{"id":18062,"date":"2021-11-03T19:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T09:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?p=18062"},"modified":"2022-10-07T14:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T04:57:39","slug":"nsw-pest-manager-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/professional-pest-manager-magazine\/nsw-pest-manager-awards-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"AUSTRALIAN PEST MANAGERS \u2013 NEW AWARDS FOR 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The popular Facebook group for Australian pest managers has announced the winners of its new NSW Pest Managers Award, as voted for by pest professionals.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"hr-thick\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many pest managers will be familiar with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/752936872190770\">Australian Pest Managers<\/a> Facebook group, a national industry Facebook group that allows pest managers across the country share tips and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The page is funded and managed by NSW pest manager <strong>Doug Balsom<\/strong> from Serial Pest Control. In addition to the national Australian Pest Managers page, there are Facebook pages for each state. This year saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/890320624767044\">NSW Pest Managers<\/a> launch their own award \u2013 NSW Pest Manager of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists were decided by popular vote, with the nominees getting the most votes becoming finalists. The judges interviewed the finalists and picked the winners, with the results announced on October 8th.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 winners were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pest Manager of the Year, 1-5 employees (sponsored by Pest Register) \u2013 <strong>Paul Kennedy<\/strong>, Wise Pest Control, Blaxland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18079\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18079 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res-267x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Paul Kennedy image\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res-267x300.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res-178x200.jpeg 178w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res-169x190.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res-93x105.jpeg 93w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Paul-Kennedy-Low-res.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Kennedy, Wise Pest Control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pest Manager of the Year, 6-15 employees (sponsored by Sundew Solutions) \u2013 <strong>Danny Danil<\/strong>, SafeSpray, Sydney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18068\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18068 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR-768x385.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR-310x155.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR-150x75.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Danny-Danil-IMG_3195-LR.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Danil (right) with Rowan Gregson from Sundew Solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contributor of the Year to the NSW Pest Industry (sponsored by Agserv) \u2013 <strong>Patrick Legey,<\/strong> Austrapest, Baulkham Hills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18080\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Patrick Legey image\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686-140x105.jpeg 140w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Legey-IMG_1686.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Legey (left) with Michael Harband from Agserv<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supplier of the Year (sponsored by Australian Pest Managers) was a tie between Agserv <strong>(Michael Harband)<\/strong> and Globe Pest Solutions <strong>(Gary English).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18078\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18078 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re-300x204.jpeg\" alt=\"Michael Harband image\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re-295x200.jpeg 295w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re-280x190.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re-150x102.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Michael-Harband-low-re.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Harband (right) with Doug Balsom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18077\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187-300x247.jpeg\" alt=\"Gary English image\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187-243x200.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187-231x190.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187-128x105.jpeg 128w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gary-English-IMG_3187.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gary English (left) with Doug Balsom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each winner took home a prize of $500 and a trophy, courtesy of event sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Balsom said he created the awards to recognise NSW pest managers and the hard work they do in the background for the industry.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIn the future I\u2019d love to see an awards program for every state in Australia to acknowledge all the businesses in the industry that keep grinding away every day, keeping Australian homes, people and business safe from pests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awards are part of a wider plan of Mr Balsom\u2019s to bring the industry together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started the Australian Pest Managers group and the individual state pages as a way of giving back to the industry and to show support for manufacturers, suppliers, producers and educators of the industry. We also run a training and mentoring page as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Going forward, he aims to use social media as a way to encourage conversation between those in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular Facebook group for Australian pest managers has announced the winners of its new NSW Pest Managers Award, as voted for by pest professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":18091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Australian Pest Managers Facebook Group has announced the winners of its new NSW Pest Managers Award, as voted for by pest managers.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"NSW pest awards","_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"company":[],"pest":[],"pesticide":[],"product-service":[],"class_list":["post-18062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-professional-pest-manager-magazine","wpbf-post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18062"},{"taxonomy":"company","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company?post=18062"},{"taxonomy":"pest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pest?post=18062"},{"taxonomy":"pesticide","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pesticide?post=18062"},{"taxonomy":"product-service","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product-service?post=18062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}