Pest Management Professional, September 2017
2017 PMP HALL oF FAme By 1996 sales were approaching 100 million Sears decided it wanted to buy All America I agreed to sell it in January 1997 but made sure that Middleton was not part of the transaction Steinmetz says All America became Sears Termite Pest Control but by 2001 was sold to Terminix International for an undisclosed amount At the time it had approximately 1500 employees and 100 offices and year 2000 revenues were reported at 100 million Middleton Lawn Pest Control grew to 35 million but it was sold to Sun Air in 2005 In 2009 Sun Air got out of the pest management business and sold the firm to Massey Services its Orlando based competition Life after pest management After effectively retiring in the mid 2000s Steinmetz turned his attention to the not for profit world He was married for 39 years to Lynn who died of lung cancer in 2012 and with whom he had two sons and three grandchildren Three years later he married Margery Pabst a longtime friend of his and his wife Their philanthropic efforts continue steinmetz and wife margery believe in giving back to the community So does his pest management involvement though to a lesser extent In 2014 he and longtime colleague Jim Swayne launched Safer Home Services in Clearwater Fla later bringing on Dr Phil Nichols While the pest management industry may be in the rearview mirror for Steinmetz many events and people are still on his mind During this interview he took the time to remember many people who had worked for him That group included Joe Essex and Dick Batts two excellent termite technicians who helped bail All America and Sears out of the early termite problems When I ran my own companies and even before I always thought about what the salespeople needed to accomplish to get the sale he says From there for Steinmetz success always followed PmP You can reach MIX a 2005 PMP Hall of Famer at pmpeditor@ northcoastmedia net Continued From Page 44 Photo courtesy of chuck steinmetz Bed Bug Protection Allergy Relief Waterproof Solutions Made in USA 10SKUs is All You Use Stock your complete mattress protection line with Mattress Safe 10SKUs program featuring our Plus Advantage Sizes A zipper offset provides a secure lock when hooked We Protect Your Mattress MattressSafe com 1ST BED BUG CERTIFIED PATENTED Zipper with the Hook U S Patent No 7849543 Plus Advantage Patent Pending Mattress Safe Inc Ph 7702055335 MattressSafe com 201705 46 September 2017 Pest management Professional mypmp net
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