Ecolab Expands U.S. Pest Elimination Business

Acquisitions increase Ecolab’s pest elimination services for the food
and beverage industry

ST. PAUL, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technology
and services, has expanded its U.S. Pest Elimination business through
the purchase of three strategically aligned U.S. pest services
businesses that provide specialized capabilities in food storage. These
will broaden Ecolab’s pest elimination solutions for the food and
beverage industry.

“These acquisitions will complement our already strong offerings in the
food and beverage markets. They bring a premium product and service
approach similar to our own, and through the addition of their expertise
in food storage treatment, we can further strengthen our pest services
offering to food and beverage customers – and play a bigger role in
protecting the safety of food and our customer’s operations across the
food chain,” said Bobby Mendez, executive vice president and president
of Ecolab’s Global Services and Specialty business.

The acquired companies are Food Protection Services LLC (FPS), which
operates in the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, Midwest and the
Mississippi Delta; Royal Pest Solutions, Inc., operating in the
Mid-Atlantic region from New Jersey to South Carolina; and Research
Fumigation Company, LLC, serving customers in the Gulf Coast states of
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Sales for the
combined companies were $36 million in 2016.

The transaction closed December 1. No further details were announced.

About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2016 sales of $13 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe
food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and
improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare,
energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries
around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.

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