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11 November 2022

PPC Live 2023 sneak peek - seminars, demonstrations, practical sessions and more!

PPC Live 2023

PPC Live is a chance to get hands on with the latest and greatest pest management innovations, and to pick up some new skills along the way.

Registration is open! Check out sneak previews of seminars, demonstrations, practical sessions and more below.

When: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Where: Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Duration: 9am - 4pm

Register now

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How-to sessions

Get hands on with pest management equipment. Learn by rolling your sleeves up and getting involved. 

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Practical application equipment for surface spray treatments
Avril Turner, Killgerm

The literal ins and outs of bird netting
Elaine Bliss, PestFix

Set up digital pest management
Gary Nicholas, Envu

Indoor seminar theatre

Learn from real pest experts in our 100-seat theatre.

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Bed bugs in 2023
Richard and Alexia Naylor, Bed Bug Foundation

Accreditation standards: meeting food industry specifications
Grahame Turner, PestAcuity and Dee Ward-Thompson, BPCA

Invasive species: upcoming threats, a new strategy and inspectorate
Niall Moore and Iain Henderson, Non-Native Species Secretariat and Non-Native Species Inspectorate

Root cause analysis for pest professionals
Alex Wade, Wade Environmental and John Horsley, BPCA

Non-chemical rodent control
Sharon Hughes, BASF

Outdoor demonstrations

Get outside practical demonstrations of pest management ideas in our 65-seat outside the theatre. 

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Environmental risk assessments in action
John Horsley and Natalie Bungay, BPCA

Old meets new: traditional tools for modern rural pest management 
Simon Whitehead

Bio-acoustics for bird management: why it works and why it doesn't
Peter Bowers-Davis, Integrum Services

Forum sessions

Get involved in the big debates in pest management right now.

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Topics include: 

  • The future of qualifications: is the Level 2 Award in Pest Management dead? 
  • Diversity: is pest control just for men?
  • Technical: is resistance our biggest challenge in 2023? 
  • Products: do we need rodenticides?
  • Regulations: should we be licensed to practice pest control?

Contact us about exhibiting today. events@bpca.org.uk

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