Dog daycare centre joins Bradford Estates family of local businesses
An award-winning dog daycare centre is to expand its services by becoming the latest occupier to move into Bradford Estates business villages.
As part of the Bradford Estates drive to convert surplus, disused agricultural barns into a flexible range of commercial premises, Upper Brockhurst Farm, on Brockhurst Road, Weston-under-Lizard, will be updated for use by K9 Anytime, a family-run daycare facility.
Conversion works to turn three unused traditional brick and modern corrugated metal agricultural barns into a high-quality dog daycare facility will begin on Monday (14th October) after planning permission was granted by South Staffordshire Council.
Established in 2015, K9 Anytime is a family run business based in Higford, near Telford. As part of the expansion, the second daycare centre will open from February 2025 with five full-time trained professionals, providing high quality day care for each four-legged guest.
The barns will be restored and used as a day care centre for up to 60 dogs with adjoining outdoor adventure playgrounds, in addition to relaxation rooms, a raw food and natural treat pantry and full grooming facilities, for which K9 Anytime have also won national awards.
The dog daycare centre joins diverse businesses including a wedding florist, a fresh produce grower, a furniture manufacturer and a tech company to take up recent leases with Bradford Estates as it expands its commercial property footprint through reusing its buildings to sustainably boost the local economy.
Tom Haynes, Director of K9 Anytime, which has won a series of awards, said: “Our business has grown rapidly over the last few years, and we have been actively searching for a second location for some time now. Upper Brockhurst Business Village is the perfect location for our new facility.
“Our ethos is to make dogs’ lives better every day and our new Weston-under-Lizard location, just off the A5, supports our aim. Studies have shown that anxiety is higher in city dogs compared to those in the countryside who experience less stress, anxiety and fear. We cannot wait to begin working on Bradford Estates to provide our dogs with a peaceful, country escape.”
Bradford Estates Managing Director Alexander Newport added: “We look forward to welcoming K9 Anytime to Bradford Estates. The day care facility will utilise a disused heritage farm building and we are working with a local heritage architect to ensure the buildings are restored in the local palette.
“Our aim is to build a thriving, diverse economy of local start- up companies along with more formal leases for longer term occupiers.”
Landed estates business Bradford Estates offers a growing and high-quality portfolio of commercial properties located adjacent or close to the key thoroughfares of M54, A5, A41 and A518 in Shropshire and Staffordshire, between Telford and Wolverhampton.
Working to its 100-year plan, Bradford Estates’ stewardship of 12,000 acres on the Shropshire-Staffordshire borders is based on a commitment to be a responsive landowner invested in the future of the local business community.
