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Rentokil Initial is to close its Initial Washroom Solutions laundry in Chorley by the end of the year, with the loss of about 100 jobs. 13-Sep-2007 Rentokil Initial is to acquire Presto-X, the US pest control company with 300 staff, for an initial £19m. 30-Jul-2007 Rentokil Initial has acquired Lancaster Office Cleaning Company, the London-based cleaning and support services company, for £19m. 18-Jul-2007 Rentokil Initial is to sell its Initial Electronic Security burglar alarms division to United Technologies of the US for £595m. 02-Apr-2007 Rentokil Initial has acquired EnviroFresh, the washroom products supplier, for £9m. 03-Jan-2007 Rentokil Initial has acquired the Campbell Brothers pest control business in Australia for £19m. 19-Dec-2006 Rentokil Initial is to acquire Target Express, the Coventry-based parcel delivery company with 39 branches, for £210m, in order to expand its City Link division. 01-Dec-2006 Rentokil Initial has acquired a further 16 of its City Link franchises through the £25m acquisition of Tiger Haulage, Abbott Enterprises, Hallamgate Enterprises and Greenway Bird Express. 27-Oct-2006 Rentokil Initial is to sell its US-based manned guarding operations to Allied Security Holdings for £40m. 13-Jun-2006 Rentokil Initial has sold its Canadian manned guarding business to Garda World Security Corporation for £30m. 13-Mar-2006 Mitie has acquired Initial Security, the manned guarding business of Rentokil Initial that has 6,000 staff at 18 branches, for £75m. 08-Mar-2006 Rentokil Initial is to close its linen and workwear division with the loss of up to 1,700 jobs throughout the country, but the closure costs will be partly offset by the sale of its 25 properties. 26-Jan-2006 Rentokil Initial is to acquire JC Ehrlich, the US pest control company with 42 outlets in seven states, for £80m. 25-Jan-2006 Rentokil Initial is to sell Initial Style Conferences, the operator of 29 training and conference venues, to Alternative Hotel Group for £325m. 30-Nov-2005 Rentokil Initial is looking to sell Initial Style Conferences, the provider of training and conferencing venues. 26-Aug-2005 Rentokil Initial, the support services group, is considering plans to relocate its headquarters to a more-suitable site in the East Grinstead area, and there will also be a small head office in central London. 25-Apr-2005 Rentokil Initial Textile Services has closed the Richmond Park Laundry in Rutherglen, with the loss of 68 jobs. 04-May-2004 Rentokil Initial is to shed an unspecified number of the 110 jobs at its Kirkby factory, having lost a contract to supply flints and lighter fuel to Swedish Match. 23-Jan-2004 Rentokil has sold its industrial and commercial roofing business, which includes seven offices, to a management buy-out and the business will be renamed Four Seasons Roofing. 21-Jan-2004 Rentokil Initial is seeking acquisitions to expand its pest control and hygiene business across continental Europe. 29-Aug-2003 Rentokil Initial is spending £4.3m on five acquisitions in the UK, France, Germany and South Africa, in order to expand its security and tropical plants business. 11-May-2001 Rentokil Initial has acquired CPS Security, the US security guarding company, for £3.3m. 14-Mar-2001 Rentokil Initial has sold Initial Personnel Services, the recruitment business, to a management team backed by Bridgepoint Capital for £23m. 09-Jan-2001 Rentokil Initial has sold its Initial GWS mobile crane business to Ainscough for about £10m, which is expected to lead to the closure of the GWS head office in Stockton. 18-Dec-2000 Rentokil Initial is acquiring Tru-Green Interior Plantcare, the US tropical plants business, for £30m. 31-Aug-2000 Rentokil Initial is selling PTP Aerial Platforms to Loxam of France for £24m. 28-Jun-2000 Rentokil Initial is acquiring Bilger Schwenk, the German textile service company, for £40m, and has also announced six smaller acquisitions in Belgium, Australia, Hong Kong and the US. 20-Jun-2000 Rentokil Initial is selling its international container business to Yardbrace for £75m and its US personnel services business to an equity investor for £43m. 13-Jun-2000 Rentokil is to sell its US plant hire business to Ashtead for £320m, and the proceeds will be used to fund a share buy-back programme. 20-Apr-2000 Rentokil Initial has sold DSI Transports, its US distribution division, to Trimac of Canada for £49m, and further non-core disposals will follow. 07-Jan-2000 Rentokil Initial is looking to raise up to £1bn by selling its plant hire, personnel and distribution activities, in order to focus on hygiene, security, property services and pest control. 17-Nov-1999 Rentokil Initial has won the contract to supply temporary staff at 80 NHS operating theatres across the West Midlands. 24-Aug-1999 Rentokil Initial has acquired eight hygiene and security companies for a total of £37m, including UK companies Crime Halt Security Systems, Wolsey Comcare Alarm Systems and Capstan Security (Wessex). 13-Jan-1999 WML Group is linking up with Rentokil Initial and Rotch Properties to form a property management business called Trident Management Solutions. 19-Nov-1998 Rentokil Initial has bought eight businesses for a total £6.5m, including companies involved in pest control, environmental services, electronic security, tropical plants, and textile services. 29-Jul-1998 Rentokil Initial has sold United Transport Tankers of the Netherlands to Den Hartogh for £4m. 08-Oct-1997 Rentokil Initial has acquired two security companies, Trojan Security and Sigma, for £13.2m. 23-Sep-1997 Rentokil Initial has acquired a number of textile services operations in France from Generale des Eaux for $107m. 10-Sep-1997
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