Massey Services acquires Peninsular Pest Control

Massey Services, a company in the pest management industry, has acquired Peninsular Pest Control Service.

Peninsular Pest Control, also known as the “Critter Gitter,” is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The company provides residential and commercial pest control, termite and landscape services to 30,000 customers throughout Northeast Florida, including Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Ponte Vedra.

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“We are pleased to welcome the Peninsular team members and customers to the Massey Services organization,” said Tony Massey, president & CEO of Massey Services. “Peninsular Pest Control is a second generation, family-owned organization that has been providing superior service to customers for nearly 70 years. We look forward to carrying on their legacy of total customer satisfaction for years to come.”

Massey Services was founded in 1985 in Orlando, Florida. The organization now has 177 locations company wide. 

Participate in SiteOne Landscape Supply’s 2022 VETS1 Virtual 5K to support veterans, military and their families. All proceeds of the race benefit Feherty’s Troops First Foundation to support the wellness and quality of life for post 9/11 combat-injured warriors. Register online by Sept. 5, 2022.

“We are privileged to bring the SiteOne community together to honor our military,” said Chris Nickelson, VETS1 president and SiteOne area sales manager. “Gather your family and friends to raise proceeds and awareness for Feherty’s Troops First Foundation, an organization working tirelessly to support our heroes, many of whom we see every day in our neighborhood branches.”

Feherty’s Troops First Foundation 's mission is to develop, operate and support wellness, quality of life and event-based initiatives for today's combat-wounded military personnel.

“Partnering with SiteOne brings incredible awareness to our efforts of facilitating a greater recognition of the quality and character of those who volunteer to serve,” said John Ablon, chairman of Feherty’s Troops First Foundation.

This year’s theme is Battle of the Branches. Participants will select which SiteOne branch to support and which branch of the military to represent. Registration is $40 for adults and $15 for youth, and includes a T-shirt and medal. The 5K can be completed in any location between Oct. 1 and Nov. 11, 2022.

Learn more about Feherty’s Troops First Foundation and register here.

Proven Winners has scheduled its next Proven Winners Landscape Roadshow on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at the Cincinnati Botanical Garden & Zoo. The day-long educational event is co-sponsored by the Ohio Green Industry Association (OGIA) and is open to all landscape professionals.

The morning’s program includes Proven Winners experts highlighting the newest Proven Winners annuals, perennials, woody ornamentals and Heart to Heart Caladiums. After a catered lunch, Steve Foltz, the Zoo’s longtime director of horticulture, will share what makes the landscape showcase so important to the success of the Cincinnati Zoo. Foltz and Scott Beuerlein, the Zoo’s manager of botanical garden outreach, will conclude the day with a walking tour of the Zoo Botanical Gardens and the new Rockdale Academy Learning Garden.

This Landscape Roadshow qualifies for CEU Credits with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD), Ohio Green Industry Association (OGIA), and Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association (INLA).

More information and registration can be found here.

Additionally, all attendees are encouraged to attend the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s Plant Trials Day the following day, Thursday, Aug. 25. Scheduled is a full day speakers talking about many of the Zoo’s best plants. This year’s program will feature Dan Hinkley, Janet Draper and other top speakers to be announced soon. Both in-person and virtual tickets are available here.

Pre-registration is required for both events.

FieldBin, a field service management (FSM) solution provider, announced today the closing of a $1.2 million pre-seed round led by 7833 Capital Partners.

FieldBin is designed to help HVAC, plumbing, electrical, landscaping and other trade companies manage every aspect of their business. 7833 Capital Partners is an early-stage investment fund launched by Ryan Corey and Ralph Sita, co-founders of Cybrary, a cybersecurity training platform.

“FieldBin will be the easiest-to-use FSM application for hard-working, field service business owners who want to win more jobs and make more money by streamlining back-office operations and reducing paperwork,” says Garrett Wilson, co-founder, FieldBin. “This initial funding round from 7833 Capital Partners will be used to accelerate FieldBin product development and build out our sales and marketing teams.”

FieldBin features include work order scheduling, invoicing, inventory management, estimating and quotes, payments processing, service portal and customer management with a simple-to-use interface, intuitive navigation and drag-and-drop functionality – all accessible from anywhere on any device. In addition to HVAC, plumbing, electrical and landscaping, FieldBin is ideal for painting, cleaning, roofing, fencing and handyman service businesses.

The first 100 companies or business owners interested in FieldBin that sign up for the waiting list by July 10 will receive a six-month free trial of the platform at launch.

To join the FieldBin wait list and receive a free, six-month trial, click here.

RC Mowers, a manufacturer of remote-operated robotic mowers, announces the hiring of several new employees as demand for the company’s remote-operated robotic mowers grows and the company continues to add new dealers throughout the country.

“These new hires are a testament to the abilities of our product and the anticipation of our future product lines,” said Tim Kubista, vice president of sales and marketing for RC Mowers. “We are seeing sustained interest from both commercial landscapers and from public works departments. Their positive reaction to our mowers, along with the continued expansion of our dealer network, has made these new hires a necessity to meet demand.”

Along with several new production, operations, purchasing and marketing team members, RC Mowers has hired Matthew Bries as its senior robotics engineer and Bryan Johnson as its regional sales manager based in the Pacific Northwest.

Bries has a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, worked for several years as a research engineer at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, and has extensive experience in robotics technology. He will continue his work in autonomous vehicle development at RC Mowers.

Johnson comes from an extensive career in the automotive industry. He has experience in sales, operations, project management, customer service and team building, including a 15-year career at Discount Tire.

The company has been traveling throughout the United States on its Great American Road Show to demonstrate its remote-operated mowers to dealers and potential customers. The success of this tour has resulted in a sales growth that has exceeded projections. The company also broke ground on a new $4.8 million manufacturing facility near Green Bay, Wisconsin, earlier this year.

“Our founders saw a need to solve the very real and ongoing problems of labor shortages and safety concerns in the landscaping industry,” Kubista said. “Because we are efficiently addressing our customers’ need to offset these industry shortfalls, we are continuing to grow at a rapid pace. We wish Matthew, Bryan and our other new employees continued success as we work together to redefine the business of mowing.”

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