The office environment can sometimes feel like a field filled with landmines - deadlines, intimidating bosses and water cooler gossip all have to be navigated so carefully. I was recently reminded...

Judging by the title, you may think that this blog was accidentally placed on the wrong Rentokil Initial account but I can assure you it was meant to be here.  

Most retailers welcome the holidays with open arms but will admit to nagging anxiety in the pit of their stomachs: a retail experience during the holidays can make or break your business. For the...

Hello darkness my old friend, it’s come to load shedding again…

To any South African, there are no words more painful as these. Load shedding has once again become a reality and I fear many...

Last week we launched our new series of fun hygiene rhymes titled: Germy rhymes. This initiative is in aid of spreading awareness around good hygiene practices (and not the germs).

Here at Initial, we are publishing a series of fun hygiene rhymes to help explain the importance of good hygiene.  Not as serious as a ring around the Rosie (associated with the great plague of...

I’m sure you’ll agree that good hygiene practices are important to lower your risk of illness. I dare say, good hygiene is a non-negotiable and the earlier good habits are instilled, the better...

Whether you believe in new year’s resolutions or not, a new year brings with it new challenges and the opportunity to start afresh.  For some, it is opening a new set of files and electronic...

This time last year Nathalie’s blog,  Holiday Hygiene: what you need to know, referred to an incident where more than 100 tourists fell ill with diarrhoea and vomiting. The patrons were diagnosed...

We all dread the almost inevitable phone call that says something has gone wrong at the office. Even more so when you are on holiday. With the festive season around the corner and most of us...