I’m sure you remember (mainly because we haven't stopped talking about it) our amazing team member, Josh Bates, being awarded Pest Controller of the Year at the recent National Pest Awards. What makes Josh’s…
On Saturday 7th September our bird work team member Martin Newman took on the massive challenge of completing a 100km walk in 24hrs!Martin began walking at 10am Saturday morning and finished at 3am on Sunday…
You can probably count on one hand the number of wasps you have seen this summer which is good news for people who have a phobia of wasps, but not such good news for pest controllers who usually benefit from…
As a leader in sustainability practices and winner of many awards, Cleankill Pest Control Managing Director Paul Bates was asked to give a talk at PestEx – the national conference for the pest control industry…
Vincent is one of the first Hong Kongers to work in pest control in the UK. Cleankill is delighted to have him on the team and his customers really appreciate his attention to detail and friendly attitude.Here…
You’ve got a pest problem. You want a company to come and deal with it. You want that company to have the expertise to do the job safely, effectively and with exemplary customer service.How do you find such a…
“I was at my wits’ end, now I have hope!’When I read this review of us on Trustpilot, it reminded me that what we ultimately do as a company is help people. Yes, we reduce the spread of disease and protect…
Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat…I wonder how many of us are planning to put up our Christmas decorations this weekend. Perhaps you’re one of those people who likes to get into the festive…
You’ve probably seen the lurid stories about bed bug infestations overtaking Paris and the hysteria that some elements of the press are whipping up about them coming over here. The truth is bed bugs have been…
In June this year it was announced that legal authorisation to use the last two second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) – bromadiolone and difenacoum – in open areas and waste dumps will be…
We’ve had some brilliant news. Not only have we been shortlisted in the Large Company of the Year category at the 2023 National Pest Awards, but Alan Day, Team Leader of our Falconry Team, has been named…
Asian hornets, Vespa velutina, are back in the news. So far this year, newspapers have reported sightings in Northumberland, Dorset and Kent and, after a recent Pest Control Education and Training Forum…
I’m sure everyone has them, but I’ve got Google alerts set up for various different pests and in the last few days I’ve noticed an increase in notifications about clothes moths. News articles entitled things…
Recently I responded to a post on LinkedIn from a fellow pest control specialist. He was bemoaning the rise of the ‘procurement specialist’. In fact, he didn’t mean all procurement specialists, just those who…
I’ve just been interviewed by BBC Radio Sussex about Brighton Council’s decision to temporarily close a recycling point in the suburb of Hollingbury. The reason for this closure – rats.As a pest control…
I can answer this one easily – everyone!But I have worked for companies where that was certainly not the case. My first job in sales was for a well-known national pest control company that seemed to put…
As much as some businesses might avoid engaging with reviews, in this day and age that isn’t a sensible option. An estimated 90% of buyers now look at online reviews before making a purchasing decision so,…
We’ve all heard the phrase, “work hard, play hard.” A quick Google search tells me this mantra dates back to 1827 and the British physician William Newnham, who wrote: “Whatever is done, it should be…
I was just flicking through my Facebook feed when I came across the heart-warming story of a miniature Shetland pony visiting residents in a care home. The pony, Milo, is a therapy animal, meaning he visits…
We’ve noticed a worrying trend in the last year – the rise of the bed bug. Comparing the same periods in 2021 and 2022, we have seen a 24.6% increase in callouts for bed bug treatments.
This is a worrying…
