Sophus Berendsen
of Denmark
of 155 Fenchurch Street, London.
1897 Private company incorporated in Denmark to acquire a company founded in 1854[1]
c.1902 The Scandinavian Sophus Berendsen Co introduced a proprietary rat poison, Ratin, to the British market as well as in Scandinavia.
1906 The first U.K. sales office for Ratin was opened - presumably Sophus Berendsen (London) Ltd; Sophus Berendsen retained the exclusive U.K. license.
1913-1917 Sophus Berendsen (London) Ltd were importers of the Danish Ruxham engine. For a list of the models and prices of Marine Motors see the 1917 Red Book
1920s the British sales office for Ratin began providing pest control services, rather than simply selling the Ratin poison system
1957 Sophus Berendsen was major shareholder of British Ratin when it acquired Rentokil Ltd.
2002 Davis Service Group acquired the Nordic support services operator Sophus Berendsen
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times , March 7, 1969