Rentokil History

Professional, reliable and effective pest control – that has been the motto of Rentokil throughout its 80 year lifespan.

Rentokil was established, from humble beginnings, in the UK in 1927.

The high quality of service delivery and customer loyalty, combined with a highly skilled workforce, enabled the company to spread its wings across the globe. Rentokil currently operates in more than 45 countries around the world.

In all our years of operation Rentokil has never stopped learning. We've amassed an unrivalled store of pest control expertise and we've always managed to stay one jump ahead of the latest pests - by developing our products and services faster than they evolve.

A Rentokil India Management effort was initiated since the 1st of January, ’08. Initial operations were from a partner company’s office at T.Nagar, Chennai.

Rentokil India’s initial focus was to understand the clients, and study their expectations and gaps in the service provided to them. Discussions were also in progress with potential PCOs for buy-out. An organization structure was made, and the complete corporate management team was on board by April, ’08.

Cross-over trainings were initiated from the month of February, ’08. A batch of 7 members from newly formed Rentokil team visited Malaysia to study Rentokil’s operations in the country. Subsequently technicians and managers from India have either visited various Rentokil countries, or Rentokil experts from other countries have come to India to impart training.

In the month of April, ’08, Rentokil India signed up and acquired five more local pest control companies. Along with the acquisition, the company also inaugurated its India head quarters at Adyar, Chennai, on the 14th of April, ’08. A week later, on the 20th of April, the company also inaugurated its first Branch office in India at Guindy, Chennai.

HR systems were put in place by the month of May, ’08. Operations systems and procedures were streamlined since the month of June, ’08. Newer equipments were purchased; vehicles were bought for increasing service delivery standards. The work on implementation of various ERP packages were initiated in July, ‘08

Apart from two offices in Chennai (Headquarters and Branch office), Rentokil has also opened up offices in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi. Subsequent to the opening of offices and expanding operations at the regional level, the Branch Management concept was introduced. Currently Chennai, Bangalore, Kochi and Hyderabad have been elevated to the status of Branch offices with Branch Managers appointed respectively.