ATLANTA, — Orkin has increased its customer base and market share with the acquisition of five pest control companies: PESCO Pest and Termite Control Inc., Brandon, Fla.; Pest Control Specialists Inc., Bay St. Louis, Miss.; All Ohio Fertilizer and Pest Control, Hudson, Ohio; Perminate Pest Control, East Hampstead, N.H.; and Bugs R Us Pest Control, Abilene, Texas. These acquisitions are in addition to the HomeTeam acquisition Rollins announced on April 3, and were finalized on Jan. 4, Jan. 11, March 7, March 19 and March 21, respectively. (more…)

Mar. 31, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) –

ATLANTA (AP) - Rollins Inc. (NYSE:ROL) said Monday it has agreed to buy Centex (NYSE:CTX) Corp.’s pest-control business, HomeTeam Pest Defense, for $137 million.

The exterminator company, which also owns Orkin, PCO Services, Western Pest Services and The Industrial Fumigant Co., expects the deal to close in early April. (more…)

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Copesan Solutions has added two new Partners with solid pest management backgrounds and history to its network of service providers. JP McHale Pest Management of Buchanan, N.Y., and Viking Termite & Pest Control of Bridgewater, N.J., will join the 70-plus Partners already servicing Copesan clients across North America. (more…)

Aramark Corporation, a US based company that provides professional services, including facilities management and food services, has acquired Indian facilities management company, The Patman Group. (more…)

Copenhagen, 6 March 2008 – ISS, the Facility Services group, announced earlier today that it had agreed to acquire US company BGM Industries.

BGM Industries provides cleaning, property services and security and generated 2007 revenue of about DKK 500m. (more…)