Pest Management Professional, September 2015
2015 PMP TermiTe managemenT Survey 2015 Termite Management Survey PMP reached out to our readership to answer questions about the current state of their termite business Heres what we learned F or every individual pest type there are inherent perils faced by the pest management professionals PMPs who go into battle with it This is especially true when one considers termite management Drilling trenching crawlspace work and obstacles like water pipes and damaged construction make termite control more dangerous than some other types of pest management When one considers all that could go wrong with termite management its a testament to a well trained industry that these types of obstacles are perceived by most as perfectly navigable Biggest Opportunities 1 economy rebounding 2 existing home rebounding 3 New home rebounding 4 tie Material costs decreasing Callbacks decreasing 6 Termite renewal improving 7 Termite job pricing Top Obstacles ContinuEd on Page TM6 1 Lack of termite swarms 3 Sluggish home sales 4 Fierce pricing competition TM4 September 2015 Pest Management Professional mypmp net photos istock com spxchrome stevanovicigor catnap72 cover istock com tung tong By Will Nepper Senior Editor Surveyed PMPs at a Glance The greatest number of responses 42 percent came from companies with total 2014 revenues of less than 250000 Most companies 84 percent have only one branch Nine percent have between two and four branches Eighty percent of responses were from companies that employ four or fewer termite service technicians Survey respondents were from the following regions Southeast 35 percent Northeast 19 percent Midwest 16 percent Southwest 15 percent West Coast 6 percent Mid Atlantic 5 percent Northwest 2 percent National companies 2 percent 2 Sluggish economy 5 Keeping qualified techs 6 Sluggish new home sales 7 Technologies work too long
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