Education, Training & Accreditations
As part of our commitment to our customers, training for our state-certified technicians, sales team and managers extends beyond what the law requires. Our commercial service team regularly attends continuing education courses in pest management and is kept up-to-date on federal, state and local health regulations to ensure your business complies with increasingly stringent regulations. Our team is encouraged to further their education by taking advanced pest management courses through Purdue University Entomology Extension.
In addition, we partner with local organizations, the State of Michigan and other businesses to bring in national experts in various fields to educate our customers on topics like bed bugs, food safety and good manufacturing practices. In the past, we have partnered with the American Institute of Baking (AIB), Michigan Department of Heath Services and the Property Management Association.
GreenPro
The GreenPro label certifies the highest standards of environmentally conscious pest management. We offer a variety of responsible pest management services—effective methods that address your concerns about controlling pests while also addressing concerns about protecting the environment. This means your business will be treated with services and practices you can feel good about. GreenPro means we:
Use non-chemical strategies, such as sanitation, as primary methods of pest management. Investigate the source of the problem - and eliminate it - before applying pesticides. Use pesticides only when absolutely necessary.
QualityPro Schools
Griffin Pest Solutions recognizes that pests in schools need to be managed in a careful and environmentally responsible way. As a nationally certified QualityPro Schools company, we are required to provide reduced-risk Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services in schools. Additionally, all of our technicians and sales people who service schools are experienced, trained and tested on school IPM techniques above and beyond state requirements.
HPS Preferred Vendor
Griffin Pest Solutions is proud to have been chosen as a HPS Preferred Vendor. In order to become a Preferred Vendor, Griffin Pest Solutions had to go through a lengthy selection process. Not all companies who apply receive Preferred Vendor status. Griffin Pest Solutions was chosen as a preferred vendor due to our exceptional level of service, the guarantees and warrantees we offer our customers.
American Institute of Baking (AIB)
AIB International is highly regarded as a leader in food safety and inspection. The Institute currently serves many segments of the food processing, distribution, foodservice, and retail industries worldwide through rigorous inspections as well as technical and educational programs. An AIB rating of Excellent or Superior is highly prized and can generate.
Knowing and understanding AIB is essential in pest management. We are proud to say our entire service, sales and management team has attended 16 hours of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Sanitation course training straight from AIB. Our team knows exactly what is needed to excel in an AIB inspection.
Food Protection Alliance (FPA)
FPA is a unique network of regional companies aligned together providing excellence in pest management, food safety, preventative techniques, structural and commodity fumigation services, continual education and more. FPA member companies have a collective expertise in:
• Quarantine fumigation of perishable and durable commodities• Food facility, mill and grain fumigation
• Ship fumigation
• Agricultural fumigations for purposes of sanitation
• Related pest management
