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30 October 2025
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Rosina Robson shares how the Association’s new pestcareers.org.uk hub, recruitment film, Open Doors Charter and social media campaign are helping to attract a more diverse, skilled and inspired workforce into pest management.
22 October 2021
BPCA’s proposed amendments to the UK’s national action plan on sustainable pesticide usage have been included in a wrap-up of contributors’ comments released by the UK government.
21 October 2021
BPCA is looking for members to join a new working group aimed at creating links with the academic community and keeping up-to-date with research.
20 October 2021
BPCA is furthering our sustainability commitment by becoming Planet Mark certified through measuring and reducing our carbon footprint.
18 October 2021
BPCA is working with UCLH to potentially create a service for pest professionals to signpost clients that need medical support.
BPCA has created an example template for a survey and quote. It's now available in the BPCA member area.
07 October 2021
BPCA is delighted to announce that we’ve won the Association Excellence Award (AEA) for 'Best Lobbying Campaign or Advancement of a Cause During Covid-19'.
06 October 2021
We're launching a programme of evening courses designed for busy pest professionals.
05 October 2021
The BPCA Member Awards 2022 will open to nominations for all BPCA member companies and their employees on 1 November.
27 September 2021
BPCA's next training session for Becoming a Field Biologist will now be available to take either in-person or remotely.
14 September 2021
BPCA members take home almost every prize at the National Pest Awards on 9 September 2021.
02 September 2021
After a year-long postponement, PestEx the pest management show returns to London in 2022.
20 August 2021
In a reflection on what we’ve learned from the pandemic, PPC magazine grabbed a few BPCA Executive Board members for a quick roundtable interview on the subject
PPC magazine spoke to Ian Fuller (B.Eng) at Swarmcatcher, who has been removing and relocating live honey bees for more than a decade.
PPC magazine spoke to Ann Bone, of Des Bone Ltd, about their quarter-century journey as a pest management business.
Jack Tully, the first apprentice pest technician at BPCA member Integrum Services, took part in a quick-fire question session with PPC.
After almost ten years of outstanding service, we said ‘farewell’ to our Finance Officer Stephanie Costopoulos at the end of July.
You may have seen that we’ve had a bit of a recruitment boost at BPCA recently.
16 August 2021
HSE has accepted BPCA to represent professional pest management’s interest in UK REACH and chemical regulation.
05 August 2021
Former BPCA President Tom Holmes rejoins the BPCA Executive Board as Immediate Past President, while Martin Harvey takes a step back.
04 August 2021
BPCA has released five new pest management document templates which are now available for members to download.
03 August 2021
BPCA has begun its lobbying effort to keep rodent glue boards in the toolkits of pest professionals.
22 July 2021
BPCA is reviewing its member complaints procedures and is looking for some members to get involved.
29 June 2021
BPCA applied for funding from the Ufi VocTech Trust to support the development of an interactive 3D competency simulator for pest technicians.
06 June 2021
Our #TechnicianTakeover project celebrates the lifeblood of the pest management sector - technicians. Watch the video now.
31 May 2021
Five technicians are taking over BPCA’s social media channels to show the world the essential role they play in protecting public health.
07 July 2025
BPCA has proudly signed the Armed Forces Covenant, strengthening its commitment to supporting current and former military personnel and their families.
06 June 2025
Six new Member Directors have been chosen to help lead the Association and represent the interests of BPCA members at the highest level.
31 October 2025
Louise Baxter MBE, Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team and Non-Executive Director at TrustMark, explores what consumer vulnerability really means in 2025 and how it affects the work you do every day.
In this clear and practical session, Hema Mistry, Head of Service at Quest, breaks down what every business owner needs to understand about their legal and moral responsibilities towards staff.
SPONSORED. In this session, Sophie Thorogood, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis, shares how the business is leading the way in supporting staff wellbeing across its UK sites.
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