Pest Control

Terminix (Rentokil)

Formerly ServiceMaster, acquired by Rentokil Initial for $6.7B in 2022. 2nd largest pest control company in the US

FOUNDED
1927
IMPACTS
1 documented

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Timeline

1927

Terminix (Rentokil) founded

2016

Terminix fined and sued for fumigation that sickened family

CriticalLawsuit / Legal Action

Terminix was banned from performing fumigations in the US Virgin Islands after a family was sickened by methyl bromide exposure. Multiple lawsuits followed.

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Terminix Fined Millions After Family Poisoned by Pesticide

CNN

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