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PEST INFESTATIONS and SMALL BUSINESS A study by Rentokil Pest Control has found that pest infestations are a very real problem for the UK's SMES, but that the majority do not have a pest control strategy in place. 13% of SMES have encountered a PEST PROBLEM in the LAST 12 months Business owners are most worried about pest infestations harming relationships with employees and customers, and about the damage caused to their company's reputation. SMES worry about: Costs of damaged stock/goods -44% Costs of lost trading 43% Company reputation suffering 50% Harm to Damage to employee relations 53% customer relationships 47% Poor cleanliness and bad staff habits are top of business owners' worries about what causes pest infestations in the workplace. SMES worry about: Lack of effective Communal kitchens Cleaning and 56% Maintenance 79% iet Sstaff eating at desks or leaving SNACKS in their workspace 54% Keeping WASTE in rubbish bins overnight 64% Wasps 16% 6% * Ants 40% 36% Rats The number of SMES Pigeons 5% that have invested in a pest control STRATEGY. Cockroaches 5% Bed buge 3% * 39% Mice RODENTS are the MOST reported PESTS in the workplace. RENTOKIL IS CALLING ON ALL EMPLOYERS... .to engage with staff effectively to ensure that they fully understand their own role in reducing the threat of pests in the workplace. S Rentokil The experts in pest control Rentokil worked in partnership with IFFR Research to survey 500 owners, MDs & FDs of businesses with 0-249 employees (October 2011) www.rentokil.co.uk PEST INFESTATIONS and SMALL BUSINESS A study by Rentokil Pest Control has found that pest infestations are a very real problem for the UK's SMES, but that the majority do not have a pest control strategy in place. 13% of SMES have encountered a PEST PROBLEM in the LAST 12 months Business owners are most worried about pest infestations harming relationships with employees and customers, and about the damage caused to their company's reputation. SMES worry about: Costs of damaged stock/goods -44% Costs of lost trading 43% Company reputation suffering 50% Harm to Damage to employee relations 53% customer relationships 47% Poor cleanliness and bad staff habits are top of business owners' worries about what causes pest infestations in the workplace. SMES worry about: Lack of effective Communal kitchens Cleaning and 56% Maintenance 79% iet Sstaff eating at desks or leaving SNACKS in their workspace 54% Keeping WASTE in rubbish bins overnight 64% Wasps 16% 6% * Ants 40% 36% Rats The number of SMES Pigeons 5% that have invested in a pest control STRATEGY. Cockroaches 5% Bed buge 3% * 39% Mice RODENTS are the MOST reported PESTS in the workplace. RENTOKIL IS CALLING ON ALL EMPLOYERS... .to engage with staff effectively to ensure that they fully understand their own role in reducing the threat of pests in the workplace. S Rentokil The experts in pest control Rentokil worked in partnership with IFFR Research to survey 500 owners, MDs & FDs of businesses with 0-249 employees (October 2011) www.rentokil.co.uk