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03 July 2026

Youth Jobs Grant Worth £3,000 Launched

RECRUITMENT The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched its new Youth Jobs Grant, with eligible employers able to receive up to £ 3,000 for each young person hired.

29 June 2026

Professional Pest Controller issue 123 (PPC123) out now

PPC123 is out now! Featuring articles on non-toxic wasp control, bee disease awareness, upselling pest control services and consumer vulnerability, there's something for everyone. We’ve also got a deep dive

29 June 2026

PPC123 Editorial: The new old-fashioned way

PPC123 | EDITORIAL We’ve recently been invited to lead a Trade Association Forum roundtable at its best practice exchange in London. The subject is membership magazines, and the invite comes off the back of PPC magazine winning Trade Ass

29 June 2026

PPC123: Pests in politics

PPC123 | PESTS IN POLITICS Our lobbying and public affairs work currently focuses on three key aims: protecting the toolkit, implementing Awaab’s Law and innovation in chemical regulation. In this issue of Pests in Politics, Ciaran talks

29 June 2026

PPC123: Pests in the press

PPC123 | PESTS IN THE PRESS BPCA’s regular media roundup highlights national press coverage, expert commentary, and public affairs activity raising awareness of pest management issues. Rats and birds have been at the top of th

29 June 2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025

PPC123 | PEOPLE Hema Mistry, Director at Quest, outlines the biggest employment law changes coming down the line, what they mean for pest management businesses, and the practical steps employers should start taking now. Jump to the change

29 June 2026

Opinion: Why we lobby

PPC123 | OPINION BPCA’s policy and public affairs work often happens quietly in the background. Meetings with officials, consultation responses, briefings for MPs and evidence gathering rarely make headlines, but they shape how governmen

29 June 2026

Ask the technical team: July 2026

PPC123 | ASK THE TECHNICAL TEAM BPCA’s technical team answers common questions on Ficam D withdrawal, glue-trap legislation, and waste disposal responsibilities. Is BPCA doing anything to get Ficam D back? We understand that there

29 June 2026

PestEx 2026: How we levelled up the sector

PPC123 | PESTEX From sleek and stylish to engaging and fun, PestEx 2026 gave visitors to the expo a huge range of activities, product demos, networking opportunities and games over two days in London. In a world where we’re all striving

29 June 2026

What the 2025 BPCA Future of Pest Management survey tells us

PPC123 | RESEARCH Fergal Flynn, PPM Services, spoke at PestEx on behalf of BPCA’s Academic Relations Working Group. Fergal looks at what the 2025 Future of Pest Management survey tells us about resistance, trapping, rodenticides, regulat

29 June 2026

Why we should be more wasp-positive

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Professor Seirian Sumner, University College London, studies wasps for a living. In this article, she explains why pest professionals are uniquely positioned to help society think differently about wasps, without pretending

29 June 2026

DEBATE: Bee-fuddled-Bee management and pest control

29 June 2026

Low- and no-chemical management of wasps

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Destroying a nest with insecticide will often be the right option, but should it always be the automatic first step? Proofing, good housekeeping, landscape management, monitoring, light traps and even manual nest removal can

29 June 2026

Bee disease awareness and biosecurity

PPC123 | GUIDANCE Bee disease is one of those risks that can quietly sit in the background of a job until it suddenly becomes very real. For pest professionals involved in bee removals, understanding disease risk, spotting the signs and knowin

29 June 2026

Scent science: emerging global pest threats

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Dr Sophie Wulff of Arctech Innovation explores how climate change, resistance and invasive species are reshaping pest control, and why scent science and data-driven detection will be critical to staying ahead of the next wav

29 June 2026

A mole trapping professional’s swansong

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Dave Archer, DKA Training, has been catching moles professionally for almost five decades. Working with scientists from Plymouth University and University of Exeter, Dave has helped develop a new type of mole trap. Here he s

29 June 2026

Boring but brilliant: wood-boring insects

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Nicholas Donnithorne FLS FRES, UK Technical Manager at Rentokil Property Care, has worked with wood-boring insects, fungi, damp and timber treatment since 1980. Nicholas talks through the basics pest professionals need to kn

29 June 2026

Is upselling really the key to growth for pest companies?

29 June 2026

Understanding consumer vulnerability

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Louise Baxter MBE, Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team , Joint CEO of Consumer Friend and Non-Executive Director at TrustMark, talks about the importance of recognising consumer vulnerability, and how pest prof

29 June 2026

Licensed to connect: the pest control water cooler

PPC123 | INTERVIEW An interview with Marcus Scruggs from the Licensed to Kill community. PPC Marcus, you spent more than a decade working in pest control before starting Sasquatch Pest Control. How did that journey begin? MS Li

29 June 2026

Puzzling it out: problem solving prowess with Concept

PPC123 | MEET THE MEMBER From drainage inspections and remote monitoring to drones and bird control, Concept Pest Control Operations Manager Neill Gibson is helping protect one of Belfast’s busiest transport hubs from pests. PPC Edi

29 June 2026

Inside BPCA’s Onboarding Training Programme

PPC123 | TRAINING AND CPD Starting a career in pest management is exciting but it can also feel like stepping into a completely new world. There’s legislation to understand, pests to identify, equipment to use, and a huge amount of respo

30 June 2026

GET INVOLVED: Innovative block treatment - could you be part of the treatment phase?

PRESS RELEASE Veritas Pest Consultancy are conducting a new and innovative project that is tackling a long-seated cockroach and bed bug infestation in a 22-story block of flats in Wolverhampton. They are reaching out specifically to

30 June 2026

Programme announced for PestWorld 2026

PRESS RELEASE The full programme has now been announced for the National Pest Management Association's (NPMA) flagship event, PestWorld. When: 20-23 October 2026 Where: Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, USA.&n

30 June 2026

Pest control industry stalwart announces retirement

INDUSTRY NEWS One of the original founders of Cleankill Pest Control is retiring after building the company into one of the South East’s leading pest control businesses. Paul Bates joined Cleankill in 1997 after a 16-year care