Fumigation Solutions

Rentokil has been providing fumigation services throughout South Africa for over 50 years. We provide on-going training to our pest control technicians, enabling them to provide the most efficient fumigation and pest control service whenever you need it.

We deliver practical fumigation solutions to safeguard businesses such as logistics, shipping and bulk cargo, manufacturing, warehousing, food processing, milling and agriculture.

Fumigation is a pest control method that involves introducing toxic gas into a sealed environment to eliminate all insects and pests. This process is typically used when an infestation is extensive and other pest control methods are ineffective. It is also highly effective for targeting multiple species simultaneously. Fumigation services are often the best option for comprehensive pest eradication.

Rentokil's certified fumigators are licensed to use various fumigation gases, including Methyl Bromide, Phosphine, and Sulfuryl Fluoride (Profume). These powerful fumigants are highly effective in eliminating a wide range of pests.

Most insects and rodents are particularly vulnerable to these fumigation services, making them ideal for addressing infestations involving:
Cockroaches
Rodents
Ants
Flies
Termites
Fleas

Each fumigant is carefully chosen based on the specific pest problem and the type of environment being treated.

We offer the following fumigation services:
•Commodity Fumigation
•Container Fumigation
•Structural Fumigation
•Silo Fumigation
•ISPM15 Requirements
•Heat Treatment
•QIS Requirements

We deliver a safe, effective fumigation service by:

• Using the latest fumigant technology to avoid extensive disruption to your operations.
• Using the most appropriate fumigant for the commodity to be treated. 
• Dispensing the correct amount of fumigant gas using accurate measuring equipment.
• Distributing the fumigant gas throughout the product using gas feed lines.
• Using calibrated measuring equipment necessary for accurate readings to ensure a successful fumigation.
• Thoroughly aerating the product after the fumigation to expel the fumigant gasses to acceptable levels.
• Providing a certificate of fumigation if required for export purposes.
• Following all prescribed regulations and complying to all legislation.
• Not offering Fumigation-in-transit for trucks. This service is deemed illegal, and is discouraged by SAPCA.
• Offering fumigation support in other countries (should this be a requirement) through our global branch network

Mitigating your risk by:

• Complying with local government regulations and legislation, the fumigant manufacturer’s product label and MSDS, and our own global and local operating procedures and safe working practices.
• Carrying out a full detailed risk assessment before any work commences to identify if it is safe to do the work, highlight any potential hazards, or pre-empt any remedial action that may be required.
• Painstakingly taping and sealing the commodity to avoid fumigant leakages and ensure a successful treatment.
• Using specialised gas leakage detection tools to identify leakages quickly and actioning.
• Auditing our branches regularly and ensuring they have the correct equipment and tools required for each task.
• Supporting our fumigators with additional colleague back-up: Supervisors, the Fumigation Manager and/or Quality Assurance
• Managers are available during fumigation treatments.
• Regularly re-assessing our qualified Technicians.
• Ensuring that our teams are always informed of the latest regulations, innovation and pest trends.

ISPM15 (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15) is the South African wood packaging certification scheme. Rentokil is certified to offer this treatment and can offer a range of fumigation solutions to treat wood packaging, thus enabling you to comply with all ISPM15 regulations.

As an alternative to chemical treatments, our Entotherm heat treatment is also ISPM15 certified.

View our ISPM15 Certifications

• All countries that have signed up to the scheme have set criteria regarding their acceptance of timber packaging from around the world and how it must be treated.
• Each country also has set up implementation dates, and will only accept certified treated packaging after those dates.
• While each country signed up to the scheme will accept treated and certified packaging, the packaging must also meet that country’s own import conditions on top of the ISPM15 requirements.
• Once packaging has been treated and certified under the scheme it remains certified for the lift of the packaging as long as it does not have to be repaired or parts replaced.

South African QIS (South African Quarantine and Inspection Service) is a government body whose main objective is to prevent the introduction and spread of pests and disease into and out of South Africa.

Goods, vessels and people entering South Africa have a responsibility to ensure that goods, commodities and they themselves are pest and disease free.

Our fumigation services can assist your business to comply with South African QIS requirements in fumigating certain materials as specified in a South African QIS inspection.

All our treatments meet the South African QIS standards and with our qualified pest control technicians located across the country we can deliver specialist fumigation services in Port Elizabeth, Kwa Zulu Natal, Gauteng and Cape Town.

South African QIS inspects certain risk materials coming into South Africa and determines whether they require some type of fumigation or treatment. This is where Rentokil Fumigation and Quarantine can help. Importers should advise South African QIS of goods coming into South Africa and they will determine whether some type of treatment is required.

Call Rentokil on to discuss how our range of fumigation services can help you meet all South African QIS requirements.

Local and Global Support

Rentokil Sub-Saharan Africa has the support and expertise of our local and global technical teams and fumigation treatments are carried out by highly qualified, competent technicians who are assessed and trained regularly.

Safety

Our stringent safety protocols are focussed on keeping both our customers and our technicians safe, and ensuring that the service being carried out is effective. Rentokil will conduct a thorough risk assessment before work commences to mitigate any liabilities for the customer or the company.

We use the latest fumigant technology to avoid extensive disruption to your operations. All our fumigation solutions comply with relevant legislation, which includes the manufacturers’ MSDS, government regulations, our own global rules and regulations, and our standard operating procedures which are specific to each task. We also comply with CORESTA principles in the treatment of tobacco.

Guaranteeing Efficacy

• Gas measuring and monitoring equipment is used throughout the treatment, guaranteeing that the correct amount of fumigant gas is inserted into the area, and
• gas lines will provide accurate readings to ensure the efficacy of the treatment.
• Specialised gas leakage detection tools are used to identify any gas leakages, so that remedial actions can be taken.
• Our technicians wear personal protective breathing and safety equipment throughout a fumigation treatment, keeping them safe.

After any fumigation work has been carried out, full aeration is required to expel the fumigant and only once these readings are at the acceptable level, will the work be deemed to have been  completed.