Pest Management Professional, December 2012

I so tech Pe s t M a n a g e me n t Making their debuts While several companies are mainstays on the list of largest companies in the industry these three enterprises raised their revenue enough to join the elite E very company starts somewhere When it was founded in 1975 few people heard of the company that would become Microsoft Now there are few who havent heard of the software behemoth While the same can be said for many of the companies at the top of PMPs list of the top 100 companies in the industry those making their debuts have a long way to go before everybody knows their names One company making its first appearance has a pretty good head start Many might be familiar with Verminators a Discovery Channel show featuring the services of Mike Masterson and Irwindale Calif based Isotech Pest Management I will have to tell you tomorrow as every day is better than the previous but be prepared because the next day will once again be better says Masterson I love what I do and the people I work with Isotech entered the PMP100 at No 57 by earning Triple S Te rmi te Pe s t C o nt ro l 8854038 in 2011 Its been a rapid ascent for the company which finished 2007 with a tad more than 2 million Masterson expects to end Bl ack Diamon d this year above 10 million Editors Note For more on how Isotech grew so quickly see Growing by leaps and bounds Te r mi te Pe s t C on t ro l done well for themselves anyway Jeffersonville Ind based Black Diamond Termite Pest Control for example serves greater Louisville and south central Kentucky The company averaged 10 percent growth every year for the past five years During that time weve nearly doubled our personnel says Durwin Duncan Jr vice president and a third generation owner of the company We have always believed word of mouth advertising is A lot of PMPs engage in dirty politics because they think it gives them an upper hand in this competitive industry We have found that it works much better to be respectful competitors who are willing to work together to improve the local industry for the PMPs and the consumers DURWIN DUNCAN JR VICE PRESIDENT BLACK DIAMOND TERMITE PEST CONTROL page S11 Other companies havent had quite the public relations boost Isotech received from a TV show but theyve the best marketing for our company and that has played a large role in our growth Adding services such as turf maintenance and increasing our media marketing campaigns also have helped The demand for quality bed bug services in our community has not hurt either Black Diamond posted revenue of 6855063 in 2011 earning the No 73 spot on the PMP100 list Manassas Va based Triple S Termite Pest Control earned 71 million snagging No 67 on this years list In the early 90s we had a lull in the economy but we grew says Tony Sfreddo president and CEO Were in a solid economic area The people in the area in which we serve view our service not as a luxury but as something essential Were positioned well to grow Weve built our reputation on being prompt effective and affordable For what we do were a good value PMP S14 December 2012 Pest Management Professional www mypmp net