Pest Management Professional, March 2018

Industry Intel COMPANY ServiceMaster poised to acquire Copesan S erviceMaster entered into an agreement to purchase and combine its Terminix national account pest control operations with Copesan Services Inc Founded in 1958 Copesan is an alliance of independent privately held pest management companies that competes on a national level for commercial clients across the country It also directly owns two companies Wil Kil Pest Control in Sun Prairie Wis and Holders Pest Solutions in Houston Texas This combination would significantly improve Terminixs capabilities in commercial pest control as Copesan under its brand would provide us with significant expertise reputation and processes for delivering pest management solutions to sophisticated commercial customers ServiceMaster based in Memphis Tenn noted in a Feb 27 press release The transaction is expected to close in the next 30 to 45 days subject to satisfaction of customary conditions and regulatory approval This reiterates the strong commitment ServiceMaster has made to focus on and grow the Terminix commercial pest control business The combination creates a formidable competitor in the commercial pest management industry positioned for long term and rapid growth Elizabeth Johnson director of marketing for the Menomonee Falls Wis based Copesan told PMP These two businesses are extremely complementary pairing Copesans technology and operations with the Terminix brand awareness and resources We are excited for the possibilities New PreSideNt Just a week earlier on Feb 20 ServiceMaster announced that Kelly Kambs joined the organization as president of its Terminix commercial pest control and termite business She reports directly to ServiceMaster CEO Nik Varty Kambs joined ServiceMaster from CPG Building Materials in Chicago where she served as senior vice president At CPG Kambs grew the business by developing new segments for national owners and architects improving sales efficiency by more than 15 percent while significantly improving profitability through pricing actions and market segmentation Prior to CPG Kambs spent three years at Behr Processing Corp as senior vice president of BehrPro Before her position at Behr Kambs spent 10 years serving in a variety of sales operations and commercial leadership roles for companies such as Johns Manville The Comex Group and Skydex Technologies She graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Illinois and holds an MBA from Pepperdine University SuPPlier NewS The NPMA Marketing Committee shown here during its meeting at Pestworld 2017 in Baltimore Md is one of several committees seeking additional members 16 March 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net PHOTO HEATHER GOOCH Kelly Kambs NPMA seeks committee volunteers The National Pest Management Association NPMA announced a call for nominations to serve on an NPMA committee during the 2018 2019 membership year July 1 2018 June 30 2019 Visit NPMAPestworld org about npma committees to view the list of standing NPMA committees and complete an application at SurveyGizmo com s3 4216982 2018 NPMA Committee Nomination Form Committee appointments are for a two year term The association asks that all committee members attend at least two thirds of face to face meetings and teleconferences per year The majority of NPMA committees meet face to face three times each year in conjunction with NPMAs Legislative Day in Washington D C NPMA Academy rotates between Florida and Arizona this years event will be in Florida and PestWorld 2018 will be held in Orlando Fla Committee conference calls are scheduled as needed but dont typically exceed once per month the NPMA says Additionally the incoming NPMA president makes final appointments of individuals to all NPMA committees The deadline for submissions is April 1 2018