Award-winning Cowleys Pest Companies profiled in native information

Brothers Drew (left) and Invoice Cowley. IMAGE: COWLEYS PEST SERVICES

Begun in 1991 by Drew Cowley, who was joined by his brother Invoice a number of years later, Cowleys Pest Companies is a Howell, N.J.-based enterprise that was lately profiled within the Asbury Park Press.

The profile sprang from a dialog Cowleys Pest Companies Advertising and marketing Director Chris Dattoli had after he despatched the newspaper a information merchandise about ticks and pest management.

It was additionally purpose to rejoice that the corporate was lately voted each one of many Prime Locations to Work in New Jersey by NJBiz.com and Asbury Park Press’ “Better of the Greatest in Monmouth County.”

“We’re really humbled and honored and sit up for conserving our prospects’ houses pest-free for an additional 30 years,” Dattoli mentioned, telling Pest Administration Skilled journal that incomes the “Better of the Greatest” award alone garnered an estimated enhance of about 5 p.c in gross sales leads.

The article profiles the brothers, who as children “had no concern of the bugs and animals residing within the woods that surrounded their Manalapan residence. Years later, as adults, they ended up channeling that ease — mixed with their entrepreneurial know-how” into Cowleys Pest Companies.

Drew graduated school with a level in legal justice, and launched into a gross sales profession earlier than turning to pest management. Invoice, in the meantime, holds a level in historical past and beforehand owned and operated an athletic footwear retailer in a neighborhood mall.

“Throughout my brother’s seek for a brand new job, an outdated buddy of ours who was a gross sales supervisor for a neighborhood pest administration firm tried to recruit him,” Invoice instructed the Asbury Park Press. “Drew had no curiosity, however our buddy endured and in 1990, Drew joined that firm as a industrial salesperson promoting pest administration providers to eating places, accommodations and different companies. He loved the job and, as I used to be within the technique of attempting to promote my retailer, I joined Drew on the firm as effectively and discovered the pest management enterprise.”

Inside months, Invoice continued, “Drew left to begin his personal pest administration enterprise and I returned to work at my retailer. Drew launched Cowleys Pest Companies in 1991 on his personal, working loopy hours and carrying each hat. Three or 4 years in and after I lastly offered my retailer and was in search of a brand new alternative, Drew recommended that we turn into companions in his enterprise as a result of he thought we’d make an excellent crew, and I agreed. I purchased half of the corporate from him in spring 1996 and we went proper to work rising it from a small mom-and-pop enterprise to a company enterprise.”

At this time, Cowley’s employs 45, with a income of $7.3 million. Invoice chalks up their success partially to the great relationship between the brothers, telling the Asbury Park Press, “Drew and I belief one another fully, have at all times gotten alongside effectively, and have a very robust partnership. We additionally love serving to others, and our prospects are at all times so relieved and appreciative.”