Terminix Acquires 19 Pest Management Companies in Second and Third Quarters

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Terminix acquired 19 pest management companies across 10 states in the second and third quarters of 2007. 

Acquisitions occurred in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah.  Of the companies that joined Terminix in the second quarter, 11 are located in the Southeast, four in the Midwest, two on the West Coast and one each in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain region. Acquisitions included:

• A&M Pest Services (Stillwater, Okla.)
• A Best Choice Exterminating (Houston)
• Advantage Pest Control (Zanesville, Ohio)
• Affordable Termite and Pest (Longview, Texas)
• All-Pro Pest Elimination (Fenton, Ill.)
• Allstate Exterminating (Miami)
• Atlas Termite and Pest (Jonesboro, Ark.)
• Bravo Pest Control (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
• Halifax Spray Services (Daytona, Fla.)
• Ladybug’s Pest Control (Miami)
• Marco Island Pest Control (Naples, Fla.)
• Mayday Pest Control (Marietta, Ga.)
• Mountain West Pest Control (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Olde Towne Pest Control (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Pest Patrol (Fort Worth, Texas)
• Sandal’s Pest Control (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Splat Pest Control (Houston)
• Terminix of Mohave County (Kingman, Ariz.)
• Trinity Pest Control (Cincinnati, Ohio)

“Our leadership, winning reputation and commitment to customers continues to attract talented pest control providers to our organization,” said Steve Howard, Terminix senior vice president of strategy and business development. “We take great pride in our company, and it’s rewarding to see others want to be a part of what we offer here at Terminix.”

Terminix has acquired 31 pest control operators in the first three quarters of 2007, five more than the same period in 2006.   

Terminix, a division of the ServiceMaster Company (NYSE: SVM), is the nation’s largest pest control provider.  Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Terminix services more than 2 million customers in 46 states and 14 countries.  Terminix provides pest control services and protection against termites, rodents and other pests threatening human health and/or safety.  To learn more about Terminix visit their Web site at www.terminix.com.