In 1991, PestWest Electronics
Limited, was set up to develop the electric
fly control range within the Killgerm Group and also further developed the concept
of insect
light traps, which use sticky
boards rather than high voltage killing
grids to control the insects. Although this was not a new concept, PestWest has
made it a standard method of control in a number of markets through patented
innovations.
In 2001 a separate company PestWest
USA LLC was set up in the USA to look after the American market, which PestWest had entered in 1993.
The company’s success is very much export based. It now supplies products for the control of flying insects to over 70 countries throughout the world. This success has been recognised by a number of awards, such as:
Export Times: Corporate Exporter of the Year 1999,
Trade Partners UK: Yorkshire and Humberside regional award for Export 2000,
Trade Partnership UK: Grand Champion award for export 2000,
Export Times: International Business Award for Best Use of Education and Training 2001.
In April 2004, the company was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in
the International Trade division. This is the highest award a UK company can
receive for excellence.
Throughout Europe, PestWest products are seen as being high-quality products
with added value, produced at a competitive price. The basis for the
company’s
success is its depth of scientific knowledge and its commitment to listening
to customers’ needs.
As part of the Killgerm Group, PestWest has access to the expertise of
Killgerm’s
technical department and particularly its knowledge of the biology and habits
of flying insects. Coupled with this is the electrical engineering expertise
of the company’s
Technical Director, John Greening, who has been designing and overseeing the
manufacture of fly killing units and insect light traps for over 30 years.
This level of experience, coupled with an ability to talk to pest control professionals
in the field, has enabled the company to manufacture the units that most operators
prefer to handle.
All production is carried out either in Ossett, UK or in the new-state-of-the-art
production facility in Vietnam.
The company is ISO 9001:2000 Quality Assurance registered.
