While in this country we are keen to eradicate pests, our views are not always shared by other cultures, either historically or geographically. Things we view as pests, are not always viewed as pests by others…
As I sat watching the BBC’s brilliant adaptation of Hilary Mantell’s ‘Wolf Hall’, my mind turned towards clothes moths. Well doesn’t yours? It is an occupational hazard for the professional pest controller.…
The other day I was asked which leader most inspires me. Coming up with one just inspirational leader is extremely difficult as there many who have influenced my life, career and the way I do business in…
A great year2014 has been a great year for Cleankill. We’ve stuck to our ethos of transparent pricing, honesty, reliability and great customer service and this is paying dividends as more people are hearing…
On Wednesday 5 November Paul and Ian made the trip to the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham to visit the Pest-Tech exhibition run by the National Pest Technicians’ Association.The venue was buzzing with…
We knew that our very own Chris Davis (Cleankill Service and Technical Manager) is one of the most experienced and able pest controllers not only in the South East but in the country. This was…
Don’t skimp on your pest control – it could cost you much more than a pest prevention contract!The story of the fish and chip shop in Brighton being closed down for food hygiene breaches highlights the need…
With our decades of experience in pest control there’s not much we don’t know about or have a view about.This week we’ve been asked about super rats in the Ashdown Forest. To date we haven’t seen any of these…
Last week was very busy - three days at a great event – The Facilities Show at ExCell in London. Despite sore legs, hips and ankles from standing so long, we left the event on a high and with many good quality…
Friday 16th May saw all 24 Cleankill staff enjoy a morning's conference at a hotel in the New Forest followed by an afternoon Battlefield Live experience which left everyone aching for a few days afterwards!…
Rewarding our pest control technicians for consistently delivering a great service is part of the way we do business at Cleankill. Last year our service technicians met their ‘state-of-service’ targets for…
Last Thursday the Cleankill directors got together in Alfriston for one of our regular ‘Vision’ meetings where we discuss the future aims and directions of the company. The next morning Jon and I had some bird…
We work with many facilities managers across the UK. Once they use us, they tend to stay based on our quality of service – not necessarily price, as we are definitely not the cheapest. We have, however, held…
One of the great things about being a pest control company is that everyone needs or is legally required to keep their premises pest free. Of course, there are many companies to choose from and we have to do…
I took part in a BBC Radio interview this morning. Apparently foxes have been digging up a bowling green in Bognor. My suspicion is that they are using a bonemeal fertiliser on the grass which is attracting…
One of the problems with being a pest controller is finding the energy to deal with the pests that you get in your own home - I little like decorators who never get around to their own houses. Around Autumn…
Every year in the Autumn, our 8-legged Arachnid friends that have been living quite happy outdoors all Summer, start to move indoors. It is therefore not surprising that Cleankill (along with most other pest…
Here's a blog by Director Jon Whitehead (on the left in the photo) after his experience on The Alan Titchmarsh Show.The day started a little strangely, I was due to be picked up at London Bridge station, to be…
On the evening of the South London Business awards, Jon and I were quite stunned when we heard we had won... at least two of the 10 finalists in the green category had beaten us at previous awards and were big…
The stories about the decline of bees in the news this week reminded me to tell you about a lucky escape for a swarm of bees last week. We received a call that there were wasps swarming at an office block we…
