Premier Veterinary Group plc (formerly Ark Therapeutics Group plc) comprises of three groups of branches based in Bristol, on the North Kent coast and around the West Midlands, Shropshire and Gloucestershire. There are 15 practices in total and are known locally as Zetland and Thanet Veterinary Groups. Zetland Veterinary Group – is a cluster of practices based mainly in the central and north-west sector of Bristol. It comprises of a main hospital in Zetland Road and seven feeder branches, with 89 employees, including 20 vets. The group handles its own Out of Hours service with dedicated night nurses and the use of daytime vets. The group performs surgical procedures at six of the eight premises and has X-ray and ultrasound facilities at four of them. Complex surgical and diagnostic procedures are referred back to the hospital, which also has its own internal laboratory. Thanet Veterinary Group – is a group based on the North Kent coast, consisting of the main hospital in Margate and two feeder branches in Birchington and Westgate. The practice has 22 employees, including 4 vets. All surgery and diagnostic procedures are performed at the main hospital, which is equipped with X-ray, ultrasound and internal laboratory facilities. Bearwood Veterinary Group - consists of 2 clinics in the West Midlands. Bearwood, which is situated in Smethwick, near Birmingham City Centre, and the other in Maypole. The group has 15 employees, including 4 vets. The clinics have dedicated and friendly teams, committed to providing excellent professional care, with the latest veterinary clinical technology.

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Premier Veterinary warns it will take longer to become competitive in US
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Premier Veterinary warned that it expects it to take an extra six months to become competitive in the US.

This news emerged after it identified changes to its business model that would be implemented after finding differences between the US and UK markets.

Earlier this year, the company provided an update on its activities in the US conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary, Premier Vet Alliance (US).

It expressed its confidence in the prospects for the US business and an intent to significantly increase its investment in sales, launch and business infrastructure to take the opportunity to build market share in future periods. This investment was to be funded by the proposed disposal of its buying group.

Premier Veterinary said additional investment in the US was being made and the number of hospital sign ups and pets on plan continued to increase.

Given the strong pipeline of sales, the board remained confident the opportunity to access a significant segment of the available US market still existed.

At 12:04pm: (LON:PVG) Premier Veterinary Group PLC share price was -62.88p at 177.5p

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