We have a long standing friendship with Crufts and 2023 will be our 50th year since we started exhibiting. We’re so excited to be back at the NEC this March, and will also be celebrating our 75th anniversary this year.
We thought this would be a good chance to introduce ourselves before we see you all in a few weeks!
Whether you’ve spoken to one of our Customer Advisers on the phones or are in contact with someone in the team via email, you can now put a name to the face.
Name: Jo Boughton-White
Job role: Managing Director
Pets: 4 naughty whippets, Elsie (12), Hilda (10), Katniss (6) and Betsy (2)
Breed looking forward to seeing at Crufts: I am really looking forward to meeting a Bavarian Mountain Hound and also hoping for a cuddle with a Cardigan Corgi – after all, who doesn’t like a cuddly Cardi!
Name: Ben Boughton-White
Job role: Operations Director
Pets: 4 Whippets, Elsie, Hilda, Katniss and Betsy
Breed looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Borzoi! I love hounds and we’ve always had whippets so I’d love to meet a bigger, crazier, hairier hound – and Borzois look like a lot of fun, but probably too big for our current pack.
Name: Becky England
Job role: Customer Service Manager
Pets: Miniature Smooth Dachshund called Molly- May (aka Lady Tottington, Lillington Smyth, Snoot, Stinky Pete, stinky toes)
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: All the hounds, every shape, size & colour but especially the Dachshunds….mini’s & standards as they all hold a big place in my heart. Hopefully, we will have lots visiting our stand 😊
Name: Laura Motteram
Job role: Deputy Customer Service Manager
Pets: Rufus the cat, he is 13 years old!
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: I always look out for the Afghan Hounds! But I also have a soft spot for Great Danes.
Name: Emily Lewis
Job role: Customer Service Administrator
Pets: Barney the French Bulldog
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: There’s so many I love! English Bulldogs – A close to my own French Bulldog, but I have always had a huge soft spot for English Bulldogs 😊 But I absolutely love large breeds like English Mastiffs and Newfoundland’s with their smooshy faces (please come say hello!!)
Name: Zoe Hales
Job role: Customer Service Advisor
Pets: Huntley, Lurcher, 3 years old, & Pilau the hamster
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: I am looking forward to seeing all of the breeds but, if I had to choose one it would be the toy poodles. I cannot wait to see all of their wonderfully groomed hair styles!
Name: Hannah Roy
Job role: Product Development Manager
Pets: Loki – Staffordshire Bull Terrier x Bull Terrier, 11 years old
Merry and Pippin – Smooth and long-haired guinea pigs, 18 months
Xena and Murphy – 9- and 4-year-old horses
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Bullmastiffs
Name: Steph Argent
Job role: Production Operative
Pets: Black cat called Audrey
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: German Shepherd – They are beautiful dogs in every way 😊
Name: James O’Brien
Job role: Production Operative
Pets: Collie called Zara
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Puli – because they are amazing!
Name: Adam Hoskins
Job role: Production Operative
Pets: Goldfish called Jormungandr
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Cocker Spaniel – my favourite dog breed
Name: Andrew Selway
Job role: Production Supervisor
Pets: Golden Labrador called Pip, 2 Border Terriers called Kenney & Stanley
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Pomeranian – because they are cute & funny.
Name: Katrina Stanton
Job role: Marketing Manager
Pets: Japanese Spitz called Sumo (the Wrestler) and a long haired white and black cat called Monnie (Marilyn Monroe).
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Skye Terriers… they look like magical creatures from the Never Ending Story! & Dalmatians are always beautiful.
Name: Nicole Venn
Job role: Digital Marketing Executive
Pets: Two cats called Balto & Leo
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: I'd love to meet a Swedish Vallhund! They're just a big dog in a small body with the cutest big ears.
Name: Ashley Nicholls
Job role: Dispatch & Production Manager
Pets: Two Jack Russell’s Terriers Spud and Jasper
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Siberian Husky, I find them the most beautiful dog breed and remind me so much of a gentle wolf if there is a thing. One day I would love to own one to join my collection of Jack Russell’s.
Name: Samuel Cox
Job role: Deputy Dispatch Manager
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: Afghan Hound – My stepmom is a hairdresser, she used to have a beautiful Afghan Hound with an impeccable coat, I’d come home from school, and he’d be on the sofa getting a blow dry! Also, as a child I loved listening to Richard Briars on cassette tape narrate What A Mess.
Name: Jaime Davis
Job role: Dispatch Operative
Pets: Henry (Chocolate Labrador) Felix (Tabby cat) and Sammy (Guinea Pig)
Breed most looking forward to seeing at Crufts: I would quite like to meet a Leonberger - nice big fluffy dog!
