Rentokil
From Graces Guide
of 168-170 Stockwell Road, London, W9. Telephone: Brixton 6426-7 (1947)
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]
Sources of Information
- [1] Rentokil Website
- ↑ 1947 British Industries Fair Advert 5; and p231