| HiCare | |
| Industry: | Pest control |
| Founder: | Arumugham Mahendran |
| Location: | Mumbai |
| Area Served: | India |
| Services: | Pest Control, Bird Management, Products, Home Cleaning |
| Homepage: | hicare.in |
HiCare is an Indian pest control company.
Hicare was founded in 2004 as part of the Godrej Group.[1] Its managing director was Arumugham Mahendran, who had previously founded a mosquito repellent company, Transelektra Domestic Products, which was acquired by Godrej in 1994.[2] Godrej sold an 80% stake in Hicare to the Danish services conglomerate ISS in 2009, and it became a wholly owned subsidiary of ISS in 2013.[3] In 2014, Mahendran left Godrej and, backed by a private equity fund, bought back Hicare from ISS.[2]
In 2017, the company expanded into the house cleaning and air purification markets,[4] in partnership with the Swedish firm Blueair.[5]
In April 2024, it was announced Hicare had been acquired by the British business services group, Rentokil Initial for an undisclosed amount.[6]
In 2014, IVFA formed a partnership with Hicare's founder to make acquisition of the pest control company from Danish multinational ISS Global.[7]