Rentokil initial
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| legal form | PLC |
| ISIN | GB00B082RF11 |
| founding | 1924 |
| Seat | Camberley , Surrey , United Kingdom |
| management | Andy Ransom ( CEO ), Jeremy Townsend, ( CFO ), John McAdam (Chairman) |
| Number of employees | approx. 31,000 |
| sales | EUR 2.4 billion |
| Branch | Hygiene services, pest control, indoor greening, scent marketing |
| Website | Rentokil initial |
Rentokil Initial is a UK company based in Camberley near London.
Around 31,000 people are employed in the Rentokil Initial group. Rentokil Initial is one of the largest service companies in the world and operates in the areas of pest control, corporate hygiene, building management and indoor greening. It is among the 100 largest companies in the United Kingdom (FTSE100 index) and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange LSE since 1969.
Rentokil Initial is led by Andy Ransom (CEO) and Jeremy Townsend (CFO) and operates in over 60 countries. In the UK, the company was nicknamed "Royal Ratcatcher" for decades.
history
The company was founded in 1924 by the British university professor Harold Maxwell-Lefroy at Imperial College in London. Maxwell-Lefroy has been researching ways to kill the pied rodent beetle , which at that time had infested parts of the country, including Westminster Hall , since 1920 . The name intended for the company at the time with "Entokill", ie the combination of insect (Greek "Entomon") and control (English "Kill"), was already registered as a trademark, which ultimately led to the derivation of the name Rentokil.
In 1944 Rentokil got into the fight against wood pests.