Commercial Pest Control

Why is commercial pest control needed?

Pest intruders can cause serious problems for a professional company, especially one involved in the food industry.

Rodents, pest birds, and insects infesting commercial buildings spread disease, making your business premises an unsafe place to work, causing cross contamination, and damaging consumer confidence.

Just some of the reasons that commercial pest control is so important for your business include:

Property Protection

Buying or renting a business premises and keeping it running from day to day is an extremely large investment and accounts for a significant percentage of many businesses’ expenditure.

Pests can cause extensive property damage if left untreated, and early detection and swift pest control is a vital way to protect your investment.

Rats, mice, and other rodents will gnaw their way through pretty much anything once they have gained access to your premises including wooden beams and, most dangerously, electric cables.

This causes a huge fire risk, and the gnawing habits of rodents are said to account for over 5% of property fires in the UK, and rodent control is a vital part of Clark Pest Control’s commercial pest control as a result.

Rodents and woodworm, or wood-boring beetles, can also cause structural damage to your business premises by burrowing their way through wooden beams and compromising their integrity.

Bird droppings are another possibly surprising cause of commercial property damage as their faeces is extremely toxic. This means that a large amount landing on a metal or brick surface can cause erosion over time.

Loss of Reputation

Many smaller companies, or those subject to regular food hygiene inspections and their local reputation for success, will not be able to survive the damage to their reputation that a pest infestation would cause.

If you fail to follow adequate procedures to control pests the public health authorities may suspend your licence until your premises meets their requirements.

Many of the pest problems that Clark Pest Control deal with as a commercial pest control company are in properties that contain food, whether it is a restaurant, hotel, or food processing plant.

Almost all pests, from rats and mice to cockroaches and beetles, choose to live near humans due to easy access to food and shelter, and these properties are often targeted more frequently as a result.

If any of these places are closed down even for a short period, there is likely to be a backlash in the local media and your reputation will suffer significantly, causing you to lose business and possibly your profitability.

Given that by the time you notice an infestation of pests it is often too late to prevent your reputation from being damaged prevention is the best form of pest control for most commercial companies.

Contact Clark Pest Control today and work with some of the most experienced advisors in the pest control industry to develop your very integrated pest management place to ensure you never need to deal with these pests ever again.

Legal Requirements

Loss of reputation isn’t the only reason that pest control problems often spell the end for commercial businesses.

There are a number of legal requirements which your business is required to abide by in regards to pest control and failing to do so can result in large fines and sanctions which can often prove simply too great to survive.

As an employer, you have a legal responsibility to:

• Employ a British Pest Control Association member to provide suitable RISH and COSHH assessments under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
• Meet all food hygiene requirements as stated in the Food Safety Act 1990.
• Use an established reporting and detailed monitoring system to track any pest issues using a BPCA member. You do not always need to enter a pest control contract with pest control companies to do this and they can act in an advisory capacity.

Failure to abide by these regulations will be identified by pest control authority inspections and could result in your business being temporarily shut down until you can prove the pest problem is no more, or you could face a large fine of up to £20,000.

Clark Pest Control are experienced in managing commercial pest control contracts and utilising our pest management services we will ensure that you never fall foul of legal pest control regulations.

Clark Pest Control’s British Pest Control Association (BPCA) accredited technicians are experts in providing professional advice and quality service to tackle pest control issues on behalf of property owners, with your business needs at the heart of their suggested pest solutions.

What companies can we help?

With offices across the UK, we offer services to deal with pest activity to local businesses in your area.

Some of the sectors in which some of our commercial clients work in include:

• Agriculture
• Food Preparation
• Hospitality
• Property Management
• Healthcare
• Education
• Manufacturing

What commercial pest control solutions do we offer?

Rodent Control

Finding a rat problem or other rodent infestation in your business premises is stressful and a nuisance to deal with.

Some of the most common rodent species found in commercial properties across the UK include brown rats, black rats, house mice, and grey squirrels.

These pests set up nests in dark warm spaces such as in store cupboards or behind production machinery.

Clark Pest Control’s pest technicians are experts at using proven pest treatments to exterminate rat and mice infestations, and providing you with detailed advice as to how you can prevent rodents from entering your premises in the future.

Bird Control

Providing large scale bird proofing solutions is another of Clark Pest Control’s most popular commercial pest control services.

Some of the bird species that we deal with on a regular basis include:

• Gulls (Laridae)
• Feral Pigeons (Columba livia)
• Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
• Crows (Corvidae)

Birds that roost too close to commercial properties are serious health and safety risks and their removal is essential.

You will need to be careful, however, as harming or killing pest birds in an inhumane way is against the law and you will face severe sanctions.

It is best to hire the pest control services of a professional pest management company such as Clark Pest Control who offer a range of effective humane deterrents and bird prevention measures to our commercial clients.

Some of the bird control measures we offer include:

Bird Netting

Highly effective at stopping birds from reaching common roosting spots or into warehouse rafters, bird netting comes in a range of sizes, colours, and materials to suit your needs.

Bird Spikes

Despite their name, these spikes are more like blunt plastic or metal spikes which simply prevent pest birds from landing, without harming them.

Spike strips are flexible and can be attached using anything from glue to nails or clips meaning they can be attached to almost any surface.

Insect Control

One of the most underrated pest services professional pest control companies offer to commercial clients is insect infestation eradication.

Pest Insect Species which frequently invade commercial premises include:

• Cockroaches
• Wasps
• Ants
• Beetles

Insects only need a tiny opening to access business premises and once inside they can cause chaos, contaminating food, spreading disease, and costing you and your company time and money.

Clark Pest Control will use a range of insecticides, traps, and preventative measures to eradicate insect infestations and make sure they will be unable to return.

Contact Clark Pest Control

At Clark Pest Control we have years of experience delivering fantastic Glasgow City pest solutions to domestic and commercial customers across Glasgow and the Central belt.

Whether you are experiencing a domestic or a commercial pest issue, our central Glasgow branch based British Pest Control Association certified pest control experts will guarantee you cost effective amazing results, with great communication throughout.

Call 0800 808 5615 today to get a FREE quote, identification survey, and advice from our friendly team.