Quality
Pest control as a controlled, externally provided process: station map, monitored records, trend analysis and corrective actions closed out with root causes.
Commercial / Integrated Pest Management
Commercial pest control across South Africa, run by public health specialists.
Every commercial building is an ecosystem. Loading bays, kitchens, backrooms, drains, roof voids and racking each invite a different pest, and each carries its own public health, legal and reputational risk. ASC Pest Control designs and runs Integrated Pest Management programmes that keep your premises protected, your people safe and your compliance file audit ready every single day. Most of our commercial clients run this as contract pest control: one annual agreement covering scheduled visits, monitoring and audit-ready records.
Why It Is Necessary
Pests are a public health hazard before they are ever a nuisance.
Rodents, cockroaches, flies and birds do not respect the boundary between the outside world and your operation. They carry Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and other pathogens on their bodies and in their droppings, they gnaw cabling and cause fires, they spoil stock, and they undermine the trust your customers place in you. In a commercial setting a single infestation is rarely contained: it moves through shared walls, service voids and delivery vehicles, and it multiplies fast. Controlling it is not optional housekeeping. It is a duty you owe to the public, to your staff and to your brand.
Public health
Commercial pests are vectors for foodborne illness, respiratory triggers and zoonotic disease. Protecting people who eat, shop, work or are treated on your premises is the core of the job.
Legal duty
Regulation R638 of 2018, occupational health law and your certification standards all require premises to be kept free of pests and their harbourage, with documented control by competent operators.
Continuity of trade
Contaminated stock, chewed wiring, delisting by a retailer or a closure notice from an inspector all stop trade. Prevention is far cheaper than the loss.
Reputation
One photograph of a rodent in a dining room or a fly on a product line can travel further than any marketing you will ever pay for. Reputation is protected quietly, in advance.
Know The Signs
Five signs your premises has outgrown once-off callouts.
You need a documented commercial pest control programme, not another once-off callout, if you are calling a contractor more than once for the same problem, an auditor or health inspector has raised a pest control finding, you cannot produce a site map or service history on request, a landlord or certification body requires proof of ongoing control, or you simply cannot say when your premises was last inspected. Any one of these means the risk is now bigger than a spray can fix.
Repeat call-outs
Calling a contractor back for the same pest within weeks means the last visit treated the symptom, not the source. That is a proofing and monitoring gap, not a chemical one.
An audit or inspection finding
A pest control non-conformance from an auditor, retailer technologist or environmental health practitioner means your current arrangement has already failed the test that matters.
No site map or records
If you cannot produce a numbered device map and a service history on request, you have treatment, not a programme, and no evidence trail to defend it.
Landlord or lease requirements
Many commercial leases and franchise agreements require documented, ongoing pest control as a condition of occupancy, not an optional extra.
You cannot say when you were last serviced
If the last visit is not a matter of record, the site is effectively unmonitored between sightings, and pressure builds unseen.
Recognise two or more of these? Call 041 004 0037 or request a site assessment — most premises move to a fixed contract at this point.
Why A Public Health Specialist
We audit facilities for a living, so we do pest control the way it should be read.
ASC Pest Control is South Africa's only food safety specialist owned pest control company. Most contractors treat pest control as a spraying trade. We treat it as a branch of public health and food safety, because that is where we come from. Our parent group audits food factories, packhouses and kitchens against the world's toughest standards. That perspective changes everything: we look for the entry point, not just the pest, and we build the evidence trail an inspector expects before anyone asks for it.
- Registered pest control operators under Act 36 of 1947, applying only registered products
- SAPCA member ASC797 and Structural Pest Control registration P43510
- Least-toxic Integrated Pest Management, prevention first and chemicals last
- Programmes designed around your standard, from R638 to BRCGS and FSSC 22000
Credentials You Can Verify
Registered, accredited and accountable.
SAPCA Member ASC797
Registered PCOs (Act 36 of 1947)
Structural Pest Control P43510
SANS 10133 Aligned
HACCP Designed
Contract Pest Control
Contract pest control: one annual agreement, year-round protection.
A pest control contract replaces ad hoc callouts with a scheduled, documented programme that runs all year. Instead of phoning for help after an infestation, you get a fixed service calendar, mapped monitoring devices, defined response times and a compliance file that is always current. For any commercial premises that is audited, inspected or leased, contract pest control is the difference between proving control and hoping for the best.
What the contract includes
A site risk assessment, a numbered device map, scheduled service visits, monitoring and trend analysis, emergency callouts, an approved chemical register with safety data sheets, and one-click audit packs on My ASC Pest Hub.
Who needs one
Warehouses, food and beverage plants, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, hospitals, offices, schools and factories: any site with a landlord, an auditor, a health inspector or a certification body that expects documented, ongoing pest control.
Fixed cost, full accountability
A single annual fee you can budget for, service level commitments in writing, and a dedicated registered operator who learns your site. Multi-site and group agreements keep one standard across every branch.
Sectors We Protect
Choose your environment.
Every sector has its own pest pressure, its own regulator and its own audit. Pick the space you run and see how we protect it.
Warehousing & Logistics
Distribution centres, cold stores and 3PL sites. Rodents at dock levellers, birds in high-bay racking and stored product insects.
Explore →Hospitality & Restaurants
Restaurants, hotels, lodges, QSR and central kitchens. Discreet cockroach, rodent and fly control that protects your reputation.
Explore →Retail & Supermarkets
Supermarkets, spaza and retail food. Backrooms, receiving and sales floors protected to SANS 10049 and R638.
Explore →Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
Hospitals, clinics, laboratories and pharma plants. Discreet, low-toxicity programmes for the most sensitive environments.
Explore →Offices & Corporate
Office parks, campuses and staff canteens. Quiet, professional service that keeps ants, rodents and flies out of the workplace.
Explore →Schools & Institutions
Schools, hostels, universities and care homes. Child-safe, low-risk programmes for high-occupancy public buildings.
Explore →Manufacturing
Factories, plants and industrial units. Protecting product, machinery and workforce with structured, mapped IPM.
Explore →Food & Beverage
Manufacturers, packhouses and beverage plants. Audit-ready IPM aligned to BRCGS, FSSC 22000, SANS 10049 and GLOBALG.A.P.
Explore →Inside Real Premises
Target Pests We Control
Know your pest? Go straight to the treatment.
Each of these programmes is delivered as part of an Integrated Pest Management plan, not as a one-off spray. Identification comes first, then prevention, then targeted, least-toxic treatment.
Rodent Control
Rats and mice: tamper resistant stations, exclusion and mapped monitoring.
Explore →Cockroach Control
German and American cockroaches: gel baiting, harbourage removal and monitoring.
Explore →Ant Control
Argentine, sugar and pharaoh ants: species-led gel baiting that eliminates the colony, not just the trail.
Explore →Fly Control
House flies, fruit flies and drain flies: insect light traps, drain hygiene and source control.
Explore →Bird Control
Pigeons and other roosting birds: proofing, netting and spikes for high-bay and roof spaces.
Explore →Termite Control
Subterranean and harvester termites: soil treatment, baiting and structural protection.
Explore →Bed Bug Control
Heat and residual treatment for hotels, lodges and hostels, with discreet, thorough follow-up.
Explore →Fumigation & Fogging
Structural fumigation and ULV fogging for stored product and heavy infestations, by registered operators.
Explore →Free Resources
Printable checklists, logs and self-assessments built by food safety auditors.
Explore →Chemical Stewardship
We care for the impact of every product on people, product and the environment.
A pesticide is a tool of last resort, not first response. Our Integrated Pest Management approach starts by removing the food, water and harbourage that pests need, then proofs the building against entry, then monitors relentlessly. When a product is genuinely required, we choose the least-toxic option that will do the job, we target the application precisely, and we record every gram used. Every product we apply is registered under Act 36 of 1947, carries an L-number and a current safety data sheet, and is applied by a registered operator who understands the risk to staff, to your stock and to the surrounding environment.
Prevention first
Exclusion, proofing and sanitation advice come before any chemical. The best treatment is the one you never need.
Targeted application
Gels, baits and crack-and-crevice work in place of broad spraying. We put the active exactly where the pest is, and nowhere else.
Care for the environment
We consider non-target species, resistance management and waste. Empty containers and surplus product are handled responsibly.
My ASC Pest Hub
Your whole pest programme, live, in one portal.
Paper files go missing, get wet and never tell you what is trending. My ASC Pest Hub at hub.ascpestcontrol.co.za captures every service digitally the moment our operator completes it. You see exactly what we saw, when we saw it, and what we did about it. That is how a modern, diligent pest programme should work.
Live trend graphs
Catch counts by device and zone, plotted over time, so a rising trend is spotted and acted on long before it becomes an infestation.
One-click audit packs
Device map, chemical register, safety data sheets, service reports and corrective actions bundled into a complete, current file in seconds.
Digital service capture
Every visit, finding and recommendation logged on site, time-stamped and visible to your whole team wherever they are.
How Our Team Is Trained
Trained in the standards your business is measured against.
Our diligence is not a slogan. It is the outcome of a team trained across food safety, quality and pest control disciplines, so we understand your world as well as our own.
Regulation R638 of 2018
HACCP
Food Safety Systems
BRCGS
GLOBALG.A.P.
FSSC 22000
ISO 22000 Implementation
SQF
Advanced Pest Control
Questions
Commercial pest control FAQ
What is commercial pest control and how is it different from a once-off spray?
Commercial pest control is an ongoing, documented Integrated Pest Management programme built around your building, your processes and your regulatory obligations. It puts prevention and monitoring first and chemicals last, and it produces the records your auditors, landlords and health inspectors expect. A once-off spray treats a symptom on one day. A commercial programme manages the risk continuously and proves it.
Why should a public health specialist like ASC do our commercial pest control?
ASC Pest Control is owned by food safety auditors who assess facilities for a living. We understand pests as a public health and contamination hazard, not just a nuisance, and we design programmes around the evidence an inspector or certification body actually reads. We are SAPCA member ASC797, our operators are registered under Act 36 of 1947, and our team is trained in R638, HACCP, BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, SQF and advanced pest control.
How does the My ASC Pest Hub portal make compliance simpler?
My ASC Pest Hub at hub.ascpestcontrol.co.za captures every service digitally. You get live trend graphs by device and zone, a numbered device map, your approved chemical register and safety data sheets, and one-click audit packs. When an auditor, landlord or inspector asks for your pest records, you generate a complete, current file in seconds instead of hunting through paper.
Which areas of South Africa do you serve?
We serve commercial clients across Gauteng and the Eastern Cape from our offices in Randburg and Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), and we design programmes for multi-site operations that need a consistent standard across the country.
How much does commercial pest control cost?
Cost depends on the size and type of premises, the number of monitoring devices required, the service frequency your risk level demands, and whether you need a single-site or multi-site group agreement. A small office is priced very differently from a food manufacturing plant with a mapped external and internal grid. We quote after a site assessment, because a number given without seeing the site is a guess.
How often should a commercial site be serviced?
Frequency is set by risk, not habit. High-risk zones such as raw material intake, waste yards and open product areas are typically serviced weekly or fortnightly, while low-risk areas such as offices may only need monthly visits. The schedule is written into your service level agreement so an auditor can check delivery against commitment, and it flexes if trend data shows rising pressure in a specific zone.
What happens if I switch pest control companies mid-contract?
Most commercial pest control is cancellable with notice under the terms of the existing agreement. ASC can take over an existing device network, survey it against your risk profile, and either continue or reset the mapping and records so nothing about your compliance history is lost in the handover. We manage the transition so there is no gap in coverage or documentation.
Do you provide pest control for multi-site or franchise operations?
Yes. Multi-site and group agreements keep one documented standard across every branch, with a single point of contact, consistent reporting through My ASC Pest Hub, and the ability to compare trend data across sites. This is common for franchise groups, retail chains and multi-branch healthcare or hospitality operators.
ASC in the field
How our operators and auditors work
Management systems
Pest control that fits your ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 systems.
Auditors test pest control as a controlled process, a monitored contractor, a legal and environmental obligation and a workplace hazard. ASC gives you the evidence for all of it in one place. Certification stays with your organisation; we make the evidence complete.
Environment
Prevention first, least-toxic effective treatment, tamper-resistant stations, and a chemical register showing products registered under Act 36 of 1947.
Health and safety
Registered operators, safety data sheets for every product and safe, documented methods, so your contractor control stands up to audit.
Read the clause-by-clause guide See the evidence in myASConline →
Next Step
Book a commercial site assessment.
Book a no-obligation site assessment. A registered specialist will walk your premises and design a programme around your risk.
Request a site assessment
Talk to the team that answers to auditors.
Tell us what you need and where. A registered specialist responds, usually the same working day.
- Registered PCOs, Act 36 of 1947
- SAPCA member ASC797, HACCP designed programmes
- Gqeberha, East London and Gauteng
Prefer to talk? 041 004 0037 (Eastern Cape) · 010 500 4661 (Gauteng) · WhatsApp
- We replyA registered specialist responds, usually the same working day.
- Site assessmentWe walk the premises and score your current programme.
- Your proposalA risk-based programme and quote, built around your audit calendar.
How is pest control priced? Gauteng contract pricing · Eastern Cape price guide