The new ATAHC Program, recently introduced by Allergy Technologies, creates a foothold in the $15 billion opportunity for pest management providers (PMPs) in the untapped affordable housing market. ATAHC Certified PMPs will enjoy an enormous service offering that improves scheduling efficiency and significantly reduces the time needed to resolve access issues commonly seen in the sector. ATAHC has also created a level of cooperation between residents, staff, and pest managers, heretofore unachieved.
ATAHC is the only property-wide, prevention-based, sustainable program that all but eliminates bed bugs in an affordable housing environment, improving the ‘Quality of Life’ of residents while reducing operational expenses for management
Lack of resident compliance, overwhelmed building management preventing guidance and cooperation, and constant unresolved bed bug issues (due to reactive approaches) are common laments as to why affordable housing has not controlled this insidious pest. However, there is a “one-stop” answer to many of these concerns: the ATAHC Program. As Allergy Technologies contracts with public housing authorities, ATAHC provides a proven, “turnkey” approach to pest management, mediation, and long-term control of bed bugs.
“Preventing bed bugs in affordable housing addresses a huge unmet need. I have found that implementing ATAHC increases bottom-line revenue because the Program reduces callbacks, allows for a more efficient deployment of staff, and increases customer confidence in our services.”
The overriding Program outcome is that ATAHC is a strategic platform from which PMPs can derive higher profitability through initial concentrated treatments (including the installation of long-lasting preventive measures), thereby clearing a building complex of bed bugs and subsequently monitoring on a facility-wide basis. A core ATAHC principle is that periodic monitoring coupled with proven preventive tools can detect any early introductions, allowing for less-disruptive, less expensive localized treatments rather than controlling more extensive infestations. This is opposed to the more traditional, non-preventive-centric approach of ‘one-off’ unscheduled treatments typically reported due to a major infestation.
Allergy Technologies will be engaged to execute the Program on a city-wide basis for housing authorities throughout the country. The expected contract term is usually 5 years. Allergy Technologies will normally allocate, on a city-by-city basis, service opportunities for certified pest management professionals on a facility basis or shared-facility plan (for larger building complexes requiring greater service personnel). At the facility level, the success of ATAHC is largely due to the focus on the following:
A discussion of how the ATAHC Program has yielded unprecedented results and delivered financial benefits to PMPs.
If you are looking to discuss the financial ramifications of adopting the ATAHC Program and learn how it can specifically benefit your company and its bottom line, please contact us at info@allergytechnologies.com. We would be happy to provide you with more information. You can also visit our booth at NAHMA, NAHRO, and other national conferences catering to affordable housing.