The Board of Directors of the Pelsis Group are delighted to announce the acquisition of Tanaco A/S of Esbjerg, Denmark, with immediate effect.

Tanaco is an established business serving the Danish Professional Pest Control market as well as the Consumer Pest Control market, through its Tanaco and A Green Way brands as well as through the distribution of a full range of third-party brands.The

The Tanaco business will continue to operate from its current location and there will be no changes to staffing levels there. The current owner of Tanaco, Henrik Lange will also remain with the business for the foreseeable future and the business will continue to operate in the future as it has in the past.

Pelsis Group CEO, Peter Mangion, said:

"We are delighted to be partnering with Henrik Lange and the whole team at Tanaco in this, our first platform business in the Scandinavian Pest Control market. This transaction is consistent with the Pelsis strategy of acquiring well-established businesses, with strong brands, and great people, whilst developing our geographical footprint and so, getting closer to where our customers operate in a category where service levels are such an important component of our value proposition. Pelsis now has manufacturing, packing and distribution facilities, as well as office locations in nine countries, and customers in more than eighty countries".

Henrik Lange, Chairman and Owner of Tanaco said: "I am very pleased that

"I am very pleased that Tanaco now is a part of the Pelsis Group. Tanaco has always been geared towards growth and with skilled loyal employees, good customer relations and trading partners, Tanaco has become a major player in the Scandinavian market. The fact that we are now part of Pelsis Group I see as a great enhancement of our ambition to serve our customers in an even better way. I very much look forward to being a part of the success and professionalism of Pelsis".

Source: BPCA.org.uk