Warehouse pest control
Acorn Environment Services provides warehouse pest control across the North West and Yorkshire, working around your shifts and giving you clear records for BRCGS and customer audits.
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Pest control for warehouses and distribution centres
Warehouse pest control keeps pests out of buildings that are easy to get into and hard to inspect.
Open loading bays, constant deliveries and large racked spaces give rats, mice, birds and insects plenty of ways in, and once inside they contaminate goods and damage packaging. One infestation can mean rejected stock or a failed audit.
Acorn protects your stock, keeps your site running and gives you the records customers and auditors expect. We check yards, drains, doors and rooflines as well as your storage areas, so we can stop pests where they get in.
- Warehouses and distribution centres
- Logistics hubs and fulfilment centres
- Food storage sites and cold stores
- Industrial units and manufacturing stores
- Packaging and raw material stores
- Retail stockrooms, depots and trade counters
- Facilities management and multi-site contracts
For offices, shops and other business premises, see our commercial pest control services.
Emergency warehouse pest control
Acorn provides emergency warehouse pest control for problems that can’t wait, such as rodents in a food storage area or pests found just before an audit. We prioritise urgent warehouse call-outs and aim to visit within 48 hours.
We assess the activity, treat the immediate problem, and tell you which areas and stock need checking. Acting quickly limits the stock at risk and gets your site back to normal sooner.
Find out more about our emergency call-outs here.
What are the signs of pests in a warehouse?
The most common signs of pests in a warehouse are droppings near walls and pallets, and gnawed or damaged packaging.
You may need professional pest control if you notice:
- Droppings along walls, under racking or around pallets
- Gnawed packaging, pallets, cables or stock
- Dark smear marks along walls, racking and door edges
- Rats or mice in yards, loading bays or storage areas
- Burrows along external walls or yard edges
- Bird fouling around loading bays, canopies and entrances
- Webbing, small holes or tracks through dust on stored goods
- Activity coming back after DIY treatment
Which pests are most common in warehouses?
Rats and mice are the most common warehouse pests, followed by birds, flies and stored product insects.
Rats
Rats usually start outside, in yards, bin stores and drains, then get in through damaged doors, gaps around pipes and drain defects. They contaminate stock and chew through packaging and cables. We trace where they’re getting in, treat the source and show you which defects to fix. Find out more about our rat control.
Mice
Mice squeeze through tiny gaps and settle in racking, wall voids and stacked packaging, where they’re hard to spot. They breed quickly and contaminate far more stock than they eat. We pair treatment with proofing to stop mice getting back into storage areas. Find out more about our mice control.
Birds
Pigeons and gulls roost on canopies, ledges and racking near open loading doors. Their fouling creates slip risks and damages stock, and nesting material blocks gutters. We use bird proofing such as netting and spikes to keep them out of key areas.
Flies and cockroaches
Flies and cockroaches gather around waste areas, drains and staff kitchens, and can carry bacteria onto goods and surfaces. We treat active infestations and advise on the cleaning and waste control that keeps numbers down. Find out more about our fly control and cockroach control.
View our pest control accreditations.
Our accreditations show we meet recognised standards for safety, training and quality of work.
How does our warehouse pest control service work?
Our warehouse pest control service follows a clear, three-step process, so you always know what to expect.
Step 1: Inspection & risk assessment
We survey your building, yard and goods-in areas, identify the pests present and map where they’re getting in. You get a site plan showing every monitoring point.
Step 2: Targeted treatment & proofing
We treat active infestations with the method best suited to the pest and the area, and show you where rodent proofing will stop pests coming back. Where we use rodenticides, we follow the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime and keep bait in secured boxes out of reach of staff and stock.
Step 3: Follow-up visits & reporting
We return to check monitoring points and re-treat where needed until activity stops. Every visit is recorded through ServiceTracker, ready for your next audit.
Book your warehouse pest control survey now
If pests are putting your stock or your next audit at risk, our team can help.
Call now and get a clear plan of action in place.
How can you prevent pests in a warehouse?
You prevent pests in a warehouse by sealing the routes they use to get in and removing the food and shelter that keeps them there.
Treatment clears an active infestation, and these steps keep it clear:
- Keep roller shutters and loading doors closed when not in use, with brush strips or seals fitted
- Repair damaged vents, air bricks and cladding
- Seal gaps around pipes, cables and service entries
- Leave a clear gap between racking and walls so you can check behind stock
- Check deliveries for signs of pests before they go into storage
- Clear up spills and damaged stock promptly
- Keep bin stores and yards tidy and away from doors
We can survey your buildings and recommend the pest proofing work that will make the biggest difference.
Why choose Acorn for warehouse pest control?
Acorn gives you more than 35 years of pest control experience and records built for assurance, so you can control pests and prove it at audit.
Accredited and insured
Acorn is a member of the National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA). Every technician is fully trained, all our work is fully insured, and we hold SafeContractor, CHAS, SSIP and Constructionline accreditations. You can show customers and auditors that your contractor is properly vetted.
Over 35 years of pest control experience
We’ve provided professional pest control since 1990, working with warehouses, logistics sites and industrial premises across the North West and Yorkshire.
Fast response times
Early treatment means a smaller infestation to clear and less stock at risk. We can arrange a site visit within 24 hours and prioritise urgent cases, such as rodents in food storage areas.
Ongoing warehouse pest control contracts
An ongoing pest control contract gives your warehouse scheduled inspections and up-to-date records, so we catch pest activity early. With deliveries arriving and doors opening all day, pest pressure never really stops.
Every contract includes:
- Scheduled inspections and monitoring point checks
- An up-to-date site plan and monitoring point map
- Proofing and housekeeping recommendations
- Priority response between visits
- Digital records and reports through ServiceTracker
If you run more than one site, we can cover them under one contract with the same reporting across every location.
Book your warehouse pest control today
You can book warehouse pest control by calling 0161 483 7112 or filling in the form below.
If pests are getting into your stock, loading bays or storage areas, or you’ve got an audit coming up, our technicians will survey your site and put a clear plan in place.
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