Petri’s Celebrates 50 Years in Business

Petri’s Positive Pest Control recently celebrated 50 years of providing pest control services to South Florida at a special luncheon ceremony.

Published September 01, 2006

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Company founder Hank Petri (left) and company president Brendan Cavanagh (right) at a special ceremony on July 31 that celebrated the 50th anniversary of Petri’s Positive Pest Control.

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Hank Petri (left) and daugther Deborah Lausier spoke at the July 31 ceremony.

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Guests at the Petri 50th anniversary celebration included (in foreground, left to right) Nancy Cavanagh, Britta Turney and Dr. Austin Frishman.

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Petri’s Positive Pest Control celebrated 50 years of providing pest control services to South Florida at a luncheon held at the Marriott North on July 31. Among the special guests attending were owners, employees, former employees and special invited guests. Longtime friendly competitors, Ken and Mickey Nolen of Nozzle Nolen Exterminators, Arnold and Francis Coffman and Gene and Barbara Soloman were in attendance. Also special guests attending included Dr. Austin Frishman, Britta Turney of Univar and Pat Geiger of Riemer Insurance.

The Pompano Beach-based company was started in Miami by Hank and Ruth Petri in July 1956. Son-in-law Brendan Cavanagh joined Petri in 1972 and was instrumental in the company’s expansion into Broward and Palm Beach counties. Cavanagh, president of the company, was joined by son, Chris Cavanagh, in 1995. Chris is now following in his grandfather’s and father’s footsteps in building the family business based on an emphasis of taking care of the customer. Rounding out the family involvement in the business is Hank and Ruth Petri’s daughter and Chris’s mother, Deborah Lausier, secretary-treasurer.

People have long recognized the big, red P and bright yellow trucks as a sign of professionals. Recently, the company revised its logo to simply “Petri,” positive pest solutions since 1956. “Petri” is a full service pest control company providing pest control, rodent control, lawn and shrub spraying and treatments for subterranean and drywood termites.

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