Rentokil: Difference between revisions
From Graces Guide
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
[[Image: Im1951Benn-Rentokil.jpg|thumb| 1951.]] | [[Image: Im1951Benn-Rentokil.jpg|thumb| 1951.]] | ||
[[Image: Im19551212PH-Rentokil.jpg|thumb| 1955.]] | [[Image: Im19551212PH-Rentokil.jpg|thumb| 1955.]] | ||
[[Image:Im195907PH-Rentokill.jpg|thumb| July 1959.]] | |||
[[Image: Im196012GHK-Rentokill.jpg|thumb| 1960.]] | [[Image: Im196012GHK-Rentokill.jpg|thumb| 1960.]] | ||
of 168-170 Stockwell Road, London, W9. Telephone: Brixton 6426-7 (1947) | of 168-170 Stockwell Road, London, W9. Telephone: Brixton 6426-7 (1947) | ||
Centre of Maidenhead, Berkshire (2007) | |||
of Maidenhead, Berkshire (2007) | |||
* 1927 The company was founded. '''Rentokil''' started out as a small company but, by providing a reliable service, soon started to grow. | * 1927 The company was founded. '''Rentokil''' started out as a small company but, by providing a reliable service, soon started to grow. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
* 1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of: Insecticides; Germicides; Insect Repellent and Powders; Timber Fluid for the destruction of Wood Worm. Furniture Cream, Dry Cleaner, Pets Insect Powders, Biting Insect Repellent, Mothproofer. (Chemicals Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1133) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] Advert 5; and p231</ref> | * 1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of: Insecticides; Germicides; Insect Repellent and Powders; Timber Fluid for the destruction of Wood Worm. Furniture Cream, Dry Cleaner, Pets Insect Powders, Biting Insect Repellent, Mothproofer. (Chemicals Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1133) <ref>[[1947 British Industries Fair]] Advert 5; and p231</ref> | ||
==See Also== | |||
<what-links-here/> | |||
[[Woodworm and Dry Rot Centre]] | |||
== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
* [http://www.uk.rentokil.com/about-rentokil/company-history.php] Rentokil Website | * [http://www.uk.rentokil.com/about-rentokil/company-history.php] Rentokil Website | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:}} | |||
[[Category: ]] | |||
Revision as of 10:02, 21 December 2010
of 168-170 Stockwell Road, London, W9. Telephone: Brixton 6426-7 (1947) Centre of Maidenhead, Berkshire (2007)
- 1927 The company was founded. Rentokil started out as a small company but, by providing a reliable service, soon started to grow.
- 1939 When war broke out, Rentokil was called into action. The nation's dwindling food stores could not afford any losses to pests - so Rentokil stepped in to protect them.
- In the post-war years, Rentokil continued to thrive, gradually expanding into other businesses and eventually becoming Rentokil Initial, the blue chip company currently quoted on the London Stock Exchange.
- 1947 British Industries Fair Advert as Manufacturers of: Insecticides; Germicides; Insect Repellent and Powders; Timber Fluid for the destruction of Wood Worm. Furniture Cream, Dry Cleaner, Pets Insect Powders, Biting Insect Repellent, Mothproofer. (Chemicals Section - Olympia, Ground Floor, Stand No. A.1133) [1]
See Also
Loading...
Sources of Information
- [1] Rentokil Website
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 5; and p231
[[Category: ]]