Pest Management Professional, June 2018

Industry Intel PMP earns awards for writing design This spring Pest Management Professional PMP magazine earned two national awards and six regional awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors ASBPE The organization recognizes editorial design and online excellence for U S business tobusiness trade association and professional publications This year more than 1000 entries were received nationwide PMPs regional accolades for its journalistic coverage within its circulation category include first place for the February 2017 cover story second place for the April 2017 cover story and third place for the November The indusTrys leading Technical journal since 1933 The indusTrys leading Technical journal since 1933 mypmp net April 2017 2017 cover story For design alone in its circulation size category the magazine earned third place regionally for the July 2017 cover It also took second place nationally and first place regionally for the April 2017 cover and third place nationally and second place regionally for the October 2017 Flying Insect Supplement cover Photos ARRoW EXtERMINAtoRs tERMINIX MERGERS ACQUISITIONS This spring saw a flurry of acquisition activity including Atlanta Ga based Arrow Exterminators acquired Advantage Pest Control Pinellas Park Fla It will operate as Hughes Exterminators and is Arrows 25th service center in Florida Advantage Owner Michael Piacenza center is flanked by from left Arrows Tommy Giardino Kevin Burns Tim Pollard and Brad Short Stockholm Sweden based Anticimex acquired Killingsworth Environmental Charlotte N C Andrew and Matthew Rogers sons of Killingsworth owner and CEO Mike Rogers will stay on with Anticimex Kalamazoo Mich based Griffin Pest Solutions acquired Pest Arrest Oak Park Mich Rentokil Steritech a Rentokil North America company acquired Elkton Md based Advanced Pest Management APM Rollins Inc based in Atlanta Ga purchased the stock of Guardian Pest Control operating in the United Kingdom Founder Adam Hawley will stay on in a consulting role whereas his business partners Glynn Hardy Katie Ward and Andrew Toone will remain to run the companys operations Brought to you By Adam Hawley Terminix based in Memphis Tenn acquired Lawrenceville N J based Cooper Pest Solutions Phil Cooper is stepping down as president and CEO of BedBug Central to focus on his duties as president of Cooper Pest Solutions and a Rob DiJoseph regional director of Terminix His brother Dr Rick Cooper is now a senior director of training for Terminix The acquisition of Cooper Pest Solutions does not include BedBug Central based in Hamilton N J Rather longtime VP of Sales Rob DiJoseph succeeds Phil Cooper as president In other Terminix news the company purchased Hometown Pest Control Delray Beach Fla Hometown Pest Control owners Sal and Addie Yanello left worked with Kemp Anderson to broker the acquisition 26 June 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net InsIde FI3 Word from our sponsor FI4 Dont wing fly service FI9 Opportunities take flight FI10 Sanitation education cooperation F ly I n g Insect supplement PMP PestManagement Professional Vol 85 no 4 How marijuana LEGiSLaTion imPaCTS your buSinESS