AREA WIDE EXTERMINATORS

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Al and Carole Smith founded Area Wide Exterminators in 1979 in Stockton, California. Their goals were to be self-employed in a service industry that they felt could benefit from their attention to detail and customer service ethics. Al was well respected in the realtor industry and building trades. He knew he could make a difference in termite control; he had worked in the trade since 1968. In the State of California, two different licenses are required, one for Pest and one for Termite. One slight problem, Carole had a phobia where insects were concerned. But she has always believed that you face your fears, Carole was number three in the United States for recruitment and sales in the Skin and Health Care industry, so back to school she went. Fully licensed in their own expertise, both driven to give each customer a safe and healthy environment; they knocked on doors; answered the phone; sold; and did the work. Mom and Pop took on a whole new meaning. As their reputation grew for quality service, it allowed them to expand into surrounding cities.

Meanwhile, Al and Carole realized that the best way to keep their family owned business strong was to team up with people who share their same philosophy.