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Six new Member Directors have been chosen to help lead the Association and represent the interests of BPCA members at the highest level.
09 October 2015
Candidates from Rentokil taking the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Rodenticides became the first cohort to achieve a qualification that complies with the Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticide (SGAR) stew
12 August 2015
Gamekeepers wishing to continue using the products after the deadline will need relevant credentials and one-day courses that lead to official certification, awarded by BASIS Registration Ltd, have attracted a surge of interest
Complex overlapping timelines in the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime have been published in graphical format by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU).
07 August 2015
As reported by both the BBC and ITV local news Hampshire Fire and Rescue were called out to attend a fire at PelGar International Ltd. head office at 4.55am on the 5 August. The fire was quickly put out and the premises cordoned off for investigation
24 July 2015
Farmers are facing a race against time to comply with strict new rules on specialist pesticides.
10 July 2015
In July BPCA became the latest member of the British Cleaning Council (BCC), a federation of over 20 associations dedicated to raising the profile of the industry and helping it gain the credibility it deserves.
19 June 2015
...the German Pest Control Provider named Treuer GmbH. After the CEPA Certification system was launched in March 2015, Treuer has been quick to implement the EN 16636 standard and is now the first operator officially certified.
15 June 2015
Set in the historic Suffolk Port of Felixstowe, the fumigation conference returned in 2015 in the guise of Fumicon, proving to be a huge success with experts delivering a variety of seminars.
12 June 2015
BPCA Member Pestokill has bought North London-based Xpel for an undisclosed sum.
19 May 2015
Local business Russell IPM held a celebration day on Friday to announce that they had successfully reached their £100,000 target for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research.
23 April 2015
Dee Ward-Thompson joined the BPCA team in April 2015 from member company OCS Cannon, where she'd been their UK Technical Manager since 2008.
18 March 2015
The launch of a new industry standard will create a unique benchmark for pest controllers has been hailed as a positive step.
17 March 2015
Once again this year's PestEx, held 25-26 March in London smashed all previous records, and proved to be a huge draw. The perfect combination of exhibitors and seminars brought in a whopping 17% more people over the two days compared to 2013.
02 December 2014
Referrals are just one of the key ways BPCA delivers value for its members. Over the last few years BPCA have given out tens of thousands of consumer referrals, each being provided with the contact details of their closest BPCA members.
10 November 2014
Due to a high demand at PestEx 2015, BPCA has had to create extra stand space to meet the demand for the much-anticipated show taking place in London on the 25 and 26 March 2015.
17 September 2014
Following a complete sell-out in 2013, we have made room for additional stands at PestEx 2015.
14 July 2014
Over the past 12 months BPCA have been supporting Lion TV working for BBC1, in their production ‘How Safe is Your House?'
25 June 2014
Martin Harvey of Harvey Environmental Services looks back at the Association's successes during 2014, and forward to the year ahead.
23 May 2014
BPCA's new PPC Live event was a huge success with delegates and exhibitors alike.
24 February 2014
The British Pest Control Association has won the prestigious ‘Association of the Year' Award from the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA). T
25 November 2013
From 1 January until 31 December 2013, 43,507 company details have been passed on to the public for both domestic and commercial jobs.
07 November 2013
Technical Manager Richard Moseley said "cases of resistance in rats have been known for decades."
27 September 2013
Are you fairly new to the industry and thinking of setting up your own pest control company? Why not book your place on our 'Starting out in pest control course' this October.
11 February 2013
Technical Manager Richard Moseley said "although fox attacks on humans are very rare, this doesn't mean we should dismiss the recent incident of the baby boy being attacked as an isolated incident."
29 May 2025
Voting has officially opened in the BPCA Member Elections 2025, with 13 nominees standing for SIX open seats on the Executive Board.
15 May 2025
BPCA is on the lookout for new Executive Board Directors to help shape the future of the Association.
16 June 2025
BPCA has joined the UK Business and Biodiversity Forum (UKBBF), a national network focused on helping businesses integrate biodiversity into their decision-making.
13 June 2025
Our regular PPC magazine feature, taking a look at public relations and how BPCA works with the press to educate the public about pest awareness
12 June 2025
In this issue of Ask the technical team, we talk wood pigeons, bee swarms, badgers and ticks
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