At MerseyPest we provide commercial agreements for shops and restaurants.

In the agreements we carry out regular visits to monitor for pests. Different monitor points are used to check for different species of pests.

In the picture a large external box is shown that is used to monitor for rats. It is normally placed in yard areas. In this case it is getting placed internally in a store area that is poorly proofed and has holes that could let rats in. The customer is in the process of getting the holes fixed now they have been alerted to the problem.

The tray of small triangular blue baits is a tray used for internal tamper resistant boxes used for mice. These will be placed around the shop to ensure no part of the site is missed.

If you own a shop in Liverpool or surrounding areas and wish to have a commercial agreement set in place please phone to get a quote.

0800 206 1905 / 0151 230 2707

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This is an article taken from the The Courier, Dundee. The Environmental Health Officers are taking a firm stance on poor hygiene standards. Pest Control is one of the many aspects of keeping a food establishment running smoothly.

“A proposed crackdown on dodgy fast-food restaurants will be a huge boost to Dundee, a city business chief has said.

Under new plans, almost 30% of late-night takeaways in the city could be given just four weeks to stop serving unhygienic food or face closure.

Alison Henderson, chairwoman of Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the move by council officers, which she believes will make the City of Discovery a more attractive place for tourists.

She said: “This is a good thing and hugely important. Food hygiene and health and safety is a really basic but key part in building a world-class hospitality and customer service. This is a really important part in building that reputation in the city.”

As part of the proposed crackdown, any business failing to meet rigorous cleanliness criteria will be quizzed by environment officers.

And if they fail to improve, the late-night eateries could face closure.

Last year, The Courier revealed that Dundee’s food businesses have the worst hygiene in Scotland.

Environment convener Craig Melville agreed with Ms Henderson that the proposed crackdown was important for the city.

“The health officers take these matters extremely seriously and rightly so,” he said. “It is a health and safety issue and if improvements are required they will recommend that.

“Establishments will have to adhere to the recommendations or go before the licensing committee and explain why. This is an example of officers working hard to help the people of Dundee.”

A total of 18 late-night caterers are currently on the council hit list of restaurants rated “improvement required”.

A report by council officers states: “If a food business falls short of the legal standard it is classified as ‘improvement required’.

“It is reported that 27% of late hours caterers are listed on the scheme as ‘improvement required’.

“It is recommended that a new condition be included on all late hours catering licences requiring that they achieve the FHIS pass standard within three months of the grant of the licence and that any whose rating subsequently becomes ‘improvement required’ should rectify all contraventions within one month and request a re-inspection by environmental health officers.

“On an ongoing basis any business not achieving the pass standard within three months of opening or being rated ‘improvement required’ will be reported to the committee to explain why the standard of hygiene has not improved.”

Councillors will be asked to consider the proposals at a meeting of the city’s licensing committee on Thursday.”

Read the article here;

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/over-a-quarter-of-dundee-takeaways-failing-to-meet-basic-food-hygiene-standards-1.897551