About Us
Our Mission
Innovating Care, Elevating Welfare.
At the Doherty Group our mission is to enhance the well-being of animals through the provision of sustainable, high-quality products. We are dedicated to using high quality recycled materials and innovative practices to create efficient and effective solutions, ensuring the safety, comfort, and health of animals and farmers.
As a family-run business, we pride ourselves on offering a personal touch and reliable service, fostering strong, trusting relationships with our customers and suppliers.
Our Story
Our story began in the 80's when Francis and Marie Doherty began supplying local farmers with wood shavings for poultry housing.
After many years of supplying the local community, we are founded as a Limited Company under the name Doherty Woodshavings LTD.
Our pellet mill is born and production of locally sourced pellets commences, making us one of a handful in Ireland. Along with this, we develop our Lasta brand which is still going strong today.
SUBLIME undergoes farm trials and lab tests to identify an optimum blend and mark the start of our innovation journey.
Pure Purrs is born, marking our first step into the pet market.
We rebrand to the Doherty Group, bringing all of our brands under one name and emphasising our focus on animal welfare and product innovation.
Innovating Care
Our primary goal is to push the boundaries of what everyone believes about animal bedding. Our in-house Research and Development department are constantly looking at ways we can do things differently to benefit both farmers and animals.
We want to make sure our products improve the comfort, welfare and output of animals while simultaneously prioritising the health and wellbeing of the farmers that use them on a daily basis. As part of our sustainable innovation journey, we'll keep everyone updated on the new things we're doing and the differences we're making to farmers across the country.
Our Values
Ambition
Our ambition fuels our dedication to innovation, excellence, and making a positive impact on the world.
Innovation
We believe in continually striving to enhance the lives of our customers and their animals.
Adaptability
We embrace change and are always ready to adapt to new challenges and opportunities
Sustainability
We aim to constantly improve our sustainability, whether environmental, social or economic.
Animal Welfare
Animals are at the core of our business. Enhancing their quality of life is what we do best.
Honesty
Whether it’s internal or external, we strive to be honest and transparent in everything we do.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
At the Doherty Group, we take sustainability seriously. We’re a small, family-run business from the heart of County Antrim and anyone fortunate enough to know this part of the world, knows just how lucky we are to live and work here. As a company that manufactures from timber, we know we have a part to play in keeping our local environment as beautiful as possible. But we also know it goes much farther than that. The impact of what we do here can be felt much further than County Antrim, and the island of Ireland.
All of the products we manufacture are produced using sustainably sourced wood and we bring in materials from businesses with recognised certification. This means all of our timber-based products are sourced from sustainable forestry that doesn’t contribute to deforestation in the UK, Ireland or elsewhere.
At every stage of the our product’s lifecycles, we try our best to maximise sustainability. From using by-products that would otherwise be considered waste to encouraging the use of shavings in anaerobic digestion, we want to do our bit to promote a brighter future and cleaner countryside. We still have plenty we’d like to achieve, but by taking small steps we hope to constantly improve our sustainability and strive to meet our targets a little more every day.
