.

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The Dog-G8 gate was an idea of Peter Maxted, the founder of the company who has been a pet sitter for over 20 years and a dog owner for the same amount of time.

He was very aware of the risks associated with dogs at front doors e.g. escapes, attacks, thefts and although there were other gates on the market, he felt they were inadequate and ineffective enough to work for all breeds.

Commenting on the company's success, Peter said: “We are absolutely delighted to have made the finals of the PIF Innovation Award and the PetQuip Awards this year and to win a Silver Award with this being the first time we have entered, is the icing on the cake.

''We are very much a family business and it was great that my son Chris who is a Director in the firm together with his girlfriend, Harriet Roberts who looks after our social media, were able to collect the award on behalf of The Dog G8 Company.”

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.