Pelsis
Pelsis is a UK-headquartered, privately held manufacturer and multi-brand distributor of professional and consumer pest control products — including flying insect control, bird proofing, and garden care — serving pest control operators, food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, agriculture, and retailers across 140 countries via an 18-site global network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1981
- HeadquartersKnaresborough, United Kingdom
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Pelsis does
Pelsis Ltd is a privately held UK-headquartered manufacturer and distributor of pest control products, founded in 1981 and based in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. The company operates as a multi-brand portfolio serving both professional pest control operators and retail/amateur markets through an international network reaching 140 countries via distributors, with 700+ employees across 18 sites in Western Europe, the US, and India.
Pelsis's product portfolio is organised around four core capability areas: (i) flying insect control, anchored by the Insect-O-Cutor (trading as Synergetic in North America) and Brandenburg brands and spanning electric killing grid flykillers, glueboard devices, flyscreens, decorative units, branded Glupac glueboard consumables, and patented dual-wavelength UV tubes; (ii) bird control, led by the Network/Avipoint/Avishock brands and Bird-B-Gone in the US; (iii) consumer garden care and pest control via Edialux, Edialux Home, Doff Portland (Doff, Portland Garden, Power Up, Green Fingers), Agrisense and Pest-Stop, including private-label manufacturing for major UK/EU retailers; and (iv) digital pest monitoring through the Pelsis Digital platform, encompassing the Digital Halo AI-powered monitoring system, the Digital Portal for compliance reporting, and the Opti-Catch Retrofit 5W LED tube developed with Fotolec Technologies to deliver a 66% running cost reduction versus fluorescent lamps. The Pelsis Academy at headquarters provides in-person training for professional pest controllers.
The business model is hardware-led with an emerging digital services layer. Revenue is generated primarily through B2B sale of professional-grade pest control equipment and consumables via distributor networks, B2B direct supply to major retailers including private-label manufacturing, and B2C distribution of consumer pest and garden care products. A subscription/recurring component is being built via the Pelsis Digital portal and app-based compliance monitoring. Strategic positioning emphasises regulatory and standards compliance (e.g., BRCGS for food production), sustainable and environmentally responsible product design, and a global brand portfolio supported by localised multi-language websites and industry training.
Pelsis firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Pelsis
- Legal name
- Pelsis Ltd
- Website
- https://pelsis.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1981
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Pelsis is a UK-headquartered, privately held manufacturer and multi-brand distributor of professional and consumer pest control products — including flying insect control, bird proofing, and garden care — serving pest control operators, food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, agriculture, and retailers across 140 countries via an 18-site global network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Pelsis industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Pest Control Products
- NAICS
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)
- SIC
- Agricultural Chemicals (2870)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Commercial General Pest Control (Non-Specialty) (HSAMAAAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Grocery, Supermarket & Food Retail Pest Control (HSAMAKAC), Sanitation, Monitoring & Trap/Station Programs (General) (HSAMAAAH), Insect Baits & Gel Baits (Ant, Roach, etc.) (CRAJAHAB), Lawn & Ornamental Insect Control (Grubs, Chinch Bugs, Aphids) (HSAIANAH)
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Where Pelsis is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Knaresborough
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices8 records
Markets served
Pelsis business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Pest Control Products - Professional: Sale of professional-grade pest control products including flying insect control systems, bird control products, and consumables to pest control operators
- Pest Control Products - Retail: Consumer-facing pest control and garden care products sold through retailers to amateur/home users
- Agricultural Products: Professional slug control and agricultural pest management products
- Digital Services: Digital pest monitoring services through Pelsis Digital portal and apps for enterprise customers requiring real-time pest management compliance
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Pelsis product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Pelsis Group manufactures and supplies pest control products for both professional pest control operators and retail/amateur consumers. The portfolio includes flying insect control systems (electric killing grid flykillers, glueboards, LED insect light traps), bird proofing products (spikes, nets, electric deterrents), rodent control, garden care, and AI-powered digital pest monitoring platforms for food and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. The company operates through multiple wholly-owned brands distributed internationally.
Product overview
Pelsis Group is a world leading supplier of pest control products for professional and retail markets, operating as a multi-brand portfolio company with both organic products and acquired brands. The company offers a comprehensive product ecosystem comprising flying insect control solutions (Insect-O-Cutor, Synergetic, Brandenburg), bird control products (Bird-B-Gone, Network), consumer garden and pest control products (Edialux, Edialux Home, Doff Portland, Pest-Stop, Agrisense), and digital pest monitoring technology (Pelsis Digital platform including Halo AI-powered monitoring systems, FlyTrap LED, Digital Portal). Recent additions include the Opti-Catch Retrofit 5W LED tube developed in partnership with Fotolec Technologies for upgrading insect light traps. The portfolio serves professional pest controllers, food manufacturing, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and retail/amateur markets across 15+ sites in the UK, Europe, USA, and India.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Insect-O-Cutor: World's leading flying insect control solutions provider since 1962, offering electric killing grid flykillers, glueboard devices, flyscreens, and decorative units. Trading as Synergetic in North America.
- Edialux
- Network
- Synergetic
- Pest Stop
- Agrisense
- BG (Bird-B-Gone)
- Silvandersson
- Curtis Dyna-Fog
- Greenprotect
- Luxan
- Denka
- PL Systems (Washroom)
- Brandenburg
- Doff Portland
Products and services
- Insect-O-Cutor
Quantifiable outcome
- 66% reduction in running costs compared to traditional fluorescent lamps
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Pelsis
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Pelsis technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability1 record
Feature7 records
Pelsis partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Fotolec TechnologiescorePartnership with leading manufacturer of shatterproof lamps to launch Opti-Catch Retrofit 5W LED tube for upgrading insect light traps. The solution offers 66% reduction in running costs, plug-and-play installation, and shatterproof GlassGuard coating technology.
- Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards (BRCGS)coreStrategic partnership during development of Opti-Catch Retrofit LED tube. The BRCGS partnership ensures the product meets the latest food safety standards, making it the only retrofit LED tube to meet BRCGS requirements for food production environments.
- Bird-B-GonecoreUS-based manufacturer of humane bird deterrents acquired by Pelsis in May 2021. The acquisition combined leading brands in pest and bird control and expanded product solutions for pest control operators. Bird-B-Gone continues operations in California with ongoing leadership.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Pelsis competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Sterling International: Manufacturer of RESCUE! branded fly traps, yellowjacket traps and reusable pest-control devices, distributed internationally. Directly comparable as a specialist pest-device manufacturer selling branded consumable traps through retailers and pest-control distributors.
- Energiespar Fabrik / Ratcliffe transformers: European manufacturer and supplier of professional fly killers and UV light traps. Closely comparable specialty player competing with Pelsis's Insect-O-Cutor and Synergetic lines in the European professional pest-control channel.
- PestWest Electronics: UK-based specialist manufacturer of insect light traps, glueboards and fly killers for the professional pest-control market. Closely comparable product set (ILTs, UV tubes, glueboards) and a near-identical professional-channel GTM to Pelsis's Insect-O-Cutor and Synergetic brands.
- Killgerm Group: UK-headquartered supplier of professional pest-control products, equipment and training to distributors and B2B customers. Directly comparable in product portfolio (insect/rodent control hardware plus consumables) and in serving pest-control operators across multiple European markets.
- Woodstream Corporation: US-based manufacturer of branded pest- and wildlife-control products (Victor, Safer, Havahart) sold through retail and professional channels. Comparable multi-brand portfolio model and analogous split between consumer retail and professional pest-control end-markets.
- Bird-X: US-based manufacturer of bird deterrents and pest-control products serving commercial and agricultural customers. Directly competes with Pelsis's Network (Avipoint/Avishock) and Bird-B-Gone brands, with overlapping bird-proofing and visual/acoustic deterrent categories.
Broad incumbents
- FMC Corporation: Global agricultural sciences company with a portfolio of insecticides, herbicides and professional pest-control products. Competes with Pelsis/Agrisense in agricultural and professional pest-control, particularly in European markets.
- Bayer Crop Science (Environmental Science): Bayer's Environmental Science unit sells professional pest-control products, rodenticides and insecticides to pest-management professionals worldwide. Operates in adjacent product categories (rodenticides, insecticides) and competes for the same food/pharma/professional customer accounts as Pelsis.
- Syngenta Crop Protection: Global agrochemical manufacturer selling crop-protection chemicals including insecticides and slug-control products. Adjacent competitor via Doff Portland/Doff Agriculture's professional slug-control range, and increasingly relevant as agrochemical players expand into integrated digital/compliance offerings.
- BASF Pest Control Solutions: Division of BASF supplying professional pest-control products, insecticides and active ingredients to pest-control operators globally. Broadly overlaps with Pelsis in serving professional pest controllers and food-manufacturing accounts, but as part of a much larger agrochemical/chemical portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Pelsis social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Pelsis leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Pelsis subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Pelsis funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Pelsis M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Pelsis
What does Pelsis do?
Pelsis Group manufactures and supplies pest control products for both professional pest control operators and retail/amateur consumers. The portfolio includes flying insect control systems (electric killing grid flykillers, glueboards, LED insect light traps), bird proofing products (spikes, nets, electric deterrents), rodent control, garden care, and AI-powered digital pest monitoring platforms for food and pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. The company operates through multiple wholly-owned brands distributed internationally.
Is Pelsis a public or private company?
Pelsis is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Pelsis founded?
Pelsis was founded in 1981. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Pelsis based?
Pelsis is headquartered in Knaresborough, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Pelsis make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Pest Control Products - Professional is the primary driver. The others are pest Control Products - Retail, agricultural Products and digital Services.
Who are Pelsis's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Sterling International, Energiespar Fabrik / Ratcliffe transformers, PestWest Electronics, Killgerm Group, Woodstream Corporation and Bird-X. Broad incumbents are FMC Corporation, Bayer Crop Science (Environmental Science), Syngenta Crop Protection and BASF Pest Control Solutions.
Does Pelsis have an API?
No public API is recorded for Pelsis.
What industry is Pelsis in?
Pelsis's product category is Pest Control Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSAMAAAL, Commercial General Pest Control (Non-Specialty), with a secondary code of HSAMAKAC, Grocery, Supermarket & Food Retail Pest Control. Its NAICS code is 32532 and its SIC code is 2870.