Video: 2021 Crown Leadership Awards Ceremony

At November’s NPMA PestWorld convention in Las Vegas, PCT and Syngenta recognized five industry professionals during a special Crown Leadership Awards reception. Check out video from this year's awards ceremony.

January 24, 2022

Brad Harbison

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At November’s NPMA PestWorld convention in Las Vegas, PCT and Syngenta recognized five industry professionals during a special Crown Leadership Awards reception. Dan Moreland, publisher emeritus of PCT magazine — along with PCT Publisher Jodi Dorsch, PCT Managing Editor Brad Harbison and Marshall Gaster, head of marketing, Professional Pest Management, Syngenta — presented awards to:

• Suzanne Graham, Massey Services, Orlando, Fla.

• Marty Overline, Aardvark Pest Management, Philadelphia, Pa.

• Freeman Elliott, Orkin/Rollins, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.

• Donnie Shelton, Triangle Pest Control, Raleigh, N.C.

• Gary Curl, Specialty Consultants, Jacksonville, Fla.

CLICK HERE to watch video from the ceremony.

Kat’s Pest Solutions Wins PCT’s 3rd Annual Vehicle Wrap Contest

PCT announced Kat’s Pest Solutions, Los Angeles, as the winner of its third annual Vehicle Wrap Contest. Owner Katherine “Kat” Herrera wins $500 from PCT. The competition was sponsored by Oldham Chemicals.

January 22, 2022

Brad Harbison

People

VALLEY VIEW, Ohio – PCT announced Kat’s Pest Solutions, Los Angeles, as the winner of its third annual Vehicle Wrap Contest. Owner Katherine “Kat” Herrera wins $500 from PCT. The competition was sponsored by Oldham Chemicals.

Herrera worked with an email-based creative team and graphics company Gorilla Print and Wrap on the winning wrap, which is notable for its pink color scheme and for its cartoonish sketch of Herrera grasping a rodent.

“I love that my wrap represents both the strong feminine side together with the masculinity required in a male dominated industry,” Herrera said. “The ‘Beast’ was wrapped almost 10 years ago and it has made us stand out and be noticed in a sea of plain or bland vehicles.”

Herrera said the wrap is doing its job of grabbing attention. “I’m not kidding when I tell you it has given us a celebrity-like status. When I show up at an apartment building, [residents] will say, ‘I see your trucks on the road and I was hoping I would see you.’ People will ask to take pictures of me next to the truck.”

A 20-year pest control industry veteran, Herrera has worked as a customer service representative and service technician, and while working for Isotech Pest Management she appeared on the TV program “Verminators” as the show’s lone female technician. Herrera launched Kat’s Pest Solutions in 2010 and runs the company with sons Kevin and Ricky, brother Steve, and new member Nick. Herrera said the company has grown through referrals and has developed a reputation as a service provider that “does whatever it takes” to solve a problem.

PCT’s judges commented on the wrap:

• This wrap has everything for me. Vibrant colors that grab attention, a humorous cartoon, a large phone number, photos of the pests that they control and even social media where customers can follow.

• It’s bright, it’s colorful and I love the catchy slogan

• Artwork is awesome. Really show's the owner's/company's personality

CLICK HERE for a slideshow featuring Herrera's winning wrap as well as the 10 finalist entries.

Hedgemon Joins Liphatech as Southeast District Sales Manager

Joey Hedgemon will represent Liphatech’s full line of rodenticides and bait stations in the Southeastern U.S.

January 22, 2022

Posted by Jackie Mitchell

People

MILWAUKEE — Liphatech announced the addition of Joey Hedgemon as its new Southeast district sales manager for the company’s structural pest control business. Hedgemon is responsible for representing Liphatech’s full line of rodenticides and bait stations in the Southeastern U.S., including Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Florida.

Hedgemon, who holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from Wofford College, brings several years of sales experience to Liphatech, including five years in the professional pest control industry spent at Orkin Pest Control. As Liphatech’s sales and service expert in the Southeast, he is working with pest management professionals and distributors in the region and building relationships with prospective pest management accounts. He is available for troubleshooting and rodent control assistance within complicated accounts.

“Joey has already proven himself a great asset to our team,” said Matt Titshaw, national sales manager, Liphatech structural pest control business. “Our distributors and pest management professionals in the Southeast will benefit from his positive energy, reliability and experience when they need help with rodent control challenges.”

A former collegiate football player, Hedgemon’s passion for the game continues, along with other athletics including golf and cheering at his children’s sporting events.

For more information about Liphatech products and services, visit liphatech.com or call 888-331-7900.

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