[2] The company traces its history back to 1854 when Sophus Berendsen established as wholesaler of iron and glass for the construction industry in Copenhagen.

[4] In 2002 it bought Sophus Berendsen, a leading Danish laundry business for £426 million.

[6] On 31 July 2009 the company appointed Peter Ventress chief executive officer of Davis Service Group.

[9] On 18 May 2017 it was reported that the French laundry services group Elis had proposed a hostile takeover of Berendsen.

[11] In December 2017 Berendsen Cleanroom Services was fined £1.2 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for breaking competition laws, after it was found "colluding" with rival company Micronclean Limited in a market-sharing agreement.