A North East pet clothing company has launched a recruitment drive after expanding into a new base.
Franky’s Bowtique was originally set up as a hobby business by Kerry Whitney a few years ago, juggling her love of pet accessories with full time work in hospitality. During the pandemic, however, she was made redundant and put all her efforts into the business. Her partner Stephen Hyde also came on board to ramp up activity, with the pair designing, making and distributing fun pet wear from their Gateshead home.
Their colourful bowties for dogs caught the nation’s attention earlier this year when they created a special blue and yellow bow-tie, donating all profits to pet rescues in Ukraine, as well as charities helping refugees. The couple were rushed off their feet meeting orders for the unique pet garments, with many people around the UK also placing orders for their other colourful badgebows - and the ties also caught the eye of a number of major retailers.
