{"id":1687,"date":"2017-09-01T10:11:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T00:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppmmagazine.com.au\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2021-04-23T03:19:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:19:33","slug":"pest-manager-of-the-year-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/professional-pest-manager-magazine\/pest-manager-of-the-year-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"PEST MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The winners of the 2017 Pest Manager of the Year Awards have been announced, with a Sunshine Coast operator taking out the top gong.<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"hr-thick\"><\/div>\n<p>The winners of this year\u2019s Pest Manager of Year Awards were announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/aepma.com.au\/\">AEPMA<\/a> at the Rapid Solutions Conference gala dinner earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The Pest Manager of the Year Awards serve to highlight the professionalism of the pest management industry to the public and other stakeholders. The awards give the industry greater exposure to the public and aim to encourage pest managers to invest in their learning and development, which in turn increases the professionalism of the industry.<\/p>\n<p>BASF was once again the proud sponsor of the event, showing the company\u2019s significant commitment and investment in supporting the industry as it has done for many years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pest Manager of the Year Award has grown since its inception and now represents all facets of the industry,\u201d said <strong>Stewart Paterson<\/strong>, national commercial manager at BASF. \u201cBASF is proud to be a part of Pest Manager of the Year and will continue to support and invest in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"468\"><strong>PEST MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>National Pest Manager of the Year <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive Pest Services<\/li>\n<li>Laguna Pest Control<\/li>\n<li>Western Envirapest &amp; Weed Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winner: Laguna Pest Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"468\">\n<p><strong><em>Pest Management Firm Employing Ten or More People<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive Pest Services<\/li>\n<li>Maxwell Robinson Phelps<\/li>\n<li>Surekil Pest Control Pty Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winner: Competitive Pest Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"468\">\n<p><strong><em>Pest Management Firm Employing Fewer than Ten People<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laguna Pest Control<\/li>\n<li>Specialist Termite Control Pty Ltd<\/li>\n<li>Western Envirapest &amp; Weed Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winner: Laguna Pest Control<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"468\">\n<p><strong><em>Micro-Business Award (Employing Fewer than Three People)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian Pest Specialist<\/li>\n<li>Auswise Pest Control<\/li>\n<li>Riverside Pest Management Pty Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winner: Australian Pest Specialists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"468\">\n<p><strong><em>South Pacific Pest Manager of the Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amalgamated Pest Control (Flick Anticimex)<\/li>\n<li>Fastkil Pest Control Services<\/li>\n<li>Quality Hygienex and Pest Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winner: Amalgamated Pest Control (Flick Aniticimex)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2011\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2011\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Copy-of-AM_P6207-600w-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Copy-of-AM_P6207-600w-300x191.jpg 300w, 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