Hiring someone to come work in or on your home is a big decision. Many times, people don’t know where to begin on figuring out who to hire because of having so many options. You have probably heard of the bigger, nationwide corporations that have a local branch and maybe feel drawn to call them because of their marketing and familiarity. But hiring a smaller/local company is many times the better way to go.
As far as local pest control goes, hiring a local company will ensure you are hiring someone who lives nearby and knows more about the pests you will face in your area. Local companies will adjust their remediation techniques to each customer, rather than use a “one size-fits-all” approach. If it is an ongoing customer, the technician already has awareness of the household, its previous pest problems, and remediation methods used. This will help the technician keep the home pest-free going forward.
With larger corporations that have several branches, you can’t guarantee that the specific branch you hire will have the same values and culture that the corporation as a whole might have. A local company will tend to have more determination to want to earn and keep your business, along with speedier response times.