THE HISTORY OF WESTERN PEST SERVICES
Western Pest Services has been providing expert pest control services to New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut for almost 100 years. That many years in business is almost unheard of nowadays. But we have persevered – and we’re super proud of it. Our mission has always been to put people first. That means both our employees and our customers. If we hadn’t stuck to that, there’s no way we would have made it this far. The hard work and dedication of our employees means our customers are happy and pest free. That’s how a company succeeds and grows. Thank you to our employees. We dedicate the past 100 years to you – and hopefully the next 100.
- 1928 J. Edwin Sameth starts a pest control company in the basement of his Parsippany home.
- 1937 Sameth begins to expand Western Exterminating Company to offer both commercial and residential pest control services.
- 1946 Western and Sameth start a separate company to provide pest control products to other pest control operators.
- 1950 The National Pest Control Association elects Sameth president.
- 1956 Sameth and six others found COPESAN, an alliance of regional pest management companies throughout North America.
- 1960s Sameth’s three children join the family business: Robert eventually becomes president; Dick, vice president; and Jeanne corporate secretary.
- 1965 The company changes its name to Western Termite & Pest Control.
- 1970 Western is an early adopter of Integrated Pest Management – specifically in healthcare, school, and food processing.
- 1978 J. Edwin Sameth retires and is named chairman of the board of trustees and Bob Sameth is named president.
- 1979 Tom Walters, future president of Western, joins the company after graduating from the University of Delaware with a degree in entomology.
- 1983 Western establishes its Fumigation Division and becomes a leader in commodity fumigation and technology.
- 1985 Western purchases Quality Pest Control, based in Florida and becomes a thriving business in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounded areas.
- 1990s Western expands to Georgia, Florida, and New York City.
- 1997 Western changes its official business name to Western Pest Services to more accurately reflect the service offerings they provide.
- 1998 J. Edwin Sameth retires from the board of trustees after seventy years with Western.
- 2002 Company founder J. Edwin Sameth passes away.
- 2004 Western is named the eighth largest pest control company in the nation and Rollins purchases Western Pest Services, Western Fumigation, and Residex Corporation from the Sameth family.
- 2005 Western adds Dixie the bed bug sniffing dog, ThermoZone® Attic Insulation, GreenPro certification, and special mosquito and tick control programs.
- 2009 Western is recognized as the largest commodity fumigation pest control specialist on the East Coast.
- 2019 In response to COVID-19, Western adds Western PurClean™, a professional disinfectant to their service programs.
- 2022 Western adds Scenting Services and PestDetect™ Remote Monitoring to their service programs.
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