ALCOCKS SERVICE GROUP

Good Tip!

This Top Tip Tuesday deals with one of our frequently asked questions - DO I NEED A PLUMBING CERTIFICATE TO PASS TRANSFER?

Did you know? Ants don't have lungs! 🫁🐜

Due to their diminutive size, ants lack the space for a complex respiratory system like to ours. Instead, they've evolved ingenious methods for oxygen transport throughout their bodies.

At PES Africa, we appreciate the fascinating intricacies of these tiny creatures. We're also proud to offer a range of excellent ant control products that can help you manage and prevent ant invasions effectively.

For more information, please visit our website at PesAfrica | Home or contact us at [email protected]

Do Carpenter Ants eat Wood? No
Carpenter Ants don’t eat wood, instead they push bits of sawdust called frass out the tunnels they create.
Carpenter ants don't feed on wood. They create galleries in wood to establish their nests. Termites will feed until they get every bit that can be consumed in the safety of darkness. This makes them more destructive than carpenter ants. But that doesn't mean carpenter ants aren't destructive. As a colony matures and replicates itself, there is more need for them to create more room for the growing colony inside the wood of your home. This will lead carpenter ants to expand their tunneling, even into sound wood. Over time, this can weaken structural timbers and cause cascading damage which is hard to repair.

Meumann White | Prop101 - Latent & Patent Defects

A latent defect is one that is not readily visible or ascertainable to someone viewing a property, such as faulty foundations, leaking pipes within walls etc.

A Patent defect is one that is readily ascertainable upon a viewing of the property, such as cracked tiles, damp, broken hinges, water pressure etc.

Listen to what respected members of the South African Pest Control Association have to say about the use of fumigants. This is a hot topic in Durban after the tragic loss of life of a Musgrave couple where the wrong application of a fumigant had dire consequences!

What to know before fumigating your property Stacey and J Sbu have an exclusive chat with SAPCA. They shed some light on what their organisation entails and what to know before fumigating your property. Listen to hear more:

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✍️ Brian Bilston

ALCOCKS SERVICE GROUP added a View Shop button to their Page.

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So a concerned home owner posted this, this morning...lol...How would you respond ?

Dylan Martin Hirst‎ to Upper Highway Info
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Selling 2 Purebred Hillcrest Cockroaches, very regretful sale 😔 I’m moving and unfortunately they don’t accept cockroaches. Bob and Hobo, these two have been house trained and are great with children. They come with jackets and toilet paper beds, only asking for R150 each, they can only go together to a good home as they are inseparable. Micro chipped and had their shots.

Please like our group with a positive note of your experience with us!

Antimicrobial Fogging Solutions and other deep cleaning and hand care solutions under taken by the Alcocks team in the greater Durban areas.

Rodent Control
Having a problem with rats and mice?
We provide effective rat and mouse control to all businesses in Durban KZN. The risk to your business of a Rodent problem can be very high and damaging to your reputation. We provide measures to prevent future rodent problems.
Danger Signs
• Droppings.
• Damaged stock and damage to fabric of premises.
• Nesting material — shredded insulation, cardboard, etc.
• Sightings – mean over population
Potential Harm
• Rodents are known to spread infections such as Salmonella and Weil's disease.
• Damage to stock and buildings.
• Contamination of foodstuffs and goods.
Business Consequences
• Alarm — immediate loss of customer and employee trust.
• Damage — to goods, foodstuffs and your health and hygiene reputation.
• Cost — can be considerable. Temporary closure may be necessary.
• Legal — failure to comply with legislation.
Steps to Take
• Arrange immediate removal with rodenticides using qualified technicians.
• Get rodent proofing and design advice.
• Schedule regular rodent control visits to prevent further outbreaks.
• There are industry standards to follow.
Contact me Candy Bouwer at the ALCOCKS SERVICE GROUP 0837038238

Launch of SAPCA SOP for Wood Borer Inspections - https://mailchi.mp/56f0bf031b1d/launch-of-sapca-sop-for-wood-borer-inspections

Launch of SAPCA SOP for Wood Borer Inspections

ALCOCKS SERVICE GROUP updated their information in their About section.

Electrical COC Information Session (via Zoom) - For Estate Agents, Conveyancers, Stakeholders and the Public.

ECA (SA) members have been asked to invite estate agents and conveyancing attorneys in their areas to attend a Zoom meeting so that they can be brought up to speed on the legal requirements pertaining to Electrical Certificates of Compliance.

The informative CoC session will be taking place on Monday 19th of October 2020 from 10 am to 12 pm via Zoom.

“We receive many queries about CoCs and the aim of this information session is to inform the public and those involved in the sale and transfer of properties about the Certificate of Compliance and answer all frequently asked questions."

The KZN Region, and the Highveld Technical Advisor, Anthony Schewitz, will present this free CoC information session for local estate agents, conveyancers and transfer attorneys and other stakeholders.

To register for this FREE session, please click on link below:
https://forms.gle/FA4nn1Yf9gTQDvgf6

To find out more, feel free to contact Candy Bouwer at https://www.alcocks.co.za
on 031-5692996 or 0837038238

Bee the change!

People may find this a pointless post, but ALL of our bees are in decline and during the day they need to drink. Please put a "bee bar" out for them daily in your gardens, just to keep them hydrated. A small tub with some stones in is perfect and they will appreciate your help by doing this.Some of my visiting honey bees enjoying a well earned drink - - Lisa Jayne Burton

Covid 19 Fogging Sanitizer Disinfection Treatments offered -
As business Owner/Manager, or household owner, you may want to disinfect and sanitize your facility or home at some point. We are deemed essential services so we can offer you these services right now.

We have pleasure in setting out here under our treatment program and the scope of work involved:

Service: Covid 19 ELIMINATION – Surface & Textile Disinfection. Antimicrobial fogging of hygiene-sensitive areas with cold fog fumigation/Sanitiser disinfection treatment.

Restrictions of Use: This process is not to be mixed with other chemicals. Must be used on thoroughly precleaned and rinsed surfaces. Nb: this process should be used in conjunction with a though surface deep clean and clean rinsing of the area first before fog treatment begins.

Serviced areas: We offer this treatment using an Antimicrobial fogging process in accordance with the manufacture’s recommendation. This measure will cover the entire areas using a cold fog process. This eliminates all microbial germs and viruses on high and low surfaces throughout the entire space under treatment. This will ensure peace of mind and offer maximum protection of this internal space. Areas that have just undergone fogging should always be vacated for at least 20 minutes after fogging to allow for suitable product settlement and contact time adherence. Vacation preferably for 2 hours to allow for total drying of the treated areas.

Protect your customers and staff by reducing the risk of viral transmission with regular disinfectant fogging.

To Get a quotation for the treatment is simple enough.
• List the areas and
• the cubic meterage of each of the areas to be treated.
• Length x breath x height - Bearing in mind that the height anyone could reach is no more or less the 3.5m high.

CAS our product of choice contains the active ingredient (Didecyl dimethyl ammonium), a broad-spectrum disinfectant and sanitizer proven to be effective against a wide range of pathogens including viruses such as the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, bacteria, fungi, and mycoplasma and other microbials.
If your facility is unoccupied due to the LOCKDOWN, and plan to reopen at some point in the future, now is the best time to clean and sanitize because:
1. You will be ready, for business as soon as you reopen
2. You will beat the rush as Sanitizing professionals get busy at the end of LOCKDOWN
3. It is safer, the best time to Deep Clean and Disinfect and Sanitize is when your facility is unoccupied

For a comprehensive quotation email me.

Kind Regards

Candy Bouwer
Director Sales & Marketing
Alcocks Services Group
Tel: 031 569 2996
Fax:031 569 2080
Cell:083 703 8238
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