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The development of the new Level 3 Certificate in Pest Management qualification has reached a significant milestone following formal sign-off.
14 July 2017
With over 600 days left to go until PestEx 2019 – we’ve already got 75% of the available stand space booked or on hold for exhibitors, suggesting an even bigger show than this year.
29 June 2017
BPCA recently joined 21 pest management associations from around the world to form the Global Pest Management Coalition.
21 June 2017
This week, BPCA Events Manager, Lauren Day visited the Facilities Management show at ExCeL, London following a request from Servicing Member Beaver Pest Control to lend a helping hand on their exhibition stand.
Tom Holmes, Head of Product Development at Pelsis Group was yesterday elected as the new BPCA President.
20 June 2017
Richard Strand, who was Executive Director for 18 years received life membership of the Association at the 2017 AGM in Leicestershire today.
16 June 2017
The number of UK pest control companies to achieve CEPA Certified® status has reached three figures in little more than two years.
06 June 2017
Today (6th June 2017) is the very first World Pest Day. The worldwide campaign aims to increase awareness of the important role pest management plays in protecting public health.
26 May 2017
The hard work of BPCA, its Members and their clients working together have resulted in a victory against a proposal to class insect monitoring trap pheromones as biocides. Through a two-pronged attack at the European Commission and lobbying of the UK
PPC87 is packed with articles and news all about BPCA and the pest control sector. Whether you want to top up your CPD points, improve your business or look back at the best bits from PestEx 2017 - this issue is for you.
Marketing and Communications Manager Ben Massey has scooped a national award to complete a remarkable hat-trick for the British Pest Control Association.
The CRRU board has approved a new document meaning that this guidance has now become part of BPCA Membership Criteria.
16 May 2017
Our popular ‘find a pest controller tool’ continues to churn out more referrals for servicing members that ever before, with an increase of 13% this year so far.
It is understood that Prince Charles has backed a government plan to sterilise grey squirrels using traps filled with Nutella and oral contraceptive, with the aim of protecting their red cousins.
It’s alleged that some of our cities have such poor air quality that it contributes to the early deaths of some 40,000 UK citizens.
Back in 2016, Matt Garwood and his team at MG Pest Control switched over their sites to be fully compliant with the CRRU Code of Best Practice and started to monitor pest activity.
Working alongside manufacturing and distributor members, BPCA has written to the European Commission to protest at a proposal to class attractants used in insect monitoring traps as biocides.
BPCA’s drive to create the first apprenticeships in pest control has achieved another key milestone.
Mid-April saw the three hundredth pest control company in Europe awarded CEPA Certified(R). This milestone was reached by Integrated Pest Management Ltd of Enfield Lock in Middlesex.
In March BPCA exhibited at the Cleaning Show, the trade exhibition for the UK cleaning sector.
On 29 and 30 May, the Association of Pest Control Companies of Catalonia (ADEPAP) organises the third edition of the Barcelona Pest Control Innovation Forum (BPCIF).
28 April 2017
BPCA has published an industry statement regarding European Commission Proposal on behalf of it's membership community.
27 April 2017
We are sad to report the passing of Harry Wainman, who for many years headed the storage pest fumigation research team at the Government’s Central Science Laboratory in Slough.
The short PestEx 2017 video review presents comments and footage from the largest ever pest control exhibition in the UK.
24 April 2017
In our search for new stock photography, we are looking for a handful of membership companies who will allow our photography team to join their technicians.
BPCA's 75th Anniversary Dinner that also incorporated the inaugural British Pest Management Awards (BPMAs) ceremony has also been captured on video.
29 October 2026
Nobody deserves to live with a pest infestation. Sharing what you’ve seen in people’s homes can help BPCA secure stronger, workable protections for residents.
26 August 2026
British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has announced the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) as the first strategic partner for PestAware Summit 2027.
09 November 2026
We’re looking for up to five small and medium-sized BPCA servicing member companies to feature in a short documentary that shows the people behind professional pest management.
03 November 2026
Press release: With rodents accounting for 48% of PGM & Son’s recorded pest activity in Herefordshire during 2025, the BPCA member has launched a public awareness campaign.
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