30 April 2020

Learn to fight pests in cyber space

Training | PPC99 May 2020 BPCA is no stranger to digital pest management training. With award-winning eLearning, free online webinars and now digital pest forums, we asked BPCA Training Manager, Karen Dawes, what’s next fo

30 April 2020

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30 April 2020

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30 April 2020

Free overdue invoice reminder support for businesses

Debt recovery specialists Direct Route are offering an invoice reminder service for the price of a £1 donation to the NHS, to help pest management companies keep cash flow steady during the pandemic.  These are difficult times

29 April 2020

New legal helpline and video calls for BPCA members

BPCA has teamed up with top law firm Shakespeare Martineau to offer a free legal helpline and video chats for members who are concerned about the impact of Covid-19 on their business. Shakespeare Martineau, said: “Coronav

28 April 2020

SURVEY: Bayer on wasp control

BPCA member Bayer are looking for pest management professionals to complete their survey on wasp control.  Wasp season is upon us, as the queens have begun 'waking' and seeking out spots to build their nests.  Soon, pest p

24 April 2020

Covid-19 testing for key workers

On 23 April the UK government announced that key workers who are showing symptoms of Covid-19 will be eligible to apply for a test. The test will enable essential workers to find out whether they have the virus, meaning th

24 April 2020

New health and safety review toolbox talk

A new health and safety talk template, for BPCA members and their employees to use, has been uploaded to the Member Documents Area (login required).  Available to BPCA members only, the toolbox talk is designed to get pest

23 April 2020

BPCA releases CPD assignments for pest professionals

To give pest professionals a new way to keep up with their continuing professional development (CPD), BPCA is now issuing downloadable CPD assignments. Karen Dawes, BPCA Training manager, said: “Conducting research and complet

22 April 2020

HSE issues workplace social distancing warning

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned employers it will hand out enforcement notices to those who do not comply with the two-metre social distancing rule in workplaces that remain open during the coronavirus outbreak. The

22 April 2020

Natural England: Update on individual licences for the control of gulls

Natural England has issued an update ahead of issuing individual bird control licences this month, with suggestions that the number of applications exceeds the level of lethal control allowed while still maintaining conservation of these speci

20 April 2020

Surge in pest activity in Covid-19 shutdown

PRESS RELEASE British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is keeping a watching brief on pest issues after a survey revealed a significant spike in rat and mice activity in the Covid-19 pandemic. 51% of pest professionals polled by BPCA

21 April 2020

GVS talk RPE for pest professionals and Covid-19

Since a pandemic was declared in early 2020, GVS, the Anglo-Italian filtration specialist, has been playing their part in the battle against Covid-19. Danny Barr, one of GVS' UK RPE specialists, talked us through the work GVS has been do

15 April 2020

New cost-benefit analysis of postponing pest control services template available for BPCA members

BPCA has released a letter template for pest management companies to help explain the importance of continuing ongoing site protection during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letter includes the pros and cons of suspending proactive (routine) pest c

14 April 2020

Dealey's Martin Cobbald appears on Leaders Council podcast

The Leaders Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland invited Martin Cobbald, from BPCA member company Dealey, onto an episode of their podcast to talk about leadership qualities.  The podcast features leadership

14 April 2020

Scottish Natural Heritage: gull licence process reminder

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) are urging pest controllers to double check they're sending the correct information when applying for licences for gull control, in order for applications to be processed without delays. At the s

13 April 2020

Key worker status confirmed by UK government

Pest management has been confirmed as an essential sector during the Covid-19 pandemic by George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). According to Defra, pest management is covered in the key worker list

09 April 2020

Metex Nordisk Rat Blocker Achieves WRc Approval

BPCA Manufacturing and Distributor members, Metex, were given approval by the Water Research Centre (WRc) for their drain proofing product, the Nordisk Rat Blocker. The Water Industry within the UK recognise the WRc as a benchm

08 April 2020

New bird licences toolbox talk released for BPCA members

A new bird licensing toolbox talk template, for BPCA members and their employees to use, has been uploaded to the Member Documents Area (login required).  Available to BPCA members only, the toolbox talk is designed to get pest

08 April 2020

BPCA gives Gove 141 reasons pest management needs to be considered essential during Covid-19

BPCA has replied to the Minister for the Cabinet Office Michael Gove's letter on pest management professionals being key workers. While the states pest management employees can continue to go to work, he did not agree to add pest man

06 April 2020

Pest professionals: continue to go to work if it's safe, says Gove to BPCA

Today (6 April 2020), the UK Government confirmed that pest management professionals can continue to go to work when it's safe to do so. BPCA wrote to Government ministers, asking for pest management professionals to be considered essent

03 April 2020

Make Covid-19 Small Business Grant Fund work for pest companies, says BPCA to Chancellor

Today (3 April 2020), BPCA has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, asking him to make the Small Business Grant Fund work for our sector.  The Small Business Grant Fund requires a business to be registere

03 April 2020

CEPA Covid-19 Open letter: Pest management is essential

CEPA has published an open letter, citing pest management as an essential industry for protecting key workers and calling for it to be recognised as such.  CEPA Open Letter: With the Covid-19 crisis forcing many industries into stan

02 April 2020

Covid-19 business support timelines

In the last few weeks the UK Goverment has announced a raft of measures to help support businesses struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  The British Blind and Shutter Association has produced a handy graphic which timet

02 April 2020

Anne Godfrey to leave Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has today announced that Anne Godfrey is to leave the membership body following four successful years as Chief Executive. Anne supported BPCA with several projects including helping to jud