British drinking establishments are no longer unbearable because of all the tobacco smoke. Instead, they’re unbearable because there’s nothing to disguise what the places really smell like: sweaty club-goers, dank basements, and stale beer. That’s the buzz around Britain these days. Leading the movement to improve the smelly situation is Ambius, a subsidiary of pest-control industry leader Rentokil Initial. Using computerized scent-dispersing machines from US company Prolitec, pubs all over Britain will soon be pleasantly fragrant. Ambius plans to provide scenting services to at least 6,000 pubs and nightclubs, generating about £10m per year. Read more at This is Money
Tag Archives: Smoking
English smoking ban makes room for more pleasant aromas
A new smoking ban takes effect in England next week, creating a new frontier in the UK for ambient scenting companies. Club owners, concerned that customers will now be faced with the smell of stale beer and the perhaps less-than-hygenic aroma of their fellow clubbers, are enlisting the services of companies like Ambius. Ambius, a division of Rentokil, is negotiating with pubs across the UK to provide ambient scents through the pubs’ air conditioning systems. Ambius uses Prolitec scenting technology. Read more at The Union-Tribune
Filed under News
