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Fisher’s Pest Control, family owned and operated, has been a primary go-to business in the Willis and Conroe area since 1977. David and Brenda Reed work alongside their son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Melissa, to service the Lake Conroe area in residential and commercial pest control. The family, residents of Willis for more than 40 years, strives to provide full service pest management to the surrounding area, their highest priority being personal and satisfactory customer service. Fisher’s Pest Control’s services include general pest control, termites, and automatic insect control systems. The business was started in 1977 by Ralph Fisher and grew to a customer base of about 75 loyal customers. Once Mr. Fisher decided to retire, the Reed family bought the business in 1982 and kept the company name in honor of Mr. Fisher. Since then, the Reed family has worked to expand the company’s customer base to about 3500 customers, who the Reeds consider branches of their own family. The business works to maintain good relationships with customers and put their satisfaction first by responding with individuality for each concern. Chris teamed up with his parents and joined the company in 2003, with his wife Melisa following soon after.
“We pretty much started the insect control systems on Lake Conroe. The system we’re using is our design that was created for homes. They’ve been used in barns for poultry and cattle; they’ve been used in all types of different places.” These automatic systems can also be installed for agricultural purposes, to protect livestock and animals from pests. “It is an innovative system that controls and eliminates pests automatically, pretty much anything crawling or flying. A big issue right now is mosquitos, because of the Zika virus. We get a lot of calls because of the mosquito problem.” Brenda says. Fisher’s Pest Control does business as far as Coldspring, but mainly services the Lake Conroe area and The Woodlands.
Fisher’s Pest Control values networking with other businesses and professionals in the area and is actively involved in a Business Networking International group. Chris serves as the current president of the greater Conroe chapter and attends weekly meetings with 35 other members. As president, he keeps the meeting on agenda and provides leadership for the group. There is only one professional in each category, with Chris representing the only pest control service. The exclusive professional group consists of businesses that share high quality referrals. Chris describes his BNI group as being like his extended family because they all support one another and know each other personally.
When asked what sets their business apart, Brenda answers, “Our customers are branches to our family. We know all our customers personally, and they never have a stranger in their home. They trust us with their keys, their animals, and their children. We keep it a family-oriented business for that reason. We have a four-digit pest control license, #3337, meaning we were the 3,337 thousandth pest control business in Texas. Now the number is about 20,000.” The family is excited about building their new shop, beginning construction at the end of October. The new shop will aid in the expansion of the business, and the building is estimated to be completed by the end of the year.
Fisher’s Pest Control operates 8:00 am- 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, to bring you trustworthy, quality, and innovative pest control to your home or business. On the weekends, David and Brenda spend time with their family and grandchildren. The Reed family would like to thank all of their customers for the loyalty shown to them over the years. David and Brenda look forward to retirement, when their son and daughter-in-law will continue the family business, and together carry on the family’s legacy of excellent business practices.
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