Cook’s Pest Control names new construction sales specialist

Trevor Richard

Cook’s Pest Control announced that Trevor Richard accepted the position of new construction sales specialist. His new role will be effective Nov. 1.

Richard relocated to the home office of Cook’s Pest Control in Decatur, Ala., in February 2022.

“Since that time, he has done an outstanding job as a member of our training staff. We are confident that Richard will continue to be a valued employee in his new role,” said the news release from Cook’s Pest Control.

He has been a certified pest control operator since 2011.

The announcement comes after another recent Cook’s Pest Control personnel announcement for Britany Stroup, who recently  joined the company’s human resources department as its second recruiting specialist

About Cook’s Pest Control

Cook’s Pest Control was founded by John L. Cook in 1928 as “North Alabama Termite Control.” After his death in 1950, his son, John R. Cook, took over the company and changed the company’s name to Cook’s Pest Control. John R., a Pest Management Professional Hall of Famer (Class of 2015), helped Cook’s Pest Control become the eighth-largest pest control company in the U.S. at the time.

Cook’s Pest Control serves homeowners and businesses across the Southeast. The company offers services in pest control, termite control, mosquito control and bed bug removal. All Cook Pest Control technicians and inspectors receive comprehensive computer-based, classroom and field training. In 2015, the company opened an employee training facility in Decatur, Ala.

In 2016, Cook’s Pest Control opened a new office in Pensacola, Fla., which is the company’s first office in Florida. The company now serves customers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and Tennessee with 40 offices.