Pelsis Global supplies a wide range of products and equipment to pest managers across Europe, Asia and Australia. Here we take a closer look at what the company offers.
In this feature, we turn the spotlight onto some of the key companies within our industry. In this edition, we look at UK product and equipment supplier Pelsis.
Pelsis: Quick Facts
Overview: European manufacturer and distributor of pest control products and equipment. Founded in 1984.
Company size: Head office located in Knaresborough, UK, with 16 sites across the UK, Europe, USA and India.
Specialisation: General pest control including rodent, bird, flying and crawling insect control. Manufacturers of application equipment and insect light traps. Leading innovator of Pelsis Digital remote monitoring systems.
International reach: Distribution networks across the globe. Supplying into Asia Pacific area and Australia for over 20 years.
Notable brands and products: Insect-O-Cutor, Network Bird, Bird B Gone Trappit, Halo, Luralite, Flytraps, Avisil & Avifix Glue, Avipoint Spikes, Network Nets, B&G sprayers and foggers, SX Multiguards, SX Ones, Euro Mouse Boxes, Agrisense Pheromone Traps, glueboards.
Pelsis is a leading manufacturer of commercial and retail brands, delivering innovative pest control and garden care products to its global customer base. It has gained a strong reputation in the market through its brand heritage and team of experts with extensive market knowledge. As part of the company’s mission to operate more sustainably, it is increasingly producing chemical-free, environmentally friendly solutions.
Among its broad product portfolio, which includes insect control, application equipment, rodent control, and bird management, Pelsis developed some of the first modern insect light traps, and the origins of the business date back to the early 1980s. Today, insect traps remain a core part of the Pelsis product offering as the business constantly innovates to remain a leader in this area.
Pelsis in Australia
In Australia, pest managers are likely to be familiar with the B&G Equipment brand of spray equipment, which was acquired by Pelsis in 2018. In terms of products, the Network bird management system will be known by pest managers specialising in bird proofing. The range includes leading brands such as Avipoint and Avishock. These high quality bird control products are offered by Pelsis along with expert technical guidance and specification support.
Pelsis also offers a range of flying insect control solutions from its specialist brands Brandenburg and Insect-O-Cutor. Many will recognise these brands through their wide range of insect light trap families such as Infiniti, Halo, Cobra and Pluszap units.
Big brands, backed by support
Pelsis has built its reputation on the heritage of the brands it offers, many of which hold a number one market position in their territories. This includes B&G in North America, as well as Pelsis’s flying insect control brands across the Europe and UK markets.
Products are high quality, backed by support services from experts in the field.
Dedicated technical managers are trained specialists on specific pests and fully understand the challenges faced by pest and facilities managers. This means expert advice is provided to customers who are faced with pest infestations. They are given guidance on how best to tackle their problem along with recommendations about which products will prove most effective in the circumstances.
Pelsis technical managers also provide in-depth training to pest managers, end user customers and technical teams on a global scale to ensure best practices are being followed.
The company’s technical managers travel around the world to provide in-depth training that is relevant to the pest control requirements of each specific country.
Investing in the future
Alongside the range of established, high quality products, sit innovative, new brands that are being developed to meet the ever-changing needs of the pest industry.
R&D is a huge priority for Pelsis; investing in research ensures it is delivering efficient, effective and innovative pest control products to its customers. Pelsis has laboratories located at a number of sites, which allows for effective and robust testing of a wide range of products, including rodenticides, insecticides and insect light traps. This reveals exactly how the products perform within different environments, identifying where they can be most effective for customers.
Customer insight is at the heart of the Pelsis product innovation program. Close working relationships with customers are key, with insight into the needs of customers and consumers forming the foundation for product development.
The goal is to develop intelligent, effective products that meet the requirements of its customers. New products are designed with serviceability, design and quality in mind. Great focus is placed on innovation to allow Pelsis to meet the ever-changing trends and needs of the territories where it operates.
Latest product developments
Significant financial investment in R&D has enabled Pelsis to become a market leader for its fly and flying insect product range. As part of this range, it has launched an intelligent monitoring system called Pelsis Digital that uses proprietary digital technology to deliver remote monitoring of flying insect activity in real time.
The system sends notifications to users alerting them to activity requiring attention once insect catch rates and glueboard capacity thresholds have been met. Data is collected in real time, providing improved insights and helping pinpoint the root cause of problems before they escalate.
Pelsis has also invested in a remote monitoring solution for rodent control.
Pelsis will look to further enhance its digital technology product range as part of the company’s wider R&D activity. As part of its mission to develop intelligent products and services, Pelsis also seeks to minimise its environmental impact and support biodiversity. New ways to develop more sustainable practices are continually being sought. Pest managers can view the latest Pelsis products on the Pelsis website.
What next?
The goal over the coming year and for the future is to continually provide pest managers in Australia with new products which are both sustainable and innovative, as well as of a professional, quality standard.
Pelsis general manager, Scott Gammon (main picture, above) commented, “We are excited about the value Pelsis brings to the Australian market and look forward to collaborating with new and existing pest control technicians across the region.
“We want to continue to listen to our customers, understand their needs and ensure we are delivering the right product at the right time, whilst making sure we’re offering them innovative solutions that continue to drive our industry forward.”
