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The professional pest management industry is entering a key period of change. As standards rise, the need for a clear, credible and practical career pathway has never been more important.
13 September 2017
BPCA Chief Executive, Simon Forrester, speculates about why there are still pest management servicing companies reluctant to join BPCA, but are happy to reap the benefits of the work we do for the industry.
Joining BPCA as a full Servicing Member can be an enormous benefit for you and your company, but changes to criteria, new audits and subscription fees may seem a little daunting. PPC asked Rachel Eyre, BPCA Membership Officer, to demystify the whole
With the first wave of independent audits to the British Standard have been completed. We ask Dee Ward-Thompson, BPCA Technical Manager, “What comes next?"
Moving home is always scary, especially when you share it with 600+ members. A website is more than a digital presence – it’s the interconnected home of a membership organisation, its members and affiliates. Oh, and BPCA’s home gets nearly a million
In late May Simon Forrester attended the second Barcelona Pest Control Innovation Forum, organised by ADEPAP, the Catalonian Pest Management Association.
Earlier this year (on World Pest Day) we published our National Survey of local authorities as part of the worldwide campaign aimed to penetrate mainstream media, raising awareness of pest control generally, but also its influence on public health.
Complete Pest Control’s 21-year-old boss, Oliver Fitzgerald grasped the challenge of starting a business immediately after A Levels. He talks to us about the challenges of being a young pest control company owner.
BPCA announced earlier this year that it’s Pest Control Employer Development Group (EDG) had produced the Pest Control Technician Apprenticeship Standard ready for submission to the Trailblazer Apprenticeship scheme. We caught up with the new Chair o
Lewis Westlake, from Servicing Member company Acute Pest Control, has passed his Level 2 Award in Pest Management qualification at the tender age of only 18 years old.
Henry Mott has served as BPCA President and still actively runs a pest management company here in the UK. Now he’s taken his seat at the top of the table for the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA).
Simon Forrester investigates whether or not complete eradication of a species is the only way to preserve public health, and the hidden impacts of wiping out a pest organism.
Following a request from the Fumigation and Controlled Environments (FaCE) Forum, BPCA travelled to the village of Boothby Graffoe to take a stand at the technical agricultural event Cereals. We brought along members of the FaCE Forum to talk about a
What do you do when you suspect a rodent’s route of entry is from a flaw in the inaccessible pipes beneath your feet? We asked drainage expert, Mick Grant from BPCA Associate Member company, MG Drainage, to give us an insight into the potentially dra
The digital software arms race has never been so competitive. For smaller companies, choosing the right application to help drive that bottom line up can be a challenging activity to undertake. Ben Massey takes a look at the options...
Do you struggle to leave work at home when you go away on holiday? Rather be doing a bit of pest management than topping up the tan? No, we don’t either. Regardless, we press on... Here are PPC’s top holiday pests you may (or may not) fancy wrestling
A professional pest controller had to do a double take - and take a deep breath - after coming face-to-face with a skunk in Surrey.
Being the leading association for pest management in the UK means that you get a lot of professional pest control questions piling up in your inbox. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our experienced tech
The ninth incarnation of ICUP took place at Aston University in Birmingham in July. Held every three years, the 2017 edition attracted a worldwide delegation of academics as well as many pest management professionals from the UK.
What happens when your survey shows evidence of rats, badgers, deer, foxes and even slowworms? Gary Williams from Urban Wildlife investigates.
Jonathan Walker from BPCA Member company, Eradipest, expected a straightforward rodent problem. However, his site survey revealed that rats weren’t the only species that had made themselves at home.
Tips and tricks from the BPCA technical team to see you through the last bit of the year’s pest problems.
06 September 2017
The British and European standard that covers all types of portable ladder has had a significant revision that all pest management professionals should be aware of.
Manufacturer and Distributor Member, Bayer, has urged Pest controllers to remain vigilant this autumn and report sightings of Asian hornets. The advice follows the first confirmed case of the invasive pest in the UK last September.
05 September 2017
Scientists from Western University in Ontario, Canada have developed a new way of photographing living insects with stunning results.
04 September 2017
With high profile and sophisticated digital crimes making the headlines weekly, Associate Member Cliverton team up with BPCA to give you some practical tips for staying safe on the web.
01 September 2017
BPCA predicts a rise in wasp figures after the mixed summer weather created a delay in their usual pattern of emergence.
31 August 2017
Karen Dawes has joined the BPCA staff team as our new Training Development Manager. Karen has worked within the trade association sector for several years, most recently for the National Federation of Builders (NFB) which represent the needs of SMEs
BPCA Membership Officer Rachel Eyre was thanked for her long service at the BPCA Annual General Meeting 2017. She has been with BPCA for 25 years and has held a variety of roles across the Association, including training, events and now membership ad
In July the UK hosted the first international Island Invasives conference in the Northern hemisphere. The event brought together world experts in tackling invasive species to share experience, discoveries and ideas about the management of these speci
16 August 2017
Public health officials have confirmed that they have found fleas in Arizona, the USA that have tested positive for the bubonic plague
09 August 2017
BPCA Servicing Members, Cleankill Pest Control win Service Provider of the Year at inaugural ACE Awards.
04 August 2017
Public Health England has reported that a monitoring project in Kent discovered Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) larvae.
02 August 2017
Amid a series of successful prosecutions and press releases from the HSE , we thought it was worth wrapping up a few of case studies so you can get a clear picture of the consequences of “getting it wrong”
31 July 2017
Eight anticoagulant rodenticide active substances have been identified as “Candidates for Substitution”, as part of the Biocidal Products Regulation.
27 July 2017
A new document has been released by The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) UK
Manufacturing and Distributors Member, Killgerm, have been awarded ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
The BASIS PROMPT app for pest technicians has been given a fresh lease of life.
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.
Professional Pest Controller (PPC) Magazine has been crowned magazine of the year by the Trade Association Forum.
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
Once again, the media has taken an interest in a big rodent. The rat in question is by no means the largest on record, or indeed particularly newsworthy.
27 January 2026
BPCA is taking the fight against pests in rented properties to Northern Ireland, responding to proposals to update the Decent Homes Standard, which applies to social housing.
08 January 2026
The Draft United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (Exclusions from Market Access Principles: Glue Traps) Regulations 2025 cleared an important hurdle yesterday.
BPCA has launched a new member benefit in partnership with Insectram, giving members exclusive discounts and hands-on support with a digital platform built specifically for professional pest management businesses.
28 January 2026
The UK government has announced a major expansion of its AI Skills Boost programme , making free, practical AI training available to every adult in the country.
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