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Orkin

Grand opening of Orkin function in Astana, Kazakhstan
Type	Subsidiary of Rollins Inc.
Industry	Pest control
Founded	1901; 121 years ago  (1901) Walnutport, Pennsylvania, U.Southward.
Founder	Otto Orkin
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
Number of locations	More than 400
Central people	Gary Rollins (chairman)
Number of employees	viii,000
Parent	Rollins Inc.
Website	orkin.com

Orkin is an American visitor that provides residential and commercial pest control services. The company was founded in 1901 and became a wholly owned subsidiary when information technology was purchased by Rollins Inc. in 1964.^[1] Orkin has held research collaborations with universities around the land and with organizations like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dating dorsum to 1990 for pest biology research and pest-related disease studies. It has been ranked on Preparation Mag's Top 125 list for its training programs since 2002.^[2]

History [edit]

Otto the Rat Man [edit]

Orkin was founded in Walnutport, Pennsylvania in 1901 by Otto Orkin,^[iii] who began selling rat poison door-to-door at historic period 14.^{[iv] [5]} Ane of six children of a Latvian immigrant family, Otto was responsible since an early age for shooting and poisoning rats to keep them out of the family unit's food stores and away from their subcontract animals.^{[half dozen]} At historic period 12, Orkin began experimenting with unlike methods to poisonous substance rats in order to discover the most effective ones.^[7] When he was 14, Orkin borrowed 50 cents from his parents to purchase arsenic in bulk, and he began consulting with apothecaries well-nigh the all-time proportions and mixtures to use.^[8] His initial rat poison formulas contained a combination of arsenic and phosphorus paste, mixed with fresh nutrient scraps or red-dyed flour or saccharide (so that it would not be mistaken as edible).^[9] He began offer his preparations to his neighbors for costless. Otto carried in what would get his signature black satchel a number of measured amounts of poison in paper bags that bore the word Poison along with a cartoon of a skull and crossbones. If the client was satisfied with the effectiveness of Orkin'southward rat toxicant and wanted more to apply, only then would he charge them for his service.^[10] Within 6 months, Orkin had several regular customers.^[10]

Orkin began expanding his business concern outside his hometown past taking advantage of its proximity to the Lehigh Railway, which ran from New York City to Buffalo. This allowed for easy travel to almost anywhere in the United states. Orkin chose to travel due south.^[11] His research had led him to determine that Richmond, Virginia was a city that did not have an established extermination business organisation, and then in 1909, Orkin arrived in that location and started to plant not only his toxicant sales business in the area, but an extermination service business organization, equally well.^{[5] [12]} Orkin institute that information technology was much more applied and economic to perform a single "make clean-out" service and then return regularly to ensure the pests could no longer secure a foothold in a building than information technology was to perform a full "clean-out" service once or twice a year.^[13] Information technology was also during this time that Orkin sought to elevate the perception of his occupation past launching a public relations entrada that touted extermination services as necessary to good sanitation.^[xiv] Though Orkin had maintained an unofficial role in a Richmond boarding firm since 1909, Orkin's business remained "officially" headquartered at a mail service part address in Easton, Pennsylvania until 1912, when he established an official part in downtown Richmond.^{[4] [fourteen] [15]} It was from here that Orkin received his first authorities contract in 1925 with the Army Corps of Engineers to mitigate the rat infestation of the Wilson Dam in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.^[16] On the way to Muscle Shoals, Orkin stopped in Atlanta, Georgia, a metropolis that had no real exterminator business organization presence at the time. He was thus inspired to move his headquarters to the metropolis.^{[16] [17]}

Orkin Exterminating Company [edit]

"Orkin The Rat Human" became the Orkin Exterminating Company when information technology moved its headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia in January 1926 (though information technology would maintain the brand of "Orkin The Rat Man" in Virginia until 1956).^{[5] [17] [18] [19]} The office opened at the 609 Candler building on Jan 2 with Otto Orkin as president and his nephew, Theodore Oser, as vice president of sales.^{[17] [18]} By April of that year, Orkin serviced over 24 major clients in the city of Atlanta, which he listed proudly in advertisements he took out in the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's publication, City Builder.^[20] In August 1926, the now-familiar red and white Orkin diamond logo began appearing on advertisements and official company letterheads to replace The Rat Man.^[21]

The company's offices moved to a larger space at 82 Courtland Street in 1929, and by 1930, Orkin had thirteen branches in eight southern states.^[21] The branch offices were mostly run by relatives who had worked for him in the original Atlanta and Richmond offices.^[21] To showtime a new branch part, Otto would invest $5,000 (equivalent to $77,460 in 2020), from which a salary of $50 per week ($775 in 2020) was paid to the branch partner (and to Otto while he helped set upward the branch), premises were secured, staff was hired, and purchases of a service truck, tools, supplies, and advert were fabricated.^[22] The residuum of the funds was typically enough to keep the branch solvent while it built a customer base to go self-sufficient, only occasionally funds ran low and the branch could non afford to pay Otto his bacon. In these cases, he accepted an "IOU," and nerveless the interest on this and his initial investment once the office began to make coin and practical the coin to the investment in another co-operative.^[22]

Orkin expanded its methods and its service offerings throughout the 1930s to include fumigation and termite removal. Beginning in 1937, Otto sought to centralize his business organisation.^[23] Prior to this, each co-operative operated mostly autonomously, adhering to most of the aforementioned standards and systems, simply this independence caused some defoliation amid consumers, many of whom believed each Orkin branch was an independently owned franchise.^[23] This consolidation helped every Orkin branch be recognized every bit role of a single visitor and centralized all national billing through the Atlanta office. These changes spurred further state-past-land growth, moving outward from the core of southern states the company was already in.^[24] By 1940, Orkin had l branches in 14 states, including branch offices in nearly every major southern city. Gross sales that twelvemonth were around $1.5 million (equivalent to $27,709,026 in 2020).^[24]

Globe War 2 and postwar growth [edit]

The United States' entry into World State of war Two in 1941 posed challenges to Orkin in the form of shortages of personnel, chemicals and supplies. In the particular confront of personnel shortages, Ted Oser worked with the National Pest Command Association founder, Bill Buettner, to run across with legislators, rationing boards, and other government agencies to convince them to allocate pest control as an "essential service" during the war.^[25] Such classification would afford Orkin (and other pest control companies) draft deferments and placement on a preference list to receive chemicals and supplies such as gasoline, tires, and food ration points to manufacture rat bait.^[25] Pest control became one of simply ii service industries operating during the war to be declared as "essential"—the other was mortuary service.^[25] The war also acquired a growth in the number of military contracts that Orkin took on—the company had over 150 military establishments under contract for regular bed issues fumigations and pest command, and many railroads maintained around-the-clock service agreements that had Orkin pest control teams sleeping in shifts on cots in the rail yards.^[26] Pest control services for homes and businesses besides remained in demand on acme of all of the boosted wartime service that Orkin was providing. This overall increase in demand strained the visitor's resources, specially since the chemicals that were most readily bachelor for pest control were not as constructive and required more frequent treatments, which taxed the already limited workforce.^[27] In society to maximize resource, many branch offices were consolidated, some accounts were serviced less often, and service providers traveled farther and more often.^[27] Despite wartime shortages, however, Orkin not only survived, merely information technology actually grew. In 1945, the company had record gross sales of $2.098 million (equivalent to $30,159,235 in 2020) and maintained 82 branches in 14 states.^[28]

Following the war, the pest command manufacture's introduction of new, more powerful chemicals for extermination led Orkin to hire academics and experts in the field of public wellness, entomology, chemical science, and sanitation.^[28] Amidst these hires was Herman Fellton, formerly of the U.S. Public Wellness Service, equally Orkin'southward technical director.^[29] Felton centralized and standardized the purchase, apply, and storage of chemicals and supplies, conducting 4-solar day training courses and developing printed instructions for the use and treatment of all chemicals.^[29] The cultural change also had effects on the literal advent of the company—the company moved once more into new offices at 590 Courtland Street and the adjacent building at 591 Peachtree.^[30] For the first fourth dimension, the executive offices were divide from the service department, with the quondam in the Peachtree building, and the latter in the Courtland building.^[31] In 1947, Orkin began issuing company-wide uniforms for its service technicians that followed the professional person appearance that Otto had long required of his employees and bore the red diamond Orkin logo on the hats, jackets and shirts.^[32]

The introduction of new, more constructive chemicals for pest control led to the expansion of Orkin's termite and fumigation services, in detail. Following the goals set by Felton, Orkin recognized the need to properly handle chemicals and was instrumental in emphasizing condom practices within the pest control manufacture, with Oser being named president of the NPCA in 1944 on a safety platform.^{[33] [34]} Oser was also instrumental in forcing the shift in both industry and public attitudes that hiring a pest control service was not something to be ashamed of, but rather something that was a valuable service that protected the wellness and welfare of people and property.^[34]

By 1950, Orkin had grown to 141 branches in 20 states, with over one,000 employees and $6 million (equivalent to $64,539,419 in 2020) in sales.^[35] The visitor'due south growth exploded throughout the 1950s and is largely attributed to Orkin'southward profit-sharing and incentive programs for its employees.^[36] Many co-operative and district managers fabricated several times what Otto himself did each twelvemonth, and many employees became millionaires through Orkin's profit-sharing.^[36] Gross revenues more than doubled to $xv.6 million in 1956.^[37] The 1950s too brought a new advertising medium—telly. The cartoon mascot of "Otto the Orkin Man", an anthropomorphized pesticide spray can, and his accompanying jingle became one of the most recognizable advertisements in the Usa.^[38] The boom in positive public relations for the company and the public interest in the real Otto Orkin that the television advertisements generated afflicted everything from branding on the caps worn by service technicians and the trucks (both now bore the "Otto" character besides every bit the Orkin diamond) to the details of the company headquarters' relocation to 713 West Peachtree Street in 1951. Every expense of the motility was publicly reported; the building was modernly appointed, and upon its opening, Orkin staged an open business firm for the public to tour the offices and enjoy a variety of amusement and exhibits.^[39]

Company shakeups [edit]

The rise of Otto's sons (Sanford and William) and sons-in-law (Footling Bregman and Perry Kaye) upwards through the ranks of the company during the 1950s resulted in a number of changes in the company's management structure.^[40] Many of Orkin's long-term executives, including Bregman, either quit or were fired by Kaye or i of Otto's sons. Otto struggled with his sons and Kaye over command of the company.^[41] The youngest Orkin son, William, was determined that the company not have whatsoever executives exterior the Orkin family, and by the mid 1950s, Otto himself had get relegated to figurehead status within the company by his sons and sons-in-law.^[41]

In the late 1950s, rumors began to broadcast that questioned Otto'due south mental soundness in his old historic period.^[42] Despite the insistence of a number of employees to the printing that Otto was still very much of sound mind, the rumors persisted. Further rumors in the press suggested that Kaye and Otto's sons sought to exaggerate Otto's condition in gild to expedite their takeover of the company.^[42] On May 16, 1960, Kaye and Otto's sons had Otto institutionalized and alleged legally incompetent.^[42] This occurred non long later on Otto had transferred his controlling stake in the company to his sons and oldest daughter (Kaye's wife).^[42] Otto successfully fought to take his competency status restored, aided by his younger daughter, Gloria; her married man, Petty Bregman; and Ted Oser.^[43] At the end of 1960, Otto and Gloria both sold their remaining shares of the company for $5.35 meg (equivalent to $46,801,969 in 2020) and $750,000 (equivalent to $6,561,024 in 2020), respectively.^[43]

Orkin was troubled by more than than leadership changes in the period from 1958 to 1961. Pest resistance to mutual insecticides and growing regulations over the pest control industry resulted in a drop in annual revenues for Orkin in 1960 for the kickoff time in the company'south history.^[44] In August 1961, the three Orkin siblings who retained ownership over the company—Sanford, William, and Bernice—sold 360,000 shares, about 15 percent of the interest in the company, to the public at $24 per share (equivalent to $208 in 2020), "in gild to diversify on a personal footing".^[45] Orkin's get-go report to its stockholders noted the company's highest profits e'er and announced plans for the construction of a new dwelling office building, to be located at 2170 Piedmont Route.^[45] Orkin gear up revenue and profit records again in 1963 and executives often cited the "potential" of the business. Even so, a true rumor had begun to circulate—Orkin was for sale.^[46] In Apr 1964, the company was caused by Rollins Inc. for $62.4 million (equivalent to $520,691,845 in 2020).^{[four] [47]}

Rollins era [edit]

Rollins' buy of Orkin became known as the first leveraged buyout to be made in the United States.^[48] Nether the purview of Wayne Rollins, a number of cultural and organizational changes were fabricated to Orkin.^[49] Amongst the changes fabricated were the institution of the Orkin Credence Corporation, a visitor-owned finance company intended to streamline client financing of service agreements; computerizing payroll, accounts, and billing; and vertical integration through the conquering of Dettelbach Pesticide Corporation, which became the primary manufacturer and distributor of Orkin'southward pesticides.^[50] In 1965, Rollins acquired Arwell, Inc., a Waukegan, Illinois-based termite and pest control company for $3.14 million (equivalent to $25,786,463 in 2020).^[51] Through a gradual process of branding and name changes, Arwell eventually became known as the "Midwest Region of Orkin Exterminating Company", and the acquisition provided Orkin with entry to the commercial pest control industry.^[52]

In 1978, Gary Rollins, 1 of Wayne Rollins' sons, was named president of Orkin as office of a major overhaul of Rollins, Inc.'due south executive structure. Gary was the beginning person to concord this title since Orkin had been caused in 1964 (Earl Geiger, who had been at the captain of Orkin since the conquering held the titles of executive vice president and sectionalisation caput).^[53] In 1979, ane of Orkin's worst-performing branches was converted into a "development" branch to test new ideas, procedures, and techniques to meet if they held promise to amend performance and revenues in the rest of the visitor. From 1979 to 1984, ideas forged in the evolution branch resulted in a number of changes made throughout the visitor that nearly doubled productivity.^[54] In 1984, Gary Rollins was elected president and chief operating officer of Rollins, Inc., and Ed Elkins became president of Orkin. Elkins had worked for Orkin in about every capacity over a 38-twelvemonth career with the company and served as president until his retirement in 1987.^{[55] [56]}

Following Elkins' retirement, the position of Orkin president was filled for the starting time time past someone from exterior of the company—Bob Mercer.^[56] One of Mercer's outset major initiatives as president of Orkin was the improvement of the company's employee training programs, which reduced both customer cancellations and employee turnover. He also oversaw a major reorganization of Orkin's district and branch role structure, which gave more responsibility and authority to commune and branch managers.^[56] Mercer stepped down as president after simply three years with the visitor, and Gary Rollins returned equally the head of Orkin, still retaining his title of president and master operating officer of Rollins.^[57]

During the 1990s, Orkin developed and introduced a number of new pest control techniques and products that oft improved the effectiveness of treatments while reducing the corporeality of chemicals used.^[58] The company also launched a number of environmental awareness campaigns, which included a partnership with the National Museum of Natural History to fund exhibits such as the O. Orkin Insect Zoo. From 1997 to 2001, a number of rapid changes occurred inside the company in society to improve sales, customer retention and employee grooming, likewise as to further streamline and modernize the Orkin business model. Of the changes that this era brought, amid the near significant were the opening of the Rollins Learning Centre in Atlanta, improved partnerships with universities and research institutions, and adjustments to the company's quality assurance, client service, and service guarantee practices.^[59]

Treatments and services [edit]

Orkin promotes a proprietary method, which they call "A.I.M." (assess, implement, monitor) for pest command, which includes assessing activeness, implementing a program based on the action, and monitoring the program's effectiveness for the customer.^[60]

Research and pedagogy [edit]

Orkin has participated in inquiry collaborations and entomology endowments with universities since 1990 to report pest beliefs and biology. The enquiry aids the company in finding new prevention and treatment methods.^[61] These universities include Auburn University, University of California Riverside, University of Florida, Academy of Georgia, Academy of Kentucky, Purdue University, University of Tennessee, and Texas A&M University.^[62]

Additionally, Orkin sponsors and conducts a number of educational programs and initiatives centered on teaching pest identification, entomology, and science basics primarily to K-six students. The company has also sponsored a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian to encourage a improve understanding of insects and arthropods among the general public.

O. Orkin Insect Zoo [edit]

On September 9, 1993, the O. Orkin Insect Zoo (OOIZ) opened at the Smithsonian Institution'due south National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. This permanent exhibit, made possible through a contribution from Orkin Pest Control, was created to encourage interactive learning and a meliorate understanding of insects from all over the world every bit well equally those constitute in the average backyard.^[63]

The opening of the zoo marked the offset time the Smithsonian enlisted a sponsor for a permanent exhibit in whatever of their museums. The Smithsonian'south popular insect zoo, which annually draws more than 1 million visitors, is the museum's merely exhibit where living creatures can exist seen in their natural environments. The insect zoo, located on the second floor of the museum, focuses not only on strange and beautiful insects, but also on the relationships insects have with plants, other animals and humans.^[64]

The exhibit features over 300 live insects and arthropods, including giant cockroaches, tarantulas, tailless whip scorpions and walking sticks. Each of the insects in the zoo alive in their ain natural habitats, which take been reproduced under the direction of entomologists and museum professionals. Included in the habitat displays are mangrove swamps, a living bee tree, a desert diorama and a tropical pelting forest.

In addition, there are enough of easily-on activities that encourage the OOIZ visitor—adult or child—to go better acquainted with insects and arthropods of all shapes and sizes.^[65] Of detail involvement in the OOIZ is the "Our House, Their House" display which shows insects living in and around a giant iii-D domicile. By pushing buttons in front of the firm, visitors illuminate the harborage areas for mutual household insects such as fleas, roaches, carpenter ants and silverfish.

Junior Pest Investigators [edit]

Orkin'southward Junior Pest Investigators' program offers free science lesson plans for teachers.^[66] These lessons, for students in grades K-six,^[67] focus on common pest identification and environmentally friendly means to help control pests. ^[68] The lesson plans are based on the National Science Education Standards and provide resources for assessment such as grading rubrics and quizzes.^[69]

Orkin Man school presentations [edit]

The Orkin Man School Presentation program, started in the 1950s, is a learning initiative that allows Orkin employees to brainwash students in their communities on the roles that insects play in the world and how they touch the environs.^{[70] [71]}

Preparation [edit]

Training program [edit]

Rollins University is a strategic training program that increases its employees' pest management knowledge.^[72] New technicians participate in eight weeks of field and virtual training.^[73] Grooming Mag has recognized Orkin's training plan on its Top 125 list several times since 2002.^[74]

Grooming center [edit]

Located in Atlanta, the 28,000-foursquare-human foot (ii,600 yard²) preparation facility includes simulated customer environments, including a house and mock grocery store. The facility also has a commercial kitchen, hospital room, hotel room and warehouse.^[75]

Brand [edit]

The Orkin Man [edit]

The Orkin Homo icon originated from the "Otto the Orkin Homo" advertisement, a spray-can cartoon man, in the 1950s. Since then, the Orkin Man has been depicted equally the pest control expert (Big Number One campaign), technologically savvy (Exterminator Robot entrada) and scientifically trained to control pests (Pest Control Down to a Scientific discipline campaign).^{[76] [77] [78] [79]}

The nearly recognized Orkin uniform consists of a white collared shirt with the Orkin logo and ruby epaulets and pressed khaki (or gray) pants. The uniform varies depending on an employee'southward task function for rubber purposes. Commercial technicians accept an additional pocket to store a handheld device used to record service data for on-the-job use.^[80]

The Orkin Truck [edit]

Orkin'south fleet consists principally of white Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado trucks. Outfitted with Orkin's reddish diamond logo, each truck has a Geotab global positioning organization (GPS) vehicle tracking device to help better routing efficiency so field specialists can increment their time with customers and decrease driving fourth dimension.^[81] Ford concluded production of the Ranger in St. Paul, Minnesota on December. 16, 2011.^{[82] [83]} Orkin received the concluding truck off the production line for its service rotation.^[84]

Rollins announced in September 2012 that the Toyota Tacoma will supplant Orkin's fleet of Ford Rangers. Orkin volition lease the Tacomas and sell the Rangers as those leases expire. The visitor plans to replace all Ford Rangers by 2015.^[85]

Franchises [edit]

Orkin has more than 400 endemic and operated co-operative offices and 58 franchises in the U.Due south. The company has international franchises and subsidiaries in Canada, Europe, Key America, the Caribbean, the Middle Due east, Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and Mexico.^{[86] [87]} Orkin recently^{[ when? ]} moved into the Australia marketplace with the acquisition of Murray Pest Control, AllPest, Statewide Pest Control and Scientific Pest and Vegetation Direction.^{[ citation needed ]}

Employees [edit]

Orkin'southward employees have received industry recognition for their service. In 2012, Rick Gaudreault of Collinsville, Ill. was chosen as the "Termite Technician of the Twelvemonth" past Pest Control Engineering science magazine.^[88] In 2011, Jim Bailey of Columbus, Ohio was honored by Pest Command Applied science magazine as the 2010 Commercial Technician of the Twelvemonth.^[89] In 2010, Randy Miller of Greenville, S.C. was chosen past the mag as the 2009 Residential Technician of the Twelvemonth.^[90]

Partnerships and sponsorships [edit]

Nothing Simply Nets [edit]

Orkin created the "Fight The Seize with teeth" entrada in 2008 to help raise money for the purchase and distribution of bed nets in Africa,^[91] where 90 percentage of malaria-related deaths occur among children.^[92] From 2008 to 2011, Orkin donated 1 mosquito net^[93] to Cipher But Nets a campaign started past the United Nations Foundation, with the buy of every mosquito service.^[94] Cipher But Nets provides insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent deaths by malaria in Africa. Orkin's "Fight The Bite" entrada, which too includes donations, raised more than $820,000 in four years.^[95]

Centers for Disease Command and Prevention (CDC) [edit]

Orkin has partnered with the Centers for Affliction Command and Prevention (CDC), on public teaching initiatives involving pest-related health risks since 2004.^[96] The CDC shares their scientific knowledge on pest-related diseases with Orkin employees during bi-annual preparation sessions. In April and September 2010, Orkin hosted CDC-led training seminars to discuss triatomine bugs (insects that transmit Chagas disease) and insect resistance to pesticides.^[97] Orkin's April 2011 training session featured CDC behavioral specialist Dr. Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, who discussed emerging mosquito-borne and tick-borne diseases in the U.S. and provided prevention measures for technicians to share with homeowners.^[98] During the October 2011 seminar, an expert shared rabies transmission facts and prevention tips.^[99] The seminars are broadcast via satellite to Orkin branches throughout the state. Field representatives from Orkin's 400 locations view the alive broadcasts or access them afterwards through a video-on-demand characteristic.^[100]

National Pest Direction Clan [edit]

Orkin serves equally the presenting sponsor of the National Pest Management Clan'southward Women of Excellence Accolade. The award recognizes one woman each year who displays outstanding leadership skills and significantly contributes to advancing the pest management industry.^[101]

Houston Zoo [edit]

Orkin is an official corporate sponsor of the Houston Zoo, supporting annual programs and community outreach initiatives.^[102] Orkin also sponsored the Houston Zoo'due south Earth Day celebration in April 2012. ^[103] Orkin partnered with the Houston Zoo to sponsor the DINOSAURS! exhibit, which opened May 4, 2012.^[104] Orkin sponsored "Pollinator Palooza" at the Houston Zoo in June 2012 to highlight the role of Earth'southward pollinators.^[105]

Controversies [edit]

Orkin has been the field of study of many lawsuits around the land over recent years for alleged faulty service and slipshod practices. Notably, Orkin was investigated in Florida for racketeering in 2004 for its termite contracting practices, with i source citing over 15,000 consumer complaints in the state in a four-year period. This investigation comes on top of multiple lawsuits effectually that state alleging fraud and poor performance, and similarly effectually the nation.^{[106] [107] [108] [109] [110]}

Recent revelations by a former high-level Orkin risk managing director may serve to bolster those claims levelled against the company.^[111] In 2001, NY Attorney General Spitzer instituted measures to reform Orkin advertizing and arbitration for its termite services.^[112]

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7. ^ Kirk, p.12
8. ^ Kirk, p.sixteen
9. ^ Kirk, p.eighteen
10. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.17
11. ^ Kirk, p.xx
12. ^ Kirk, p.21
13. ^ Kirk, p.22
14. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.25
15. ^ Kirk, p.27
16. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.37
17. ^ ^{a b c} Kirk, p.40
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20. ^ Kirk, p.41
21. ^ ^{a b c} Kirk, p.42
22. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.43
23. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.63
24. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.65
25. ^ ^{a b c} Kirk, p.70
26. ^ Kirk, p.72
27. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.73
28. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.74
29. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.eighty
30. ^ Kirk, p.75
31. ^ Kirk, p.76
32. ^ Kirk, p.96
33. ^ Kirk, p.87
34. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.88
35. ^ Kirk, p.91
36. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.97
37. ^ Kirk, p.98
38. ^ Kirk, p.101
39. ^ Kirk, p.104
40. ^ Kirk, p.117
41. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.118
42. ^ ^{a b c d} Kirk, p.121
43. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.122
44. ^ Kirk, p.123
45. ^ ^{a b} Kirk, p.126
46. ^ Kirk, p.127
47. ^ Kirk, p.129
48. ^ Kirk, p.138
49. ^ Kirk, p.156
50. ^ Kirk, p.158
51. ^ Kirk, p.164
52. ^ Kirk, p.161
53. ^ Kirk, p.190
54. ^ Kirk, p.191
55. ^ Kirk, p.196
56. ^ ^{a b c} Kirk, p.206
57. ^ Kirk, p.207
58. ^ Kirk, p.212
59. ^ Kirk, p.239
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• 100 Stories of Business Success: Case Histories of American Enterprise. Simon and Schuster. 1952.
• Kirk, Margaret O. (2005). The Making of the World's Best Pest Control Company. Atlanta, GA: Rollins, Inc. ISBN0-9764862-0-2.

External links [edit]

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