PCT Announces 2017 Technicians of the Year

CLEVELAND – PCT is proud to announce the 2017 Technicians of the Year: Gus Walker, Gregory Pest Solutions (residential category); Joey Hoke, American Pest Management (commercial category); and James Miners, Western Pest Services (termite category). 

The annual awards, sponsored by BASF Pest Control Solutions, recognize a trio of standout service professionals in the residential, commercial and termite categories. 

“Gus, Joey and James go above and beyond to provide standout service to their customers. They are leaders in their companies and in their communities,” said PCT Managing Editor and Internet Editor Brad Harbison. “They truly embody what these awards are about and it’s our privilege to recognize them.”

Profiles of Hoke, Walker and Miners appear in the December 2017 issue of PCT, and all three winners will be recognized during a special ceremony at NPMA Legislative Day in March.

A brief description of each winner follows:

A love to learn and share his pest control knowledge with colleagues, has made Joey Hoke, PCT’s Commercial Technician, a leader at his company, American Pest Management, Manhattan, Kan. Hoke has been instrumental in APM transitioning to a more proactive approach to pest management. Read the entire article.

Gus Walker, PCT’s Residential Technician of the Year, is the go-to service professional at Greenville, S.C.-based Gregory Pest Solutions when it comes to solving difficult problems. For the past 29 years Walker has taken on leadership roles with Gregory when it comes to introducing new products and service offerings. Read the entire article.

A deep knowledge of pests and construction is key to the success of James Miners, PCT’s Termite Technician of the Year, and a leader at Western Pest Services’ Randolph, N.J. office. A 22-year industry veteran, Miners is respected by customers and coworkers for his expertise and ability to communicate with others. Read the entire article.

The 2018 program will launch in April. For more information about the program email bharbison@gie.net. 

About the program: Since 1997, PCT has recognized outstanding service professional in the residential, commercial and termite categories with our annual Technicians of the Year Awards. Each year, PCT receives dozens of nominations from pest control companies throughout the United States of various size and make-up. Managers/owners were asked to evaluate service technicians in several areas including: technical skills; communication skills; service to company/community; and their mentoring role within the company. All the nominations are reviewed by a panel of pest control industry experts who determine the winners. During the last 20 years PCT has recognized 60 Technicians of the Year and more than 400 finalists from companies throughout the U.S., ranging from 3-person operations to companies at a pest control industry event. The awards are sponsored by BASF.