BRITISH Gas owner Centrica has snapped up the Dyno-Rod draincleaning empire in a £57.6m deal that hands its American founder Jim Zockoll a near-£50m retirement windfall.

The flotation of Dyno-Rod, the famous drain-clearing business, has collapsed after its founder refused to sell. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed ...

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Dyno-Rod, the Surbiton-based company which has been unblocking drains for four decades, is set for a flotation on the stock market this summer. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent ...

Dyno-Rod, which is owned by British Gas and made a £3.8m profit last year, is gearing itself up in preparation for Government plans to transfer ownership of private sewers from householders to ...

The deal would make a small fortune for Dyno-Rod founder Jim Zockoll, the former Pan Am pilot. He set up the business in 1963 and it now employs 180 staff and generates £56m revenue a year.

After spending more than 40 years unblocking customers' drains, Dyno-Rod is seeking an August listing on Aim. The drainage and pest-control brand is being acquired by Dyno Group, a new company led by ...

Clive Smith, a Dyno-Rod spokesman, said Mr Zockoll supported the new bid because it did not require him to reinvest £5m in the group and "he felt more comfortable selling the business to an ...

Dyno-Rod, which is owned by British Gas and made a £3.8m profit last year, is gearing itself up in preparation for Government plans to transfer ownership of private sewers from householders to ...