Pest Management Professional, May 2017
presentation that included tips on what to say and do when meeting with members of Congress and their staffs He advised attendees to make the issues personal by talking briefly about their businesses the number of constituents they employ and the invaluable service they provide protecting public health The NPMAs Public Policy Committee staff explained the four issues in detail and shared past Legislative Day successes Legislative Day first timers met with Dr Jim Fredericks the NPMAs vice president of technical and regulatory affairs and Billy Tesh owner of Pest Management Systems Inc They explained what to expect when in meetings on Capitol Hill and offered tips to help ensure the meetings run smoothly Tesh stressed the importance of visiting with lawmakers TM MORE ONLINE for more Legislative day coverage visit PMPPestTalk net 2 Attendees were instructed to leave behind literature that explains the pest management industrys stand on these issues The NPMA helped prepare Legislative Day attendees for their Capitol Hill appointments Mike Seyfert FMCs director of Government Affairs Agricultural Solutions gave a Its what we need to do to make sure our industry is protected and well represented he said MORNINg MEETINgs While the highlight of Legislative Day was the trip to Capitol Hill the NPMA offered presentations and educational sessions as well Editors Note Please turn to p 26 for more on the hiring session In one session three PMPs who sold their companies Stuart Aust Bug Doctor Kevin Kordek A Active Termite Pest Control and Joe Wilson PermaTreat Pest Control shared in a session about mergers and acquisitions what they experienced during the selling process Aust sold his company to Anticimex a deal that enabled the Swiss pest management company to enter the U S market and make additional acquisitions He has stayed on with Bug Doctor and was named vice president of business development for Anticimex Aust told the crowd Currently its a sellers market Kordek who sold his company to Rentokil Steritech and transitioned out of the pest management industry at age 52 suggested PMPs ask themselves what would make them sell their YOUR BE BEST DEFE DEFENSE 1 year warranty High quality materials Simple to use Hand tested products Less than 1 return rate Built to perform Kness Mfg Co Inc PO Box 70 Albia IA 52531 800 247 5062 kness com 5 mypmp net Pest Management Professional May 2017 19
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