Smith & Sons merges with Modern
Aiken, S.C.-based Smith & Sons Pest Control has merged with Modern Exterminating, Columbia, S.C. It will do business under the Modern Exterminating name. “We are honored that Mr. Robbie Smith is entrusting us with the care of his customers, and... Read more»
Modern acquires Guaranty Pest
Brunswick, Maine-based Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, has acquired Guaranty Pest Elimination. The Danielson, Conn.-based firm has been providing both residential and commercial services in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and New York (residential only) since 1989. Terms were... Read more»
Anticimex launches SMART in United States
The intelligent pest control system Anticimex SMART has been widely used in Europe, Asia and Australia. So far, more than 75,000 Smart units have been installed in more than 17 countries. Now, the high-tech system is launched in the United... Read more»
Modern Pest acquires All-Star
Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company based in Brunswick, Maine, acquires Boston, Mass.-based All-Star Pest Services. Terms were not disclosed, but the acquisition expands Modern’s density in the Greater Boston market. All-Star Pest Services was founded in 2004 and provides... Read more»
Modern acquires PestRx
Brunswick, Maine-based Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, has acquired PestRx. Terms were not disclosed, but PestRx will continue to operate from its service center in Northford, Conn. PestRx was founded in 2004 and is an award-winning provider of residential... Read more»
Modern Pest Services acquires Paramount Pest Control
Brunswick, Maine-based Modern Pest Services, an Anticimex company, has acquired Paramount Pest Control of Boston, Mass. Terms were not disclosed. Paramount was founded in 1993 and is known as a provider of commercial pest control services in the Boston metro... Read more»
Anticimex acquires Modern Pest Services
On July 10, Stockholm, Sweden-based pest management firm Anticimex announced its acquisition of Modern Pest Services, a family-owned pest control company founded in 1945 and based in Brunswick, Maine. Former Co-President Scott Stevenson will remain with the company and assume... Read more»
In Memoriam: Katherine Matthews
Katherine Matthews, co-founder of Columbia, S.C.-based Modern Exterminating Co., passed away Oct. 4, 2016 — a day after her company’s 61st anniversary. She was 92. Matthews and her late husband, George Sr., founded Modern Exterminating in 1955 and it remains... Read more»