Rentokil snaps up pest control firm

Pest control company Rentokil Initial is hoping to blast the competition in North America after agreeing to buy US firm Western Exterminator for 99.6 million US dollars (£61.4 million).

Rentokil, which was founded in 1924 by Imperial College London professor Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, will become the third largest pest control firm in North America when the acquisition completes later this year.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%