We have won a National award !!!

Last year we were finalists in a competition for new businesses, called “Start Up Stars”. We were beaten by a lady who sold shoes at parties. We were disappointed as we thought our web business was far more innovative and our services such as Insect Identification had real added value for our customers.

So you can imagine how pleased we were when at last weeks National Landlord & Buy-to-Let Awards (http://www.landlordshow.info/Awards.asp,)

PestFreeHome were recipients of the Innovation category award from well known television presenter Konnie Huq (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konnie_Huq) . In a crowded category with many companies short listed for the award, PestFreeHome were commended for their innovative web services for landlords that include a pest identification service, the provision of expert tips, modern design and ease of use.

Nicola said on receiving the award “Winning this award is a great boost for a new company, I am proud to accept this on behalf of our whole team who work so hard to keep providing new innovations in customer service” 

For both Landlords and their tenants, managing pests effectively can be a continual nightmare. PestFreeHome believes that for every pest there is a solution and offers a wide range of mostly natural products all of which include an additional expert tip.

Rob and Nicola Fryatt receiving the 'Innovation' award from Konnie Huq.

Waspinator to the Rescue

Deciding to try out one of these, I admit I was sceptical. No chemical? No catching container? No dead bodies? Could it really work? I like hard evidence, me.

The wasps must have known I was on to something as they seemed to come later this year – surely the waspinator sitting flat in its packaging didn’t work like that?

Then they came, oh yes did they come, buzzing furiously at the windows, fruit bowl and work surfaces– one after the other, persistent to the end. Up went the Waspinator hanging from my porch above the back door which I leave open all the time but with no obvious sign saying “ Wasps Welcome “ . I stuffed it with old newspaper so it kept shape and waited…………six wasps became two in around 10 minutes and stayed like that. I realised it wasn’t really going to eradicate all wasps, even I’m not that silly,  but the number it cut was impressive. I kept it like this for the whole summer and only moved it when friends came round for a drink and we were sitting on the patio. The lure of sweet cider was too much, we were truly invaded and the kids flapped around like morons. I moved the Waspinator over to the parasol and hand on heart, we were virtually wasp free in minutes and my friends were truly impressed.  Obviously the odd one came over to try their luck but soon flew off again.
Wasp Whisperer ……?

http://www.pestfreehome.co.uk/waspinator_details.htm

Here comes the summer and the wasps

At long last it looks like we are going to have some nice weather for a few days and after yesterdays pouring rain we are off down the beach today before Rob heads off to Mexico!  So now I have lots of wasps coming into the kitchen whilst I’m cooking and there were even wasps around yesterday in the rain.   I think they were quite sleepy though as I managed to get stung when  I leant on one crawling in the duvet!   - I could put a picture of my still swollen arm here but thought I would spare you all that.

Its time to get out the Waspinator and a wasp trap filled with squash as a twin attack policy.  Don’t forget if it gets windy put a blown up balloon in the Waspinator so that it keeps its shape.

Let’s hope the weather keeps sunny but that the wasps stay away!

http://www.pestfreehome.co.uk/waspinator_details.htm

http://www.pestfreehome.co.uk/wasp-trap_details.htm