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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.
23 August 2021
In PPC104, the Property Care Association takes over our usual PestWatch feature with an introduction to wood-destroying insect pests.
In PPC104, Dee Ward-Thompson explains why we think that BPCA membership is still the highest pest management standard a company can meet.
20 August 2021
Field mice, bait box tampering, relocating wasps and reporting misuse of amateur pesticides are tackled in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.
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.
BPCA's new course is designed specifically for people whose role does not directly involve carrying out pest control treatments.
BPCA secures funding for 3D Competency Assessment, to bring pest control learning into the 21st century.
Always end up cramming in your CPD hours towards the end of the year? We've got tons of activities - are you making the most of them?
16 August 2021
HSE has accepted BPCA to represent professional pest management’s interest in UK REACH and chemical regulation.
11 August 2021
Following two years of testing, International Pheromone Systems has launched a new product that will help both commercial pest controllers and homeowners to manage moth infestations.
06 August 2021
The organisers of the International Conference on Urban Pests (ICUP) are now delighted to announce the dates of their rescheduled 2020 Conference.
Pelsis Group has announced it will be acquired by specialist investment manager Pamplona Capital Management this September.
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 is urging the owners of homes, businesses and public buildings to ensure they choose a trained and qualified professional to offer advice and install bird-proofing measures.
BPCA has released five new pest management document templates which are now available for members to download.
IPS has strengthened its technical team with the promotion of Payman Shafighi to the new role of Technical Business Development Manager.
PestWest was announced the winner of the Digital Engineering/Technology Award for flyDetect® at the Made in Yorkshire Awards ceremony.
03 August 2021
BPCA has begun its lobbying effort to keep rodent glue boards in the toolkits of pest professionals.
MothNet has secured funding from Innovate UK to develop a fully automated codling moth monitoring system for apple growers.
22 July 2021
An expanding team at BPCA member John O'Conner sees the business invest in a new custom fleet for its pest control division.
BPCA is reviewing its member complaints procedures and is looking for some members to get involved.
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.
05 June 2025
Press release: Following the success of the insect ID flashcards, Veritas Pest Consultancy have released vertebrate flashcards - with bonus rodent droppings!
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.
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