Pest Management Professional, September 2017

The judging panel commented that BugOuts winning banner was simple and interesting and featured a creative easy to read logo MerGerS ACQuSiTiONS eXPANSiON 16 September 2017 Pest Management Professional mypmp net PHOTO DOUGLAS PRODUCTS Industry Intel COMPANY SuPPlier NewS BugOut wins PCOC banner contest Pest Control Operators of California PCOC announced the winners of the 14th annual Fumigation Banner Bonanza Contest sponsored by Douglas Products and Vikane gas fumigant BugOut Anaheim Calif won first place honors and 1250 In second place at 1000 was Knockout Pest Control Termite Temecula Calif with its boxing gloves at the forefront The judges liked the banners efficient messaging Tiger Termite Control Chino Calif was awarded third place and 500 Participating fumigation and pest management companies submitted photos of their banners which included their business name logo and contact information A panel of professional communications specialists judged the banners based on readability from a distance professionalism visual impact and attractiveness EPS relocates announces personnel changes Environmental Pest Service EPS recently relocated its corporate headquarters from Sarasota to Tampa Fla The company which operates 26 branches for four brands Arrow Environmental Services in west and central Florida Bug Out Service in north Florida Skyline Pest Solutions in metro Atlanta and State Pest Control in central North Carolina signed a five year lease on a 7800 sq ft office space in Bay West Center a Cushman Wakefield property Tampa puts us in a prime location to attract top talent as our organization continues to grow says EPS Chairman George Pickhardt Given that EPS has locations in Georgia and recently North Carolina being close to a major airport also became increasingly more important for our leadership team In addition EPS has made several personnel announcements Maria Behler joined Arrow Environmental Services as a human resource business partner Amelia Collier previously a human resource generalist for EPS brands Skyline Pest Solutions and State Pest Control was promoted to EPS director of human resources Kim Dufoe joined EPS as a controller Brian Dworetsky joined Bug Out Service as regional vice president Anthony Figueredo was promoted from service manager for Arrow Environmental Services Naples Fla branch to its branch operations manager He succeeds Mike Jones who is now branch operations manager for Arrow Environmental Services in Cape Coral Fort Myers Fla Dave Johnson joined Arrow Environmental Services as branch operations manager for Sarasota Fla with nearly 25 years of industry experience David Jordan joined Arrow Environmental Services as branch operations manager for Altamonte Springs Fla with nearly 30 years of industry experience John Judge was promoted from EPS training specialist to branch operations manager for Arrow Environmental Services in Tampa Fla Jason Lane joined Bug Out Service as the Ocala Fla branch operations manager Kristie Tessandori joined EPS as an executive assistant Maria Behler Amelia Collier Kim Dufoe Brian Dworetsky Dave Johnson David Jordan John Judge Jason lane