Considering starting up your own Pest Control Company? Here are a few helpful tips to get you on your way!
Look smart:
Your appearance needs to be professional at all points of contact with customers. Ranging from clean uniforms and vans to paperwork. Ensure that your brand is professional and consistent.
Marketing:
Setting up a way of communicating with the public is probably the most useful tool you can have as a company. Whether you have paid to have a website built or you have set up your own business Facebook page – interaction is key. Placing reviews on your website or Facebook page is a great way to gain more custom, as well as sharing relevant images and tagging key words to generate more traffic to your pages. There are still offline tools that you can use to market your business. For example; flyers, van logos and business cards. Find the right balance and create a strong mixture of both online and offline marketing that can help your business grow.
CRRU:
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use was created to promote and ensure the safe use of rodenticide through a seven-point code of practice. Get yourself clued up on all the do’s and don’ts, copies of this document are available on the Think Wildlife website
The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use was created to promote and ensure the safe use of rodenticide through a seven-point code of practice. Get yourself clued up on all the do’s and don’ts, copies of this document are available on the
Events:
Pest Control events are held throughout the year all over the country. Here are a few to get into your diary:
PPC Live, Pest Tech, Pest Ex, Killgerm Workshops and Killgerm Breakfast Meetings.
Killgerm Workshops and Breakfast Meetings are a great chance for you to mingle with industry experts, suppliers and other pest controllers to get a real feel for your future. By attending these events regularly, you will be kept up to date on the latest products, industry news and everything pest control! All dates of Workshops and Breakfast Meetings can be found on the Killgerm website.
Training
Killgerm believe the basis of good pest management is knowledge and we offer a wide variety of training courses for various levels of experience and knowledge from basic principles of pest control, to specialist courses and RSPH qualifications.
Killgerm have recently launched a new training course; Introduction to Pest Control. This course is ideal for anyone who is new to pest control and looking at setting up a successful pest control company. We will cover everything you will need to help you identify your market, tell you what you need to do to get your business up and running, and answer any industry or business-related questions you may have.
Details of Killgerm training courses can be found on our website.
Find the supplier who’s right for you:
Whilst there is a lot of competition within the pest control industry, Killgerm is the UK’s leading pest control product supplier. Dedicated to bringing you the largest range of innovative products first, providing you with the tools you need that make a difference. Our product development team have contacts in pest control all over the world, meaning we are one of the first to hear about new products.
