White Cross Vets has announced the opening of its 19th practice in Handsworth, Sheffield, headed up by Dave Hough MRCVS.White Cross Vets has announced the opening of its 19th practice in Handsworth, Sheffield, headed up by Dave Hough MRCVS.

Tim Harrison, managing director at White Cross Vets, said: "Our plan has been to open five new practices within a 12 month period and despite having a strong presence in West Yorkshire we didn’t have a practice in South Yorkshire. When we found out Dave wanted to move to Sheffield it made perfect sense for us to expand into the area and for him to lead the practice as clinic director.

"Dave is a hugely talented and compassionate professional and we certainly didn’t want to lose him. The Handsworth opening is the perfect fit for Dave who will lead a team of four. As the practice expands, we envisage that we will create a further 20 jobs over the next five years.”

White Cross says it has invested £250,000 in the practice, which is opening on the site of a former sausage factory which has recently been redeveloped at a cost of £1.1M.

Dave said: "I was so thrilled when Tim told me his plans for Sheffield. I love the area and my wife’s family have grown up there, I have been wanting to set up a long term family home for a while, and the fact that I have been able to move my young family to South Yorkshire, and still work for White Cross Vets, makes me really happy."

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