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Massey Services, Orlando, purchased ECOSHIELD Pest Control of Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas. The acquisition of these locations expands Massey Services’ presence in the Texas market. Massey has residential service centers in Austin, Dallas, Euless, and Plano and commercial service centers in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. The Potomac Company represented and acted as the exclusive financial adviser to ECOSHIELD in the sale.
Rollins announced that the company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Orkin, expanded its presence in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia with the addition of nine new franchises. The new franchises are located in Mexico, Colombia, Republic of Georgia, Bahrain, Qatar, Hong Kong, China, Macau and South Korea. The new franchises will offer commercial and residential pest control, and termite services.
Atlanta-based Arrow Exterminators announced the merger and acquisition of Alapestco to provide Arrow the opportunity to strengthen its presence in the Birmingham market and better serve commercial customers throughout central Alabama. Alapestco will join the other Arrow Exterminators offices in the Birmingham market and will ultimately operate as Stark Exterminators, an Arrow Exterminators company.
Viking Pest Services, a Copesan partner headquartered in Warren N.J., partnered with Forshaw Distribution to support Breast Cancer Month in October. Throughout the year, Viking branch personnel wear blue booties during service for residential clients and in sensitive accounts that require protective footwear. During October, personnel wore pink booties. The firm said it receives many compliments from customers on its footwear policy and even more during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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