{"id":6655,"date":"2015-01-01T21:16:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T11:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppmmagazine.com.au\/?p=6655"},"modified":"2021-04-24T02:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T16:47:32","slug":"presidents-report-january-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/professional-pest-manager-magazine\/presidents-report-january-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESIDENT’S REPORT \u2013 JANUARY 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Gay<\/strong>, national president of AEPMA, advises pest managers that good time management pays dividends at this busy time of year.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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A New Year, and with the Christmas break behind us, most member businesses will be busy, and wondering how they will fit everything in!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a time of year when clients seem to be more demanding and even the most grounded staff can get \u2018rattled\u2019 by the increased pressure of the summer heat, long work days and a seemingly impossible amount of work to complete.<\/p>\n

As employers, we often expect too much from field and office staff through this time of year, so it\u2019s important to \u2018stop and take stock\u2019 of both your own welfare and that of your staff because this is the time mistakes that could be disastrous happen. The wrong house is sprayed, or a sub-floor is not properly inspected due to \u2018running behind\u2019 and other avoidable careless mistakes may occur that can be costly for the business in both revenue and reputation.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s also the time when many businesses can gain new customers and meet their growth goals by offering exceptional service and \u2018fitting\u2019 those urgent jobs in when a competitor\u00a0can\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

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2014 has clearly been the year for acquisitions in the Australian pest management industry with some major and strategically significant acquisitions by the large multi- national pest managers. At the other end of the spectrum, many small and family businesses have been bought and sold or handed down to family in planned succession.<\/p>\n

What does all this mean?<\/p>\n

Well, simply that the industry is healthy and attractive to investment based\u00a0on average returns, stable regulation\u00a0of our industry, and a consistent consumer economy that continues\u00a0to buy the services offered by the Australian pest management industry.<\/p>\n

At AEPMA<\/a> we expect that consolidation and acquisitions\u00a0will continue, however, the biggest challenge in this space appears to be the lack of interest from potential businesses to sell at this time.<\/p>\n

2015 will be another year of progress for AEPMA with many of the projects we are involved with getting additional resources directed toward them. Examples are the continuing work with our Codes of Practice, the completion of the national competency and assessment criteria, and our Pest Manager of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n

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We also look forward to this year\u2019s\u00a0Risk Management Conference on the Gold Coast by Rapid Solutions. We expect a great turn out this year by the Australian pest management industry and AEPMA members supporting this long-standing industry event.<\/p>\n

On a not so favourable political note, recent elections in Victoria see a change in government to Labor. This means that the existing parliamentary exemption (conditional) use for glue boards to control rodents in food manufacturing facilities will cease\u00a0by the end of 2014, and is most likely in place as this article goes to print. Whilst this does not affect many pest managers in Victoria, it may have ramifications in other states as the \u2018ban glue boards\u2019 movement gets momentum from this now imminent total ban in Victoria.<\/p>\n

We will wait and see!<\/p>\n

Until next issue.<\/p>\n

David Gay, <\/strong>National President, AEPMA<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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