Food Protection Services LLC (FPS), a food safety pest management and fumigation service provider operating in the Pacific Northwest, Great Lakes, Midwest and the Mississippi Delta since 2005, is now part of Ecolab, a global leader food safety. Combining our experience in fumigation and pest management, the acquisition will further strengthen Ecolab’s pest services offering to food and beverage customers – and play a bigger role in protecting the safety of food and our customer’s operations across the food chain. A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $14 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com, or follow us on twitter.com/ecolab and facebook.com/ecolab.