Company History
Why We Got into this Business
Our roots date back to 1986 when Jerry Kozak
first noticed mole hills in his suburban yard.
Over the next three years, he ineffectively experimented
with several forms of mole control.
Trial and Error
Jerry would wait on his porch early every morning
with a coffee in one hand, and a sledge hammer
in the other looking to kill moles which were
destroying his lawn and garden. With no success, he tried using
household solvents and other "repellents"
such as castor beans -- the only result being
a healthy crop of castor bean sprouts! Tired of
the more passive approaches, he decided to start
"cooking with gas" -- literally. He
cleared the whole family from the house and proceeded
to run acetylene gas in an underground tunnel
for about 20 minutes. He carefully placed a lit
match into the tunnel of gas, blowing apart the
vast majority of his front lawn. Nothing could
have made these moles happier as they dug 3 new
hills that night. Completely frustrated, he called
a professional trapper and was told that the charge
would be $200 with no guarantee of success. Unwilling to spend that kind of money with no guarantee of success, he decided to try trapping
the moles himself.
The Answer - Finally!
Jerry tried several traps over the next few
months with no success. Until one sunny
morning, he triumphantly
held up the mole that had been terrorizing his
yard for the last 3 years. He became so efficient
at killing moles in his yard with mole traps, that they quickly
ceased being a problem.
A Business is Born!
Having confidence in his newly found skill,
he announced in 1990 that he was going to start
trapping moles professionally. After handing out
flyers and putting up signs in local nurseries,
his venture was immediately in demand. Many homeowners
in the area were struggling with the same problem
of garden moles and lawn moles destroying their
beautifully manicured lawns and gardens.
The next year was even busier when word surfaced
that somebody who cared about customer satisfaction
and service was trapping moles in their area.
Junior Joins in
Having seen the benefits of doing business with
a dedication to quick results, reasonable prices,
and customer service, his son JJ decided to
learn the business in 1994. He learned the skill
quickly and served as an assistant for the next
3 years. In 1996, Jerry became a grandfather and
handed the business to JJ Over the next five
years, JJ continued to run the mole trapping
business and effectively exterminated moles for
a vast clientele.
Another Business is Born!
JJ realized that while the trapping business
was profitable, it was limited in scope. Like
fishing, effective mole trapping is not a
difficult task. It does, however, require some
simple specific skills and techniques. With all
these factors in mind, he developed the idea to
create an instructional video that detailed the
basic skills of mole trapping. Through personal
and business contacts, he put into action a plan
that would enable people to purchase this mole
trap system directly through the internet for a
low cost. Since then, we have been providing
high-quality products, great service, and low
prices to lawn and gardening enthusiasts who are
looking for mole control for their own mole problems. |
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