Companion Care Vets Announce Opening Of 100th Surgery

Jodie Hoare (Veterinary Care Assistant), Lesley Lane (Veterinary Care Assistant), Rhian Bullock (Vet & JVP), June Davies (Receptionist), Bethan McCarthy (Veterinary Care Assistant) and Alex Saunders (Veterinary Care Assistant) Update: The surgery opened on Friday 7th September and local MP Owen Smith who is Shadow Secretary of State for Wales was one of the special guests on the day, cutting the ribbon that declared the surgery officially open. The opening day had a community feel as representatives from local charities, The Dogs Trust and The Cats Protection League spent the day fundraising and vet and Joint Venture Partner Rhian Bullock said she is looking forward to making her surgery a real part of the local community. The group has doubled in size in the past three years Companion Care Vets has today announced that its surgery in Llantrisant, South Wales will become the group’s 100th practice when it opens its doors to the public on 7th September 2012. The surgery will reside within the Pets at Home store in Llantrisant and will be owned and managed by Joint Venture Partner Rhian Bullock who has returned home to Llantristant after working and studying for many years in the USA. With state of the art equipment including digital x-ray facilities, an in-house laboratory and isolation unit, the surgery is also among the first to adopt a new Companion Care Vets brand. Jane Balmain, Managing Director, Companion Care Vets comments, “2012 has been quite a year for the business, we were named as one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, becoming the first veterinary group to be awarded this accolade. Our growth has been such that we have recently launched a dedicated recruitment website, we have employed our 1,000th team member and to be opening our 100th surgery is testament to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic team.” With 117 Joint Veterinary Partners, 96 of whom are vets, 13 veterinary nurses, 7 practice managers and a receptionist and a further 953 colleagues employed by the group, Companion Care Vets is one of the largest veterinary employers in the UK. The company has doubled in size in the past three years and is on track to do so again by 2015. Jane continues, “At present the majority of our surgeries are part of the Pets at Home in-store model but there are already five very successful standalone surgeries and the standalone surgery network plan is being developed to cater for those vets and veterinary nurses whose preference is to have a more traditional standalone surgery.” Joint venture partner and veterinary surgeon Rhian Bullock who will be at the helm of the 100th surgery says, “A local girl, I have just moved back to Llantrisant and am really excited to be running my own practice in an area that I love. I set myself very high clinical standards and always involve the client in treatment and their pet’s wellbeing. There is nothing that satisfies me more than well animals and happy clients.” Rhian and her team are involving the local community in the opening and will have guests from local branches of the Dogs Trust and the Cats Protection League present on opening day raising funds and joining in the celebrations.

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