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06 June 2025
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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.
05 June 2023
John Horsley, BPCA’s Technical Officer, looks at how you can keep pests out with pest control proofing fundamentals.
BPCA's Technical Manager, Natalie Bungay, gives an overview of drain flies, their biology and control.
Alex Wade from Wade Environmental gives PPC magazine a look at what should be in a field biologist’s report.
BASF's Laurence Barnard talks to PPC about non-toxic rodent monitoring blocks and how they fit into an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme.
Sam Thorpe, Predator Pest Solutions, talks about the alternatives to relying on wasp management revenue this summer.
BPCA has partnered with Quest to provide members with comprehensive new benefits, available to access free of charge.
WowNow's Director of Development, Mike Annett, talks to PPC magazine about partnering with BPCA to provide a new member benefit.
Kristian Nettleship, BPCA's Member Support Officer, gives a quick overview of who he is, what he does and how he can help BPCA members.
BPCA shows off two new code of best practice documents for pest control companies to download.
In PPC111, Paul Cooper of London Network for Pest Solutions talks about what it’s like to work for a pest company owned by a local authority.
PPC magazine talks to Abate's Carl Hoult, following his successful application for BPCA Registered Master Technician status.
PPC magazine caught up with West Sussex-based Technical and Operations Director Charles Murahwa of Intercleanse Pest Control.
Martin Rose-King talks about the the current state of CPD and what the future might look like.
26 May 2023
BPCA will give evidence as a witness on behalf of the pest management industry in Scottish parliament.
25 May 2023
Help BPCA promote career opportunities in pest control with this short survey!
24 May 2023
BPCA members are being asked to vote on an updated set of Articles of Association and Rules at the BPCA Annual General Meeting (16 June 2023).
British Pest Control Association was asked by insurance giant Direct Line to be the expert pest control voice for their rodent infestation media push.
19 May 2023
US-based Rollins Inc., best known for its subsidiary pest control brand Orkin, finalised the acquisition of Vermatech Pest Control Ltd.
17 May 2023
Pest professionals are being asked to complete a survey to be used as evidence to the European Commission on house mice control.
27 April 2023
As families across the UK head to the seaside during the school Easter holidays, a national trade body is urging people to be wary of gulls as their egg-laying season gets underway.
26 April 2023
Find out who was shortlisted for the British Pest Control Association Member Awards 2023.
A warning has been issued for the public to remain vigilant after sightings of invasive Asian hornets in Kent and Dorset.
BPCA has released two new Code of Best Practice documents: Drainage inspections for rat activity and Fogging and ULV treatments for insect control.
Training providers offering courses approved for the purchase and use of professional grade rodenticides now required to have Ofqual regulation.
Pest consultant and director of Wade Environmental, Alex Wade, has been elected chair of BPCA’s Outreach and Communications Committee.
02 May 2025
BPCA has committed to developing new Level 3 pest management qualifications as part of a new industry qualification framework.
24 March 2025
PPC118 is out now and packed full of great content.
02 July 2025
Press release: Pest control professionals from across the UK travelled to Hurcott Farm, Somerset, to take part an immersive, full-day training event.
26 June 2025
BPCA is looking for volunteers to join two working groups, to help develop new qualifications for the future framework.
Press release: BASF, has launched its second annual mental health survey, continuing its mission to better understand and support the wellbeing of pest controllers across the UK.
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