Environmental Pest Service, LLC
Pest Control · Tampa, Hillsborough County by Pickhardt family
About the company
Environmental Pest Service was a Tampa-headquartered multi-brand pest control platform operating Arrow Environmental Services (Sarasota, family-owned since 1958), Bug Out Service, Skyline Pest Solutions, State Pest Control and Smith Exterminating. At sale it ran roughly 30 branches in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina with about 640 employees and $82 million of revenue, ranking No. 15 on the PCT Top 100. George Pickhardt took the business over from his father in 1992 and partnered with Concentric Equity Partners in 2010 to fund expansion.
Ownership history
- Acquisition Rentokil North America (Rentokil Initial plc) (backed by Concentric Equity Partners) · 640 employees
What changed after the sale
Rentokil North America acquired EPS in January 2021 and its Florida brands were subsequently folded into the Rentokil Terminix family; Arrow Environmental Services' own site now identifies it as a member of the Rentokil Terminix family of companies.
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Who really profits
Money paid to Environmental Pest Service, LLC now flows to Rentokil North America (Rentokil Initial plc) (Reading, PA). Rentokil North America is the U.S. arm of London-listed Rentokil Initial, which consolidated the U.S. pest control market through the 2019 purchase of Florida Pest Control, the 2021 purchase of Tampa-based Environmental Pest Service and the 2022 acquisition of Terminix. Acquired regional brands are progressively folded into the Rentokil Terminix family.
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Frequently asked
Who owns Environmental Pest Service, LLC?
Environmental Pest Service, LLC is owned by Rentokil North America (Rentokil Initial plc), a public company headquartered in Reading, PA. The sale was announced January 8, 2021; the original brand was retired.
Is Environmental Pest Service, LLC private equity owned?
Environmental Pest Service, LLC was acquired by Rentokil North America (Rentokil Initial plc), which we classify as public company rather than a private-equity platform, based on the sources listed below.
Is Environmental Pest Service, LLC locally owned?
Not in the sense most homeowners mean. Control sits with Rentokil North America (Rentokil Initial plc) in Reading, PA.
When was Environmental Pest Service, LLC sold?
January 8, 2021 (announcement date).
Did Environmental Pest Service, LLC change its name after the sale?
Yes — the brand was retired or merged (see notes and sources).
Sources Verified — primary document
- Rentokil North America (2021-01-08) — press release. Announcement of acquisition, employee count, brands
- Pest Control Technology (2021-01-08) — trade press. Revenue, branch count, quotes from Myers, Lucht and Swartz
- Environmental Pest Service — company site. Brand roster and tuck-in acquisition list
- Arrow Environmental Services — platform site. Arrow states it is family-owned since 1958 and now part of Rentokil Terminix
- Private Equity Wire — news. Sponsor exit framing
Researcher notes: EPS relocated its corporate HQ to Tampa before the sale.
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