Exterminators PLC, an environmental enhancement technology company, celebrates 25 years of business.
In 1998, Exterminators embarked on a journey to build a brand to determine their own destiny with an initial investment of Rs. 75,000 and just one man with a spray gun and a motorbike.
Today, the company employs 40 people and operates from four locations throughout the island.
In January, the company ventured into ‘Agriculture’ by setting up its first flagship ‘Agri Store’ in Dambulla, to cater to the agricultural sector, plantation sector, livestock, landscape, and hotel sectors by supplying novel energy saving, environmentally sustainable international brands and technologies and in March it set up a 5,000 square feet ‘Innovation Centre’ in Malabe to enhance the quality of service via in-depth innovation to create a circular economy to meet the growing demand in environmentally sustainable public health pest management, agricultural pest management, livestock, plantation and landscape pest management, sanitation, and disinfection services in Sri Lanka and emerging and developing markets.
The facility includes simulated environments for training in pest management, termite management, mosquito management, sanitation and disinfection, health and safety for new recruits, and continuous professional training and development for employees. The company plans to provide training for international pest management professionals in developing countries and serve as a training facility for its strategic franchising partners in the region.
In April, the company began setting up a pest management and environmental technology company in the United Kingdom to provide pest management services in the UK and to provide pest management know-how and technology in developing markets via strategic partnerships.
Under the direct supervision of senior management, all employees receive intensive training in preventive pest management, pest risk assessment, occupational health and safety, food safety, quality management, and environmental management.