A well-known industry figure who previously established a successful national chain of practices, has returned to the sector to launch a new and independent veterinary group.
Managing director Tim Harrison has set up Harrison Family Vets with operations director, Kristie Faulkner. The first practice has opened in Woodley, Reading, in a £350,000 investment that has initially created eight jobs.
The next practice will soon open in the Midlands before the group expands into the North West towards the end of the year.
The pioneering group is now searching for further properties across the north and south of England, with plans to open 75 practices by the end of the decade.
NATIONL CHAIN FOUNDER
Tim was a co-founder of Vets4Pets in 2001 before joining US giant Mars Inc. to head the overseas growth of Banfield, then the world’s largest veterinary practice. More recently he spearheaded the growth of his family business, White Cross Vets, into one of the UK’s most progressive practices.
Kristie joined White Cross Vets as operations manager in 2016 and when the company was…
