VIRGINIA BEACH, VA—Mosquito Joe, a mosquito control treatment company serving residential and commercial customers nationwide, has hit a franchising milestone, signing its 100th territory this year. This landmark achievement comes as the company celebrates its second year in franchising, positioning the brand to finish 2014 with strong momentum after exceeding its yearly growth goals. “In […]
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Valent, MGK Enter Marketing Agreement
WALNUT CREEK, CA—Valent U.S.A. Corp. has entered an agreement with Minneapolis-based MGK to manage the marketing and sales of MGK’s...
Mattress Safe Celebrates 10 Years at PestWorld 2014
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL—Mattress Safe said thank you to its partners for 10 years of success with a cake and Royal...
Scotts LawnService Buys Action Pest Control
MARYSVILLE, OHIO–Scotts LawnService, the No. 2 player in the lawn care category behind TruGreen, continues its push into the pest...
Bayer Launches New Backed By Bayer Platform
“To our customers, the idea of being ‘backed’ by Bayer evokes a sense of partnership on a number of levels,”...
P+L Systems Acquires Belgium Environmental Care Business
SINT-KATELIJNE-WAVER, BELGIUM—Group De Ceuster has sold its Environmental Care division to P+L Systems (Holding) UK of Knaresborough, UK, for an...
National Lawn Care Summit Set for December
FAIRFAX, VA—The National Pest Management Association and the Professional Landcare Network will co-host the national Lawn Care Summit, Dec. 3–5,...
Bayer’s ‘Tales of Transformation’ winner is Ohio PMP
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC—Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, announces Rick Steinau, president of Ace Exterminating in Cincinnati,...
Tesh Recognized as Outstanding Philanthropist
HIGH POINT, NC—Billy Tesh, president of Pest Management Systems (PMi) as well as of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), recently...
McCloud Wins Family Business Award
SOUTH ELGIN, IL—McCloud Services has been named the 2014 recipient of the prestigious Century Award in Loyola University Chicago’s Quinlan...
Altland Joins Bell Laboratories
MADISON, WI—Kelley Altland has joined Bell Laboratories as its New England technical sales representative, representing Bell products to distributors and...
NCPMA Announces United We Stand Leadership Conference
FAIRFAX, VA—The North Carolina Pest Management Association (NCPMA) announces the 2014 United We Stand Leadership Conference. Taking place at the...
PestWorld 2014 Mobile App is Live
FAIRFAX, VA—The mobile app created just for National Pest Management Association’s (NPMA’s) PestWorld 2014 is now live. Download it for...
Massey Acquires Baco Exterminating Services
ORLANDO, FL—Massey Services has purchased Baco Exterminating Services, a pest management company headquartered in Norcross, Ga. Baco was established in...
Terminix Acquires Assets of Groupe Cameron
MEMPHIS, TN—Terminix has acquired substantially all of the assets of Groupe Cameron, a Quebec, Canada-based company. The entrance into the...
Heron Announces Clendenin as CEO
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL—Just 12 years ago, Heron Lawn and Pest Control was a small start-up company run out of a tiny...