Rentokil Initial Extends Support To India’s Frontline Workers, Gifts PPE Kits Worth £2.5m

Rentokil Initial, the world’s leading pest control and hygiene services provider, as part of its commitment to support India’s efforts to combat Covid-19, has shipped PPE worth £2.5m to India to aid relief effort.  

The shipment includes coveralls, face masks, gloves, hand soap and sanitiser with dispensers. The PPE will be sent to more than 500 hospitals and frontline workers across the country.  The distribution will be done by Rentokil Initial’s Indian subsidiary Rentokil PCI.  

David Lewis, Managing Director of Rentokil PCI, said: “Frontline health workers, like our very own technicians, have been at the forefront of this pandemic and we have seen some exemplary work and sacrifice being made.  At Rentokil PCI we aim to protect and enhance lives and we feel proud to be able to help the people of India in this hour of crisis. As a company that has operated in India for more than 65 years, it is our responsibility to support the frontline health workers with ready supply of PPE kits. 

“At Rentokil PCI, we believe that being a responsible organization is the right thing to do. We wish to recognize the efforts the front line workers put in and hope this will help them,” he added. 

While priority will be given to Covid Hospitals, many non covid hospitals will also receive the PPE kits. 

Lord Bilimoria, President of the UK’s CBI, said: “The UK and India have always shared a very close bond and benefitted from enduring economic cooperation.  The global challenge of the pandemic must be tackled on a united front if we are ultimately going to control the spread of this virus. It’s been so inspiring to see Rentokil immediately come forward to supply critical PPE and sanitisers and help the people of India through this unprecedented crisis.” 

About Rentokil PCI 

Rentokil PCI is the leading pest control service provider in India. A Rentokil Initial brand, Rentokil PCI was formed in 2017 through a joint venture (JV) between Pest Control India, the number one pest control company in India, and Rentokil, the world’s leading pest control brand. Rentokil PCI aims to set new standards for customer service having operations across 300 locations in India. Rentokil PCI also focuses on developing industry-leading service operations through the sharing of best practices, new innovations and the use of digital technologies. 

About Rentokil Initial Group 

Rentokil Initial provides services that protect people and enhance lives. 

We protect people from the dangers of pest-borne disease and the risks of poor hygiene. We enhance lives with services that protect the health and wellbeing of people, and the reputation of our customers’ brands. 

Rentokil is the world’s leading commercial pest control services provider. 

Initial is the world’s leading commercial hygiene services provider. 

Ambius is the world’s leading commercial provider of plants and scenting. 

We have over 44,5000 colleagues across 83 countries covering 91% of global GDP.