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01 September 2025
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Rosina Robson, Chief Executive of the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), outlines key policy changes on the horizon that could affect pest management companies and technicians.
The PestEx 2019 seminar schedule packs in illustrious speakers from across the sector. Delivered by industry experts, we’ve called in favours from all our friends to make sure you leave PestEx that little bit better informed.
All seminars are completely free and open to everyone.
We’ve managed to pack out the full two-day schedule with business and technical talks, specifically designed to help you be a better pest controller or grow your pest management business.
Technical Theatre
Sponsored by BASF
Business theatre
Sponsored by BPCA BusinessShield
DAY ONE: Wednesday 20 March
10:00
Can we stem the tide? Invasive non-native species
Niall Moore, Non-Native Species Secretariat
Site-specific pest risk assessments
John Lloyd, Technical Consultant and Company Entomologist
11:00
Cockroach foraging behaviour and biology
Steve Broadbent, Ensystex
When it goes wrong
Martin Ball, Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme
11:15
12:00
Rodent Control Challenges and Solutions
Sharon Hughes, BASF
Rodent risks: Closure and prosecution stories
Dr Belinda Stuart-Moonlight, Chartered Environmental Health practitioner and expert witness
12:15
13:00
Bed bugs - new findings on how to detect an unwanted sleeping partner
Dr Jette Knudsen, Nattaro Labs AB
How to hack smart homes and business
Tony Gee, Pen Test Partners
13:15
14:00
10 years of rat and mouse control procedures
Paul Charlson, National Pest Advisory Panel (NPAP), CIEH
Use the law to sell your services
Paul Westgate, Westgate Pest Control
14:15
15:00
Protecting Jersey from Asian hornets
Bob Hogg, Absolute Pest Control and Jersey Beekeepers’ Association
Should I give up, or just keep on chasing payments?
Peter Wallwork, The Credit Services Association
15:15
16:00
British Pest Management Awards Ceremony
18:30to late
BPMA and PestEx Afterparty
Giant Robot, Canary Wharf
Buy tickets at bpca.org.uk/afterparty
DAY TWO: Thursday 21 March
Acquisition, incubation and transfer of bacteria by household insects
Matthew Davies, Killgerm
Federica Boiocchi, Aston University, Birmingham
Our terms and conditions apply...maybe?
David Quinton, Which?
10:15
Building great pest management programmes Richard Moseley, Bayer
Don’t get caught in the GDPR trap!
Louise Coldwell, Killgerm
A world without pesticides
Alex Wade, Pelgar
Site-specific versus general risk assessments
Barry Nicol, Stallard Kane and BPCA BusinessShield
13:30
AIB International:the first 100 years
Jeff Wilson, VP Operations, Europe, Africa, Asia, AIB International
Reputation management - preparing for the unexpected
Jane Shepherd MCIPR, Shepherd PR
14:30
Expectations from pest monitoring in food manufacturing
Ferenc Varga, Food Safety Manager, Nestlé
BPCA open forum
The BPCA team, chaired by Ian Andrew, Chief Exec, BPCA
Winning big: SLAs and tendering
Kevin Higgins, BPCA
Dee Ward-Thompson, BPCA
Richard Harris, Harris Associates
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Correct as of February 2019. Schedule subject to change. Check pestex.org for the latest updates.
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27 August 2025
BPCA has stepped up its campaign to fix the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 after new undercover footage showed retailers still selling and advising on the illegal use of glue traps.
18 August 2025
The HSE is holding a public consultation on renewing anticoagulant rodenticides under the GB Biocidal Products Regulation
15 October 2025
It is with deep sadness that the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) announces the passing of Oliver Madge, who for many years was a leading force in our industry.
14 October 2025
In order to protect your toolkit, set our direction and improve our services, BPCA really needs your input.
08 October 2025
In this video, Laura Rosenwald, NPMA, takes a higher-level look at rodents as universal pests, their impact on public health, and why effective management is essential worldwide.
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