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Experience is Our Legacy
Est. 1953
Peerless is the original and exclusive home of RO-TOX
Peerless' Founder, Reds, In Our Olney Store which he opened in 1971.
Our History
Peerless began in 1953 when two friends saw a strong need for pest control in their home city of Philadelphia. Beginning with a cement mixer purchased from Sears and raw chemicals from a local supplier, they would mix batches of insecticide and bottle it up for resale under the name of "RO-TOX." By going around town and offering door to door demonstrations they quickly found a demanding market for their RO-TOX which knocked out any insect, especially stubborn roaches which were abundant throughout the city.
The duo soon moved from their backyard shed into a small building behind a dental implant office, continuing to mix, bottle and sell RO-TOX by themselves. Demand not letting up, Peerless opened it's first store on Ridge Avenue in the Strawberry Mansion district of Philadelphia. Several years later, one of the partners decided to part ways and ever since Peerless has been a family owned and operated business.
Technicians were later hired as Peerless expanded into offering extermination services and another store was opened in Olney on N. 5th Street in 1970. The Ridge Avenue store eventually closed and 20 years later Peerless moved into West Philadelphia on Market Street. These two stores are still in operation today.
Peerless is proud to be Philadelphia's oldest pest control company still in operation. Seven decades of continuous operation gives us a veteran vantage point that few other companies can match. We've seen it all and we've continued to evolve alongside the industry.
Our Values
Peerless is a company that is veteran founded, woman owned, and family operated. We have always been dedicated to serving the communities we operate in with respect and care which is why our stores have been in the same locations since the 1970's and 1980's. Peerless is also dedicated to hiring locally as we believe nobody knows or cares more about a community than those who were raised in it.
What you'll find at Peerless Pest Control is a company with deep roots matched by our customer base. We are proud to have many customers who have placed their trust in us for decades and have allowed us to develop relationships with their children and grandchildren as they get older and have homes of their own. That trust is something we work on building and maintaining every day and it's what we thrive on.
You will never get pressured to sign up for service or buy anything you don't want or need and we will always be there to help you resolve your pest problems. Our support doesn't end when you walk out of our stores. We're here to help.
Our Experience
Many of our technicians and staff have over a decade of experience in the pest control industry. This means that you get skilled, professional service that's completed correctly the first time. We've helped tens of thousands of customers live a pest free life by controlling the problem at it's source rather than simply treating the surface symptoms.
Every product we use and sell to the public is of commercial grade and has been vetted for efficacy by ourselves and other industry leaders. By constantly collecting and analyzing results, we know what works and what to avoid. Seven decades of continuous operation gives us a veteran vantage point that few other companies can offer. We've seen it all and we've continued to evolve alongside the industry.
