Yorkshire based veterinary group creates new jobs via six-figure expansion plans

Independent Yorkshire based veterinary group, Harrison Family Vets, will shortly commence work on two new practices in Sheffield and Wigan, which will open early next year as part of a £700k investment programme that will create at least 12 new jobs.

Harrison Family Vets is currently transforming a former pub on Mosborough’s High Street, approximately eight miles from Sheffield city centre, into a ‘state-of-the-art’ practice. In addition, the company has also started fitting out a newly built unit in the Wigan suburb of Tyldesley, located just off Moseley Common Road.

As part of its latest expansion, the group is now actively recruiting for clinic directors, veterinary surgeons, registered veterinary nurses and client care coordinators across both practices.

Once complete, both practices will offer a wealth of pioneering features. These include waiting areas with bespoke pods, which are all spaced at least two metres apart, giving clients their own space and shielding pets from the stresses of facing other pets in a traditional waiting room.

The pods will also have their own screens displaying pet jokes and facts, as well as information about pet welfare and nutrition.

There are no reception desks and instead the front of house teams will have the autonomy to freely move around the practice and interact with clients and their pets. Separate cat and dog wards will also offer mood lighting, pet-friendly pheromones and music to create a calming atmosphere.

Harrison Family Vets launched in the UK in 2021. The group currently has five practices located near Reading in Woodley, Kingswinford in the West Midlands, Didsbury in South Manchester, Stockton-on-Tees near Middlesbrough and most recently it opened in Armthorpe in Doncaster.

Kristie Faulkner, operations director from Harrison Family Vets, commented: “We’re very excited to start work on our two latest practices and we’re already receiving applications from potential team members. The whole ethos at Harrison Family Vets is about fostering a culture within our team that sets us apart and differentiates our practice from all others.

“Every individual’s strengths and personality traits contribute to what we do, in a family orientated environment, and crucially, only pet owners can join our team, because you can’t fully understand our culture unless a pet is an integral member of your family.

“With pioneering practices, and as an independent, family run group, our proposition really stands out. We’re striving to push the boundaries of pet care, customer service and employee wellbeing, in an environment that is a long way from a traditional veterinary practice.”

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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