{"id":25727,"date":"2023-02-08T08:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?p=25727"},"modified":"2024-03-18T12:09:27","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T01:09:27","slug":"pest-technician-of-the-year-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/professional-pest-manager-magazine\/pest-technician-of-the-year-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PEST TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Information about the 2023 Pest Technician of the Year Award&#8230;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><div class=\"hr-thick\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Professional Pest Manager are pleased to announce that entries for the 2023 Pest Technician of the Year are now being accepted. The winner will get a flight and accommodation package to the Termite Professional Conference on the Sunshine Coast in July.<\/p>\n<p>The Pest Technician of the Year Award is run by <em>Professional Pest Manager<\/em> magazine and is designed to recognise the skill of pest managers rather than pest control companies \u2013 focusing on the technical and customer service skills of those that do the hands on work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were really blown away by the quality of last year\u2019s finalists and we\u2019re hoping much of the same this year,\u201d said Dr <strong>Phil Ridley<\/strong> of BD Publications, who run <em>Professional Pest Manager<\/em> magazine. \u201cNot only is it an opportunity for pest managers to test their knowledge, winning the award can open up new opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25728\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY.png\" alt=\"Murray McPhillips - Pest Technician of the Year 2023\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY.png 600w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY-298x200.png 298w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY-283x190.png 283w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Murray-Jason-PTOY-150x101.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Murray McPhillips, Pest Technician of the Year 2022, receiving his award from Jason Green, General Manager at Agserv.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2022 winner of Pest Manager of the Year award, <strong>Murray McPhillips<\/strong>, has used his win to start out on his own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe win gave me the confidence to start my own business. I am only running the business part-time initially, whilst continuing to sub-contract, and we\u2019ll see how it goes. But the early signs are good. Certainly, having the title \u201cPest Technician of the Year\u201d helps \u2013 I use the logo on the website and ute, and it is helping me win jobs,\u201d said Mr McPhillips.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how busy everyone is, the competition will follow the same format as last year, which did not take up too much time of the entrants, but still allowed a fair assessment of their skills. Entrants complete a 10 minute online, multiple-choice test and send in customer reviews to support their customer service skills. The leading candidates will undergo a panel interview to determine the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Entrants have a two-month window to complete their online assessment and send in their customer reviews, with the online test closing at the end of April. Interviews will take place during May with the winner being announced at the Termite Professional Conference in July on the Sunshine Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Interested pest managers should click to register and receive competition information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information about the 2023 Pest Technician of the Year Award&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Pest Technician of the Year Award for 2023 is now open. 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