General Retail & Services

Your One-Stop Shop for Pest Protection

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Even if your business does not handle food, pest problems can take hold especially where goods and people constantly coming into your premises. Once pests are present, they will damage your stock and can harm your reputation.

Common Pests in Retail & Services

The main threats are from rodents, flies, moths and biting insects but a wide range of other insects and nuisance birds are also common problems faced by retailers.

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  • Rodents: Rats and mice are attracted by the food and/or shelter and nesting materials in supermarkets and retailers. They can cause significant damage because they contaminate and damage your items, furniture and hardware. and destroy large amounts items. Furthermore, they often transmit diseases and the odour of their urine and feces can be outright disgusting.
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  • Bed Bugs: Bed Bugs & other biting insects are a common pest in retail. Bed Bugs are not known to transmit any diseases, but they cause irritation to employees and customers.
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  • Flies: Flies are a common nuisance in supermarkets, grocery stores and retail outlets, especially when fresh foods, meats, vegetables and fruit are displayed for sale. Flies transmit a number of diseases and in cases of a heavy infestation can become a real nuisance.

Rentokil Pest Control for Retail stores

Our pest control technicians are local and they are there to support you whether it is a one-off pest problem or to provide you with the peace of mind of a effective pest control service plan.

With our Pest Prevention Service, your local technician will regularly visit your site to check and top up bait stations, check for signs of pest activity, identify potential risks and advise you on any steps you can take to reduce the risk of pest problems.

If you are looking across a network of sites, these can all be incorporated into a single service agreement with an account manager to coordinate service delivery across your premises. However, each individual site will still have its links to their local technicians and surveyors to meet their local needs.

To find out more about how we can deal with any pest problem or prevent them occurring in the first place, please call us on 1800 102 9888 or contact us to arrange a visit by your local surveyor.

Got a specific pest problem? See the Pest Problems section for information and solutions.