Flick Anticimex strengthen its position in South East Queensland through the acquisition of Multipest Pty Ltd (“Multipest”)

Flick Anticimex continues its acquisition initiative in Queensland. The acquisition of Multipest and Quality Pest Control strengthens the local operations in Brisbane, especially within the termite, general pest, strata pest control and residential services.

Multipest was established by Curtis Thew 14 years ago after working in the pest control industry for over 25 years. Curtis and Peta have grown Multipest to a commendable presence in Brisbane being awarded Australian Pest Manager of the year 2018-2019, and will support a geographical expansion of the Flick services as they have been servicing all locations within the South East Queensland. Mulitpest presence in the strata industry is through their merger with Quality Pest Control.

Curtis Thew, Managing Director of Multipest commented:

We would like to firstly thank our fantastic team and customers for being part of our business for the past 14 years. Our success and achievements are because of our passion to deliver. Joining Flick Anticimex represents for us a great opportunity. Being part of Flick , leveraging from their international experience as part of Anticimex Group, will allow us to further improve the quality level of our services by developing alternative and preventive SMART pest control solutions and offering Flick Home Protection. I am also pleased to offer to our employees new possibilities offered to us being part of this growing global organisation. I am very proud of the success that our family-owned company has achieved, thanks to our team and to our customers.

Rob Newby, Regional General Manager – North Region, Flick Anticimex commented:

“I am very happy and enthusiastic about this merger as Multipest is a renowned and well-run business in Brisbane. We are all looking forward to working together with the Multipest team, as their culture of excellence toward employees and clients align naturally with the way we do things at Flick. Combining our decades of experience with the latest technological innovations will result in an even better customer service experience.”

For more information, please contact:

Curtis Thew, Managing Director, Multipest Pty Ltd
Phone +61 437 577 257, Email curt@multipest.com.au

Rob Newby, Regional General Manager – North Region, Flick Anticimex
Phone +61 413 122 973, Email Rob.Newby@flick.com.au

About Flick Anticimex

Flick is a strong established brand within the pest control industry in the Australian marketplace. Commencing operations in 1918 and we now have over 780 technicians servicing over 300,000 customer sites annually. We protect over 55,000 commercial sites and 180,000 residential customers from pests every year. We also keep our commercial customer’s premises hygienically clean by servicing over 54,000 washrooms sites. Flick Anticimex is regarded as Australia’s No. 1 Leading Pest Control and Hygiene company and one of New Zealand’s Leading Pest Control companies.

Anticimex Group is the modern pest control company. Through prevention, new technology and sustainable solutions, we meet the new demands for healthy environments, for both individuals and businesses. Anticimex employs around 7 400 people, serving more than 3 million customers in 20 markets worldwide. Total revenue in 2020 amounted to approximately AUD 1.5 billion.

Read more at flick.com.au & anticimex.com