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Rentokil Initial

Rentokil Initial plc is a British business services group based in Crawley, England. It was founded in 1925 as a pest-control business. It subsequently expanded and diversified, in part through growth under the leadership of Sir Clive Thompson in the 1980s and 1990s, and in part through the acquisition of BET plc in 1996, into a business delivering a…

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Founded
1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Industry
Business services
Headquarters
Crawley, England, UK
Founder
Harold Maxwell-Lefroy
Key people
Richard Solomons (chairman) Mike Duffy (CEO)
Net income
£470 million (2025)

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Rentokil Initial

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples26
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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Rentokil Initial

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related to Rentokil Group plc · 8
Rentokil Initial → Britain's, CEO, During, For, London Stock Exchange, Rentokil Group, Sir Clive Thompson, Sophus Berendsen A/S
related to Rentokil Initial plc · 4
Rentokil Initial → BET, In, Initial, The
Traded as · 3
Rentokil Initial → FTSE 100 Component, LSE: RTO, NYSE: RTO
Founded · 1
Rentokil Initial → 1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Founder · 1
Rentokil Initial → Harold Maxwell-Lefroy
Headquarters · 1
Rentokil Initial → Crawley, England, UK
Industry · 1
Rentokil Initial → Business services
Key people · 1
Rentokil Initial → Richard Solomons (chairman) Mike Duffy (CEO)
Net income · 1
Rentokil Initial → £470 million (2025)
Number of employees · 1
Rentokil Initial → circa 58,000 (2026)

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company rentokil initial business plc pest control services ceo acquired announced acquisition british group leadership founded year businesses growth thompson

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Rentokil InitialFounded1925; 101 years ago (1925)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialFounderHarold Maxwell-Lefroy1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialHeadquartersCrawley, England, UK1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialIndustryBusiness services1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialKey peopleRichard Solomons (chairman) Mike Duffy (CEO)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialNet income£470 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialNumber of employeescirca 58,000 (2026)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialOperating income£584 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialRevenue£6,908 million (2025)1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialTraded asLSE: RTO1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialTraded asNYSE: RTO1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialTraded asFTSE 100 Component1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialTypePublic limited company1.00infobox
Rentokil InitialWebsitewww.rentokil-initial.com1.00infobox

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