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Veterinary Instrumentation, the leading supplier of instruments and orthopedic implants to veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom, announced today that Founder and Chairman John Lapish presented the Simon Award 2013 to Geoff Skerritt, BVSc, DipECVN, FRCVS. The presentation took place yesterday, Thursday, 04 April, 2013 as part of the annual prestigious BSAVA Award ceremony at the BSAVA Congress, the largest small animal Veterinary Congress in Europe, at Birmingham ICC.
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Veterinary Instrumentation Ltd – Broadfield Road – Sheffield S8 0XL – United Kingdom
FOR: Veterinary Instrumentation andHenry Schein in Europe
CONTACT: Stefanie FleigeSenior Manager International Corporate Communications Tel: +49 40 – 65 668 – 691E-mail: [email protected]
Veterinary Instrumentation presented the Simon Award 2013 for outstanding contribution in the field of veterinary surgery to Geoff Skerritt
Sheffield, 05 April 2013 – Veterinary Instrumentation, the leading supplier of instruments and orthopedic implants to veterinary surgeons in the United Kingdom, announced today that Founder and Chairman John Lapish presented the Simon Award 2013 to Geoff Skerritt, BVSc, DipECVN, FRCVS. The presentation took place yesterday, Thursday, 04 April, 2013 as part of the annual prestigious BSAVA Award ceremony at the BSAVA Congress, the largest small animal Veterinary Congress in Europe, at Birmingham ICC.
The Simon Award is presented annually to a member of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) for outstanding contributions in the field of veterinary surgery. Simon, a Golden Retriever owned by Mr. J. Thomas, a blind telephone operator, also became blind and had his sight restored by surgery, thus enabling him to resume his full duties as a guide dog. Mr. Thomas, in appreciation of the work and surgical skill which had made this possible, inaugurated and made this award at the 1962 BSAVA Annual Congress. The award took the form of a bronze statuette engraved ‘Deus semper tuas manus regat’ the translation from the Latin being ‘for an outstanding feat of surgery’. The statuette was loaned to the winner for the following year.
In 2003, John Lapish, Founder and Chairman of Veterinary Instrumentation was awarded the Simon Award for his contributions in the field of Veterinary implants and instrumentation. In that year, BSAVA decided that the original Simon statuette was too fragile to be loaned out to the award winners and would be kept permanently at BSAVA headquarters. John Lapish, on behalf of Veterinary Instrumentation offered to restore the original and to create replicas of the statuette to be presented annually by BSAVA to the winners to keep. In addition, a further set of replicas was created and presented to past winners as a permanent recognition of their achievements.
Please also visit us at BSAVA Congress: Stand 714.
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Photo: John Lapish, Founder and Chairman of Veterinary Instrumentation (left) and Geoff Skerritt, BVSc, DipECVN, FRCVS (right), the winner of the Simon Award 2013 for his contributions to Veterinary Neurology
About Veterinary Instrumentation and Henry Schein
Veterinary Instrumentation has been serving the veterinary community for nearly 30 years and sells its high quality products to veterinarians in more than 35 countries.
Veterinary Instrumentation is a subsidiary of Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based animal health, dental, and medical practitioners.
The Company also serves dental laboratories, government and institutional health care clinics, and other alternate care sites. A Fortune 500® Company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index, Henry Schein employs more than 15.000 Team Schein Members and serves more than 775.000 customers.
The Company offers a comprehensive selection of products and services, including value-added solutions for operating efficient practices and delivering high-quality care. Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, with a selection of more than 96,000 branded products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 110,000 additional products available as special-order items. The Company also offers its customers exclusive, innovative technology solutions, including practice management software and e-commerce solutions, as well as a broad range of financial services.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein has operations or affiliates in 25 countries.
For more information, please see Veterinary Instrumentation’s web site at www.vetinst.com or Henry Schein’s corporate web site at www.henryschein.com
Sources: BSAVA
