Business review
Business overview
- 2008 revenue
- £612.3m
- % change
- 1.1%
- Employees
- 9,772
The Textiles and Washroom Services division comprises the washroom, linen hire, garment rental, and floorcare activities in the UK and continental Europe. It provides services to customers in a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to retail and from banking to hospitality.
- 2008 revenue
- £605.1m
- % change
- 3.2%
- Employees
- 44,625
The Facilities Services division comprises a number of businesses including Cleaning, Catering, Hospital Services, Specialist Hygiene Services and Medical Services.
- 2008 revenue
- £335.8m
- % change
- 10.9%
- Employees
- 5,837
Rentokil Pest Control seeks to be the finest provider of pest control services in all major international markets. It aims to satisfy the needs of both commercial and residential customers who seek protection from health and financial risks and the reassurance that comes from dealing with the industry’s finest service provider. The division has leading market positions in the UK, continental Europe and North America.
- 2008 revenue
- £108.7m
- % change
- 1.2%
- Employees
- 2,014
The Ambius division (formerly referred to as Tropical Plants) provides interior landscaping, design installation and maintenance services in North America, the UK and continental Europe.
- 2008 revenue
- £381.9m
- % change
- (8.4)%
- Employees
- 6,578
City Link is a leading overnight parcel delivery service operating in the UK. In December 2006, it acquired Target Express and the business is now believed to be the joint number one player in the market.
- 2008 revenue
- £179.9m
- % change
- 13.9%
- Employees
- 8,330
Asia Pacific covers all the group’s activities in the region, principally washroom services, pest control and tropical plants.
* Excludes share of associate in Japan