Truly Nolen has sold the Canadian franchise rights to its pest control services to Weed Man. The agreement has resulted in the creation of TN Pest Control Inc., based in Mississauga, Ontario, the master franchise holder for Truly Nolen in Canada.
As such, TN Pest Control holds the exclusive rights to operate Truly Nolen in Canada and to sell additional franchises throughout the country. The agreement marks the first time the Truly Nolen brand will be marketed in Canada.
Mike Kernaghan, a co-owner and president of TN Pest Control Inc., also felt the partnership was ideal. “This is really an exciting relationship because we’re both private companies, we’re both similar in nature with our culture, our spirit,” he said. “We’re really excited about working together and the synergies that we can bring.”
According to Kernaghan, TN Pest Control will award franchises to both existing and new pest control businesses as well as to lawn and landscape businesses throughout Canada that are a good fit with the Truly Nolen brand. He said the franchise will focus on residential structural pest control and light commercial work. “We believe the time is right,” Kernaghan said. “There is an increasing awareness of the need for structural pest control for residential homeowners.”
Kernaghan explained that TN Pest Control will support and grow the Truly Nolen brand in Canada through marketing and advertising. “We’re going to be branding and introducing the Truly Nolen system to Canada under the supervision of Truly Nolen of America Inc., ” he said. The first Truly Nolen franchise, located in central Ontario, is expected to be announced within the next few months.
Kernaghan and his business partner, Des Rice the founder of Weed Man, based in Mississauga, and have been in the franchising business for close to 40 years. Weed Man now has 340 franchises in North America and more than 300,000 Canadian customers, Kernaghan said.