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21 August 2024

Pest Solutions growth continues with nine new hires across the UK

PRESS RELEASE

BPCA member company Pest Solutions has announced several new hires as the business continues growing across the UK.

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The business has experienced rapid growth in recent years. With expansion plans for the future, including a further recruitment drive this month, the business is welcoming nine new team members in a variety of roles:

  • Max Hunter – Graduate Service Technician
  • Conor Blair – Graduate Service Technician
  • Anna Deak – Graduate Service Technician
  • Megan Sommerville – Graduate Service Technician
  • Rebecca Moir – Graduate Service Technician
  • Michael Deakin – Service Technician
  • Nila Pandiyan – Digital Marketer
  • Yolanda Harding – Management Accountant
  • Emma Hart – Office Administrator.

In a press release, Pest Solutions said:

From a variety of professional and academic backgrounds, including science, zoology and animal care, these new team members will continue to bring exciting, innovative thinking to Pest Solutions and support its growth journey.

As Pest Solutions continues to expand its footprint across the UK, the new hires will be primarily based in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and the northeast of England.

Chris Cagienard, Managing Director at Pest Solutions, said:

At Pest Solutions, we are a people business. It is a pleasure to welcome our new hires to the team, and I speak for everyone at Pest Solutions. I say we are all looking forward to welcoming them to our exciting and fast-growing business. We pride ourselves on our years of experience and excellent customer service and throughout the interview process, we were incredibly impressed by the calibre of people wanting to join us. I’m thrilled to welcome all of our new team members and they will play an important role in our UK expansion plans in the coming months and years ahead.

Chris Cagienard, Managing Director, Pest Solutions

Megan Sommerville joins Pest Solutions as a Graduate Service Technician based in Scotland.

Megan joins the team from the Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) after recently completing a first-class degree in Zoology from the University of the West of Scotland.

On joining Pest Solutions, Megan added:

“I’m excited to join the Pest Solutions team and get to work on helping customers across the country. I feel I’m joining the business at a very exciting time, alongside my new colleagues, as we work together to grow the business across the UK and make a real difference to the lives of our customers and our towns and cities across the country.”

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