VetUK

{{Short description|Online retailer}}

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| founder = Iain Booth

| location = Thirsk, North Yorkshire

| area_served = United Kingdom
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| industry = online retailing

| num_employees = 35 (October 2014)

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| url = {{URL|vetuk.co.uk}}
{{URL|veterinairefr.fr}}

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VetUK Ltd is an online retailer of pet care products, including veterinary medicines. The company was founded in 2005; filled its millionth order in 2012, and two millionth in 2014.

VetUK is based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire and has an office in York.{{cite web|title=Putting vets on the internet|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/news/9319425.Putting_vets_on_the_internet/|publisher=The York Press|access-date=9 May 2014}}{{cite web|title=The Catalyst Residents|url=http://www.yorksciencepark.co.uk/our-residents/the-catalyst-residents.html|access-date=9 May 2014}} It turned over £10M in 2010.{{cite web|title=VetUK: Iain Booth|url=http://startups.co.uk/vetuk-iain-booth/|publisher=The Startup Team|access-date=9 May 2014|date=3 August 2010}}

As of 2012, VetUK sold 10,000 different products and was growing sales at 30% per year.{{cite web|title=VetUK dispatches one millionth order|url=http://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2012/08/30/vetuk-dispatches-one-millionth-order/|publisher=Harrogate News|access-date=9 May 2014}}{{cite news|title=Profiles: VetUK Ltd|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/business/awards/profiles/9178263.VetUK_Ltd/|work=The Press|date=4 August 2011|access-date=9 May 2014}}

Its own brands include Max and Molly, Nutrecare, and PetUK.

History

VetUK was established in 2005 by veterinary surgeon Iain Booth and scientist Lyane Haywood to sell over-the-counter veterinary medicines. According to Booth "I had clients telling me there wasn't enough choice and products were too expensive, so I had thought about selling pet medicines over the internet. I tested my idea first selling via eBay, and when I realised people liked it, I launched the site." The company was entirely self-funded, and initially it operated out of Booth's living room.

In August 2012, VetUK bought Kidderminster based Nutrecare.{{cite news|title=VetUK snaps up rival|work=The Business Desk|date=2 August 2012|url=http://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/354870-vetuk-snaps-up-rival.html|access-date=15 June 2014}}

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