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2008
PGH® Pest Control & Prevention formed by Peter Higgs after he achieved a National qualification in game keeping and passed the pest control section with distinction. His farming, game keeping and wildlife management experience played an invaluable part in Peter achieving his goals
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2009
Peter obtained a place on the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Scheme where he learned skills to help build his business
Beegone® was started by Peter, after he realised the importance of honeybees and the serious problems occurring in the UK as a result them being killed
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2009
Over £30,000 turnover
Employed first staff members
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2012
Peter became a finalist at the Haines Watts Young Entrepreneur Awards
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2013
Peter won the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Enterprise Award for London and the South East
He also went on to win the RBS Enterprise Award at The Prince’s Trust & Samsung Celebrate Success Awards
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2014
Incorporated as a private company. Became VAT registered
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2015
Over £220,000 turnover
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2015-2016
Peter acted as a Young Ambassador for the Prince’s Trust and was given the opportunity to speak to thousands of people including senior team members from:
• Dell EMC
• Balfour Beatty
• ENGIE Facilities Management
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2016
Peter was invited to show bees saved by the Beegone® team to HM
The Queen in London, to celebrate the 40th birthday of the Prince’s Trust
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2016
Over £350,000 turnover
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2017
Over £500,000 turnover
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2018
Peter with Brian Tracy, acclaimed motivational speaker and self-development author
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2018
Over £750,000 turnover
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2019
Over £1 million turnover
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2020
Peter was awarded the Entrepreneurs Circle
Most Inspiring Business Person of the Year