Wickford is a commuter town with a high street, newer estates and open land around it, and its businesses range from takeaways and salons to small trade units. We provide commercial pest control for these and for offices, landlords and managing agents, with visits that fit around your working day.
Whether you want a regular routine or have just found droppings in a storeroom, we start by looking properly. You will get a clear explanation, a plan and a written record, with nothing you do not need and no alarm for staff or customers.
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Wickford high street has a run of food shops, takeaways and small businesses, many sharing service yards or alleys at the back. When one unit leaves rubbish exposed, rats and mice soon reach the rest, and a tidy kitchen can still be affected by a neighbour's bins just a few steps from the back door. Warm kitchen extractors and heated back rooms make the problem worse through the colder months.
We check the back of the premises as carefully as the front, looking at bin stores, drains, door seals and the gaps around pipes. Our advice is practical, such as lidded bins, regular waste collections and stock kept clear of walls. Where baiting or trapping is needed, it is placed out of public reach and checked every visit. We then write down what needs doing and who should do it.
Away from the high street, Wickford has units and yards with open land close by, and that edge is where rats and mice often arrive from. Roller doors, pallet stacks and uncollected packaging give them cover, and a unit that is empty at weekends can host a nest for weeks without anyone noticing. Quiet stretches over the weekend are exactly when rodents become bolder around stored goods.
We walk the perimeter, check the doors and drains, and look at how stock is stored. For landlords with several units, we can arrange visits across the site and keep one written record. If a tenant leaves, we can inspect the empty unit so the next occupier does not inherit someone else's pest problem. That avoids unnecessary callbacks and disputes about who caused what.
We work across Wickford and the SS11 and SS12 postcode areas, and we also cover Basildon, Billericay and Rochford, so businesses with branches nearby can have one regular contact. Give us a call with a few details of the premises and what you have seen, and we will arrange a sensible time to come and look. Call us to book a visit.
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A food business cannot afford to share its kitchen with pests, so this guide covers the warning signs, everyday habits and the point at which to call us.
Read the guide →Large buildings with loading doors, stored goods and quiet corners suit pests perfectly, so this guide explains how to spot trouble early and keep your site protected.
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Most household pests leave clues behind, and learning to read droppings, damage, noises and timing will help you decide what you are dealing with and what to do next.
Read the guide →They might, since rats move between buildings along walls, drains and shared yards. Tell your landlord, tighten your own waste handling, seal gaps and let us inspect so we can see whether activity is already on your side.
Yes. We check for signs of rodents, insects and entry points, treat anything found and write it up. That gives the landlord and the incoming tenant a clear record of the condition of the unit. It also protects the new tenant from inheriting an existing problem.
Mouse droppings are small and pointed, while rat droppings are larger and blunter. Gnawed packaging, greasy smears along walls and scratching at night also help us tell them apart, but an inspection will confirm it. Droppings alone rarely tell the whole story.
Tell us what you have found and roughly where it is. We will come back to you — or call 01245 327 274 if it is urgent.
