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To the
Certified Pest Control Operators Association of Florida. The Pest Control
Industry is unique. People in Pest Control are special. There is a
rare thread that runs through all of us. We are professionals that will help
each other in times of need. Without thinking twice, we share information
with our competitors, who, over time become dear friends.
CPCO was
founded in 1994 by ten pest-control operators. The organizations was formed
to more fairly represent the certified pest-control operator, who was
usually the small or single man operator. The original founders felt that
the Florida Pest-Control Association, at that time, represented the larger
companies. The consensus of the founders was to create an association
focusing on fundamentals no-frills, low dues, simple operation with basic
conventions. The reason for the name Certified Pest-Control Operators (C.P.C.O.)
signified the purpose of the association, that being to represent the
individual certified pest-control operator, no matter what size business
they worked in or owned.
Since it's inception C.P.C.O. wanted to be the
"little big association", big in numbers, yet staying true to the
fundamental simplicity that carried it through the years and will continue
to do so into the future.
Certified
Pest Control Operators Association of Florida, Inc., a not-for-profit
organization, is an association created to represent and promote the
interests of professional pest control operators in the state of
Florida.
Our mission is to promote the professionalism of
our trade by contributing our expertise in the following areas:
Legislation
We will promote and maintain an active grassroots committee to represent our
industry in local and state political arenas.
Education
We will offer members and their staffs year-round technical training,
special seminars, and state-mandated continuing education units (CEU's).
Education will enhance our members' knowledge of state-of-the-art
techniques, business practices, rules and regulations, and other variables
that affect professional pest control operators and their businesses.
Safety
We will establish a safety program to help insure the health and well-being
of certified operators, their staffs, the industry, the residents of the
state of Florida, and the environment.
Fellowship
We will provide an atmosphere of friendship and cooperation in which we can
promote a sharing, helpful, and respectful competitive relation among
members.
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