Borehamwood · Hertfordshire
Professional pest control you can rely on — studio backlots, a busy retail high street and postwar housing dealing with rats, wasps and moths. Every industry needs an expert.
In short
Service Giant is a pest control company serving Borehamwood and the wider Hertfordshire. The most common problems reported locally are pigeons, rats, wasps and moths, handled with rodent treatment and proofing by a licensed technician who does the job start to finish. Callouts are answered 24/7 with same-day attendance in most cases, treatments start from £90, and every job carries a minimum three-month guarantee.
Borehamwood grew up around Elstree Studios, and the film and television production still shapes the town today — busy backlots and soundstages sit alongside the retail parade running along Shenley Road, and the volume of catering units and equipment stores on and around the studio sites gives rats and pigeons a reliable food source.
Information last reviewed by the local team — reviewed quarterly.
Catering units and equipment stores on and around Elstree Studios generate food waste that draws rats after dark, and the surrounding streets need proofing that matches that level of activity.
Retail units and takeaways along Shenley Road draw persistent pigeon activity on shopfront ledges and flat roofs, feeding on food waste from the busy parade below.
Cavity walls and roof voids in the postwar semis around Theobald Street and Brook Road give wasps and clothes moths sheltered spaces that widen as the housing stock ages.
A licensed technician leads every job locally — the same face from first inspection to final sign-off. Call or WhatsApp directly for a same-day answer.
Senior Pest Control Technician · Borehamwood
Sean brings more than 25 years of international pest control experience to Borehamwood's mix of studio sites, retail parade and postwar housing. He's used to the rat pressure that builds around catering and storage facilities near Elstree Studios, and to the pigeon activity that settles on shopfront ledges along Shenley Road. Sean treats moth and wasp problems in the town's postwar cavity-wall housing near Theobald Street, keeps treatment records for catering and retail premises facing hygiene inspections, and proofs older 1930s roof stock against wood borer where moisture has sat at ageing joints for years.
Booking takes three steps
You reach the technician who will do the work, not a call centre.
Sean identifies the species, finds the entry points and prices the job before anything is treated.
Approved products are applied and you get a written record of what was found, what was treated and what to change.
Every pest calls for a different playbook. Explore the 24 species we treat most often here — rodents, crawling and flying insects, birds and timber pests — each with a risk rating and the control method we use.
Rats breed rapidly, contaminate food and surfaces, and gnaw through wiring and pipes. A rat infestation poses serious health risks and can cause structural damage if left untreated.
Locally: Catering units and equipment stores around Elstree Studios generate food waste that draws rats after dark, so we proof storage areas as thoroughly as any garden.
How we control it
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Treatments start from £90, depending on the pest and the property At least 3 months on every service, unless we state otherwise We quote in writing after a free inspection, so you never pay for treatment you do not need.
What moves the price
From a single family home to a multi-site industrial estate, Service Giant scales the same rigorous standards to fit your property. We offer flexible one-off callouts, scheduled maintenance plans and fully managed contractual services. Talk to our team about the right cover for your site.
Your home should feel safe, not stressful. We provide discreet, family- and pet-friendly pest control for houses, flats, estates and rental properties across the area — from a one-off wasp nest removal to an annual protection plan that keeps the problem from coming back.
Pests in a business don't just damage stock — they damage reputation. We work with local offices, retail, hospitality, healthcare and food-service sites to deliver scheduled visits, rapid emergency response and the audit-ready documentation your insurers and inspectors expect.
Factories, warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing plants in the area need pest control that works at scale. Our industrial programmes are built around long-term contractual services — complete site surveys, integrated monitoring, proofing and waste management — so your operation stays compliant and uninterrupted.
Six focused disciplines, one integrated team. Scroll the list to explore how each service works — from structural treatments and proofing to sanitation and compliant waste disposal. Part of the wider Service Giant pest control range.
Studio buildings, retail units along Shenley Road and postwar housing each give rodents and insects different entry points depending on age and use.
Rats drawn to studio catering waste and pigeons roosting along the retail parade need proofing suited to a town built around a mix of production and shopping.
Green space near Meadow Park and Deacon's Hill gives rodents and moths cover right up to garden boundaries on the surrounding streets.
Older roof timber in the town's 1930s housing stock, built during the early studio era, holds moisture at ageing joints that keeps furniture beetle active longer than newer construction.
Takeaways and cafés along Shenley Road, along with studio catering facilities, need audit-ready kitchens to keep their food hygiene rating intact.
Rodent droppings from studio storage areas and pigeon nesting material from retail-parade roofs are removed under sealed containment, not tipped into general waste.
Our office is open 08:00–18:00, and standby technicians answer emergency callouts through the night and over weekends. These are the areas we cover across the Hertfordshire — follow the links for the local team nearest you.
Priority response coverage
Don't see your area? Call us — we'll confirm cover and response times for this area and the surrounding towns.
Pest control here works best when it’s timed to the local calendar. Here’s what our technicians see through the year, and the month to book each job so a small problem never becomes an infestation.
Wasp queens leave hibernation to start new nests in lofts and eaves, garden ants begin flying, and gulls and pigeons claim nesting ledges. Proofing roofs around Elstree Studios before nests establish is the cheapest fix of the area year.
Peak callout season in the area. Wasp nests reach full size, flies breed in bins within hours, and holiday travel pushes bed bug reports up sharply in flats and rentals around Brook Road.
Every job is carried out by our own technicians, never subcontracted. These are verified Google reviews from homes and businesses we look after in Borehamwood and across Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
Google reviews
Rated 5.0 by local customers
We take pride in fast, discreet pest control backed by real guarantees. Here’s what customers in and around the area say about working with our technicians.
“On time, friendly and efficient, highly recommend.”
“Sean Kennell of Service Giant has been very good and helpful in sorting out the issue of rat activity in our top floor loft storage space. Rodenticide bait was placed at various locations to control the rats and has worked so far since 26/03/25 and we're very satisfied with the professional work done. Well done Sean.”
“This is your man for every type of pest control. Fabulous at finding the problem and seeing off the peskies. Great expertise. Guaranteed work. Has the right type of equipment including cameras for finding ingress points and filling them, and uses the best pesticides. Thanks Sean.”
“Quick and efficient service.”
“Wonderful job. Very satisfied, highly recommended.”
“Sean is an expert at his job, I can tell. We need more people like him at their job who smile and love their job and give their best to fix the problem.”
“Amazing service! Rang very early in the morning so paranoid about bed bugs. Came out same day and so knowledgeable and assuring. Highly recommend this professional company. Just brilliant! Thank you!”
“Great quick service and cleared our wasp's nest in no time.”
“Very knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. Would definitely recommend.”
“Sean came to take care of my pest issue and I found him very knowledgeable about the pests and he put my mind at rest.”
Quick answers to the questions local customers ask us most. Still need help? Our team is one call away.
Most callouts, covering Shenley Road, the studio sites and the streets toward Theobald Street, are actioned the same day, subject to seasonal demand, with rat jobs given priority given the food waste the studios generate.
Yes — catering units and equipment stores around Elstree Studios generate food waste that draws rats, and we proof delivery yards and storerooms as thoroughly as any residential garden.
The retail parade's takeaways and food outlets generate a steady supply of scraps, and shopfront ledges and flat roofs give pigeons easy roosting close to that food source.
Yes — cavity walls and roof voids in the town's postwar semis give clothes moths sheltered spaces to establish, and we treat both the visible infestation and the void it's spreading from.
Yes — we treat commercial premises around Elstree Studios and Shenley Road and residential streets out toward Cowley Hill and Meadow Park, adjusting the approach to each.
Pricing starts from £90 and depends on the pest, property type and whether it's a single visit or an ongoing contract. We inspect before quoting, whether it's a house, flat or commercial unit.
Prices start from £90. The final figure depends on the pest, how established the infestation is, the size and layout of the property, and whether you need a single treatment or a monitored contract. Every quote follows a free inspection and is itemised in writing, so there are no call-out surprises.
Same day, subject to seasonal availability — summer is busier than winter, so peak-season bookings can move to the next working day. Emergency callouts are answered 24/7 by standby technicians, and contract customers get priority dispatch.
Yes. Every service is guaranteed for at least 3 months unless we tell you otherwise in writing before the work starts. If the same pest returns inside that window we come back and re-treat at no extra cost.
Yes. National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA member) and Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH Level 2 (minimum)). Technicians work only with legally registered products, carry public liability insurance, and can provide certificates and method statements on request for audits and insurers.
Yes. Every job uses low-toxicity, professionally approved products applied by technicians licensed to United Kingdom pest management standards. Where a product needs it we set a short exclusion window for the treated room, and your technician walks you through the exact safety steps before leaving site.
Both. Local customers can book a single callout for an immediate problem, or set up a scheduled contract with regular inspections, monitoring stations and reporting — ideal for homes with recurring seasonal issues around Shenley Road, Elstree Studios, Elstree & the area station, Theobald Street, and essential for commercial, food-service and industrial sites across Hertfordshire.
Across Hertfordshire we treat rats, mice, squirrels, birds, fleas, bed bugs, mosquitoes, ticks, ants, spiders, scorpions, silverfish, carpet beetles, cockroaches, flies, moths, wood borers, weevils, termites, wasps, bees and moles — plus the structural, proofing and sanitation work that goes with each one.
We cover the whole town plus the surrounding Hertfordshire, including Shenley Road, Elstree Studios, Elstree & the area station, Theobald Street, and out to Elstree, Radlett, Bushey. If you are not sure whether your street falls inside the area, call the local technician and ask — coverage is dispatched from within the district, not from a distant depot.
Cash, Bank transfer, Card. Residential work is settled on completion; contract and commercial customers are invoiced on agreed terms with full treatment documentation attached.
Yes. Commercial and industrial clients receive audit-ready documentation — site plans, treatment logs, materials data sheets, monitoring reports and recommendations — so you stay compliant with the food-safety, healthcare and insurance requirements that apply in United Kingdom.
Absolutely. Proofing is core to how we work here: we identify entry points, seal them with durable materials suited to the local building stock, and install bird netting, spikes or wire systems so the problem doesn't return. We cover the same ground out to Elstree, Radlett, Bushey.
English and Afrikaans. Site notes, quotes and treatment reports are issued in English so they can be handed straight to a landlord, insurer or auditor.
From Shenley Road and the studio sites to the postwar housing around Theobald Street and Meadow Park, our team handles rats, pigeons and structural pests with a free inspection and an itemised quote.
