the problem with birds
Birds, especially in concentrated town centre populations, can create serious problems for property owners, food and catering businesses and local councils.
- Damage to buildings by fouling
- Blocked gutters and possible water ingress
- Health hazards from the diseases pest birds carry
- Food contamination
- Increased property maintenance bills
- Loss of goodwill and accident risks caused by fouling
Ecolab provides guaranteed solutions, primarily using low visibility deterrent systems carefully chosen to be effective, yet, wherever possible, leaving bird life unharmed.
Services for Birds and Bird Control
Ecolab Deterrent Systems
Springuard: Ecolab offers a unique post and spring wire system with the highest grade of stainless steel (BS316) and an innovative installatyion system to deter persistent birds from ledges, sills, cornices and other level roosting points.
NetGuard: the only available system using both fire retardant and UV resistant fine mesh netting. This system denies birds access to areas suchas lightwells, canopies and roof areas. Virtually undetectable from ground level.
Pinguard: A perching deterrent system using BS316 grade stainless steel wires in various spine configurations on a polycarbonate base – flexible in use, even for roof fittings, lights and signs.
Hygiene Service
Fouling Clearance: A highly professional programme of biocidal treatments and the hygienic removal of fouling, carcasses and nesting materials. This Service is backed by detailed risk assessments and method statements to ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.
Managing Bird Populations
Falconry: Nature’s pest control using regular flights of trained birds of prey to deter birds from frequenting certain habitats and to move them elsewhere. Trained and committed handlers provide the experience and knowledge to make this service effective.
Bio-acoustic Dispersal: This technique uses a mixture of alarm and distress calls over a carefully scheduled time programme to move flocks of birds from specific building or locations.
Live Trapping: Where it is only feasible to control numbers, the strategic placement of cage traps can be used to remove unwanted birds humanely over a period of weeks.