How can a small, independent pest control company compete for bigger commercial contracts and grow into a successful business?

Welcome to Pest Perspectives | In Focus, a new series bringing you some of the best conversations, advice and industry insights from previous episodes of Pest Perspectives Podcast.

In this 16-minute discussion, host Shaun Muller revisits Episode 19 with Mark Porter from Porter's Pest Control UK.

Mark shares his experiences of building a family-run pest control business, developing industry relationships and finding opportunities to win larger commercial contracts.

We also discuss how smaller pest control companies can stand out from their competitors by offering additional services, investing in technology and building trust with customers.

Topics covered include:

• Building relationships that lead to commercial pest control contracts.

• Growing a family-run pest control business.

• Winning commercial work as an independent pest controller.

• Digital rodent monitoring and camera technology.

• Offering premium pest management services.

• Customer expectations and the challenges of business growth.

Whether you're running your own pest control company, looking to expand into commercial pest management or considering starting a business, there's plenty to take away from this conversation.

About Pest Perspectives | In Focus

Pest Perspectives | In Focus takes selected discussions from our full-length episodes and brings them together as shorter, topic-focused podcasts.

Real conversations, practical experience and knowledge shared by people working in the pest management industry.

This discussion originally featured in Pest Perspectives Podcast – Episode 19, featuring Mark Porter.

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