Termicon
Termicon is a SAPCA-certified pest control company based in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, founded in 2018 with a specialist focus on termite control for the construction industry. The company was co-founded by Kallie Swart, who is described as the primary owner and holds over 21 years of personal experience in termite and pest control, having personally signed off on over 19,000 buildings during his career. Termicon is located at 5 Simba Avenue, Citraville AH, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, 1629. The company operates across the Gauteng region, covering both Johannesburg and Pretoria.
Termicon’s specialisation is construction-industry termite management: pre-construction soil poisoning (required by NHBRC for new residential builds), post-construction termite treatment, bait station monitoring, and termite fumigation. Kallie Swart’s documented career includes work on major SA building contracts including shopping malls, hospitals, schools, housing projects, road upgrades, dam walls and airfields — indicating long-term relationships with Tier 1 SA construction companies and developers (Growthpoint, Redefine, Hyprop, Murray & Roberts, WBHO etc.). Pre-construction soil poisoning for new residential developments creates volume tied to SA housing construction cycles.
Termicon occupies a distinct niche from standard commercial PCOs. Construction-industry termite proofing generates: (1) pre-construction contracts tied to new development project timelines; (2) 5-year warranty-backed post-construction treatment programmes; and (3) ongoing monitoring contracts. The certificate-based nature of construction termite treatment (certificates required in completion files for NHBRC sign-off) creates a recurring documentation relationship with property developers. This niche is adjacent to but distinct from standard pest control routes — a roll-up acquirer would gain a specialist capability for the SA property development sector.
Acquisition note: Termicon was founded in 2018 (only ~7 years old), suggesting Kallie Swart is likely in his mid-40s to 50s and left a prior employer to start the business. An exit may be premature for him, but as the construction industry cyclically slows, specialty operators may be more open to conversations about liquidity or partnership. The named owner makes direct approach feasible.
Ontology Termicon [operates_in] South African Pest Control Market Termicon [member-of] South African Pest Control Association Termicon [relates] SA Pest Control Roll-Up Opportunity
Connections
- South African Pest Control Association — member_of, 2018–present, source: termitecontroljohannesburg.com
- South African Pest Control Market — operates_in (Gauteng, construction niche), 2018–present, source: termitecontroljohannesburg.com
- SA Pest Control Roll-Up Opportunity — specialist_acquisition_candidate (construction termite), 2024–present, source: inference