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YOSHIKIGOI UK

UPDATE

As we approach 2019, Jos Aben and the
team at Yoshikigoi UK are very excited
about the prospects for the future. The last
2 years have certainly been hugely
rewarding and challenging at the same time.

In 2016 we saw the Import Licences granted for both
the UK and the USA with Full SCV and KHV Free
Certified Status, which was a world first, and in August
LAUNCHING 2016 we made our first shipments into both countries.
We had a very successful display-only stand at The All
YOSHIKIGOI UK England Koi Show 2016 and our Yoshikigoi customers
who exhibited their Koi took numerous awards,
HAS BEEN including some firsts, which was a fantastic result for
REWARDING, our first UK Show. Sadly, during the same year there
did appear to be an issue with an initial batch of lower-
BUT NOT grade Tosai on one shipment. We immediately had tests
carried out by independent specialists in both the UK
WITHOUT ITS and Poland, and although they found nothing

CHALLENGES unexpected, or specific, three of our Tosai ponds just
didn’t seem to have performed as well as the rest. As a
result, we recommissioned them all with a brand-new
bore hole supply, just to be on the safe side.
Moving into 2017 over 20,000 Yoshikigoi in total were
imported into the UK, mostly Tosai of course, but we
also saw a good number of Nisai and Sansai being
purchased too. Yoshikigoi UK were proud to sponsor
and support many Shows and Sections through the UK,
again, taking a large number of awards at many of the
Shows including both the BKKS National and The All
England Koi Show.
Our success continued in 2018 on the Show scene with
over 50 awards being won by Yoshikigoi at major UK
and European Shows, including first place for the
Special Variety at both the Arcen and The All England
Shows with our Shusui. We also enjoyed the launch of

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