Winners judged to have shown outstanding success
The founders of the Mobile Vet Ltd have been presented with the Queen’s Award for Innovation by the Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight.
Dr Dan Forster and his wife Kirsty, a veterinary nurse, received the award at a ceremony at their veterinary surgery in Newport on Saturday 15 October.
The award is given to businesses for outstanding achievement in International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development. Winners are judged to have shown outstanding success as result of an innovation.
The Mobile Vet Ltd offers a 24/7 mobile service to clients and their animals on the Isle of Wight. The team work out of custom-designed vehicles, as well as their fully equipped static veterinary clinic in Newport.
In launching the service, Dan and Kirsty’s vision was to create a mobile clinic which could provide all of the services normally provided in a traditional clinic rather than just some.
“We aim to offer a caring and professional service to Islanders and their pets while also maintaining a good work/life balance,” said Dan. “We can do almost everything from our vehicles but, when necessary, we utilise our fully equipped static clinic.
“We aim to offer a highly professional veterinary service using state-of-the-art equipment, which is also convenient to our clients. We have recently introduced a CT scanning service and laparoscopic surgery to expand our clinical services further.”
The award was presented on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, who Kirsty and Dan met at a reception at Buckingham Palace Palace during the summer.
“We are honoured to receive this prestigious award and had a fantastic day," adds Dan. "The award would never have been achievable without the support of our wonderful team. We look forward to continuing to provide an exemplary level of service to our clients.”
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