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Rentokil Initial

January 2023

  • A rat

    Rentokil pilots facial recognition system as way to exterminate rats

    World’s largest pest control group has developed technology to track individual rodents and assess how best to deal with them

December 2021

  • Nils Pratley

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Government should use its new powers to block a BT takeover bid

    Nils Pratley
    A Patrick Drahi buyout would be an unhelpful distraction for a company in midst of fibre rollout

February 2019

  • Rentokil worker in a red cap

    Rentokil grateful to rats and wasps for 10% rise in sales

  • Chemical production is concentrated in four main areas including Runcorn, above

    Chemicals companies shift to EU regulation in no-deal survival plan

September 2017

  • South Africa flag

    Bell Pottinger: father of executive at centre of scandal quits Rentokil board

    Chris Geoghegan introduced Gupta family to PR firm behind secret campaign to stir up racial tensions in South Africa

December 2016

  • A hospital ward

    Cockroaches and rats found in NHS hospitals in each of last five years

  • Micro Focus offices in Newbury

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE slips back with Micro Focus and Dixons leading the fallers

July 2016

  • The Queen's head on a £10 note with a euro and pound coin surrounding

    Brexit fallout – the business winners ... and losers

    List of major UK companies which stand to benefit from EU referendum result and falling pound lengthens - as does the list of losers

May 2015

  • Rentokil positive on outlook.

    Market Forces blog
    Rentokil Initial rises on upbeat trading

    Pest control business shrugs off election uncertainty and expects to meet forecasts

January 2015

  • The gates at a City Link depot are padlocked shut on Boxing Day

    Rentokil may receive millions from sale of City Link assets

    Leasehold guarantee deal means former owner of collapsed courier firm will be ahead of unpaid workers in payout queue

November 2014

  • Rentokil warns of challenging European markets. Photo: David Levene

    Market Forces blog
    Rentokil Initial drops 4% on European slowdown

    Profits in line for third quarter but strength of sterling and Europe impact figures

August 2014

  • An insect pick'n'mix bag at Rentokil's Pestaurant, in London.

    Grub's up: maggots and crickets on menu at Britain's first 'pestaurant'

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE finishes higher on Ukraine hopes while Arm lifted by Goldman buy note

February 2014

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE unchanged after jobless data and minutes, but Morrisons jumps on bid talk

    Retailers dominate risers as leading index manages to pull back from earlier losses

October 2013

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE buoyed by latest US debt talks, as ITV benefits from England team's success

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE falters as US debt deadline approaches, but IMI climbs on disposal

August 2013

  • Rentokil

    Rentokil boss to step down next year

    Chief executive Alan Brown joined the company in 2008 but failed to turn around its loss-making City Link courier service

June 2013

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 finishes higher but Smiths and Wolseley buck the positive trend

  • Market Forces blog
    Rentokil rises on talk of £400m sale of office maintenance business

April 2013

  • Jon Moulton

    Nils Pratley on finance
    Rentokil gets rid of loss-making firm to a private equity house for £1

    Rentokil has given away its City Link courier business to Jon Moulton's Better capital for a token sum

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