North Fulton Pest Solutions

How did you get started in the pest management industry?

North Fulton Pest Solutions is a local, family-owned and operated pest control company serving Atlanta; I grew up in the industry! From the time I was born, my father was a proud member of the pest management community. While attending the University of Georgia, I interned with Dow AgroSciences (now Corteva Agriscience, the manufacturer of the Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System with Always Active™ Technology) performing Product Stewardship Reviews across the Southeast, developing a time-motion study to increase technician productivity, and assisting in research conducted by Dr. Daniel Suiter and the University of Georgia before formally joining the family business in 2010. I worked alongside my mother and father in the business for over 10 years before becoming the sole owner of North Fulton Pest Solutions in 2021.

Tell us your most memorable moment so far in your career in the pest management industry.

In February of 2021, I became the sole owner of North Fulton Pest Solutions in the midst of the global pandemic. Thanks to the contributions of my team, the company went on to enjoy a record setting year of growth, the best in the company’s 50-year history!

What is the guiding principle behind your success with North Fulton Pest Solutions?

At North Fulton Pest Solutions, we are a unified team striving towards our collective goals as an organization to ultimately better ourselves, our families, those around us, and the communities we serve.

We value helping others and solving problems while preserving our family culture and providing opportunities to grow, develop, and to contribute to something larger than ourselves. Our core values (below) help guide our collective success.

Performance – We value high performance and productivity. We diligently and conscientiously pursue our objectives with persistent industriousness.
Responsibility – We embrace our shared responsibility to our customers, team members, and all other stakeholders.
Accountability – We honor our individual commitments and take ownership for our individual decisions, actions, performance, and results.
Integrity – We do things the right way, value honesty, and build trust by demonstrating sound moral and ethical principles.
Stewardship – We are stewards of what is entrusted to us. This includes, among many things, the environment, the trust of others, and the homes and businesses of our customers.
Excellence – We are committed to excellence in all that we do on behalf of our customers, our teammates, our organization, and ourselves.
Growth – We strive for growth and development personally, professionally, and as an organization.

Why did your company choose to earn the QualityPro accreditation?

Anything worth doing is worth doing well! While North Fulton Pest Solutions may not be the biggest pest control company in the Atlanta area, we strive to be the best. Earning the QualityPro accreditation demonstrates our commitment to that pursuit and aligns with our standards for service, training, and professionalism.

Overall, what do you think the most valuable aspect of QualityPro is to your company?

To hold the QualityPro accreditation, a designation less than 3% of pest control companies in the United States have earned, is a reminder that North Fulton Pest Solutions is among not only the best pest control companies in Atlanta but also nationwide. This is a valuable reminder to our entire team that we have an obligation and responsibility to steward that which has been entrusted to us!

R. Blake Edwards
Owner and President | North Fulton Pest Solutions
Associate Certified Entomologist | Public Health Entomology Certificate Holder