13 November 2019
President foreword | PPC97 November 2019 Trust is a vital ingredient for business and personal success. You trust me to provide a service, and I trust you to pay me when the work is done. This is the most basic trust equati
Chief Exec Viewpoint | PPC97 November 2019 I write this on the autumnal equinox as we officially pass from summer into autumn. To a great extent, we work in an industry where the seasons matter because some of the pests we
Your Association | PPC97 November 2019 At the end of August Martyn Belcher, ABM Pest Control, was called out by Nottinghamshire Police to a swarm of honey bees. Armed with his swarm collecting gear (skep, spray bottle and garden seca
12 November 2019
Membership | PPC97 November 2019 BPCA is looking for Servicing members in Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas to offer work placement days to university students. Working in partnership with the University of Wolverham
Competition | PPC97 November 2019 BPCA is looking for the best pest photograph of the year and is offering a £500 prize for anyone who captures the perfect image of public health pest control. The competition is officially
Technical | PPC97 November 2019 Our technical team explore HSE legislation, vulnerable customers and snap traps in this issue. When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our exper
Technical| PPC97 November 2019 Those in the industry for less than 10 years may not remember life before gel baits for controlling pharaoh ants (Monomorium pharaonis). BPCA Technical Officer, Natalie Bungay, looks at treatments
Pest Control | PPC97 November 2019 Much has been written about the resistance to Vitamin K antagonists, more colloquially known as ‘the anticoagulants’. Dr Mike Ayers, from BPCA member company Precision Pest Man
Pest control| PPC97 November 2019 Partho Dhang has a PhD in Zoology and is the author of ‘Urban Pest Control: A Practitioner’s Guide’, where he explores trends in the industry, pest control tools, and sustainab
Business feature| PPC97 November 2019 Personalised workwear and uniforms for pest management companies are becoming more and more popular. They can help set your brand apart from the crowd and make a lasting first impression with you
Business feature| PPC97 November 2019 Starting your own pest management business is - pardon the pun - a scary business. But there are ways of starting a business with the assurance of a more extensive support system to help. In
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 This year BPCA’s Executive Board set up a series of three working groups, to find out what championing professionalism in pest management looks like. One group has been taking a look
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 Ian Furlong from BPCA member company Independent Pest Control & Hygiene Services details his first encounter with wax moths and their symbiotic relationship with the bees in his client&
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 What do you do when a huge site is literally teeming with pests and wildlife? Nigel White, from BPCA member company Tactical Environmental Services, talks through one of their more challenging s
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 Doctors, teachers, accountants, police officers, engineers, nurses… what do they all have in common? This issue we’re talking about how we show off the value of our trade and our pe
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 Many of you will know that BPCA has an A to Z of pests on our website. This is a tool for end-users to find pest control help and support. What you might not know is that we’ve been f
11 November 2019
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 On 18 September, BPCA held an event at the Scottish Parliament about the critical role played by pest management professionals in protecting public health and safety. SPEAKERS: Ratcatcher:
Your association | PPC97 November 2019 In this article BPCA’s Communications Officer, Kat Shaw, spoke to Phillippa Hawkins from Falconry Services Bird and Pest Control about carrying out pest control in stadiums with her feathe
Training | PPC97 November 2019 The GPC training course is BPCA’s residential training programme designed to give people the skills they need to enter the world of pest management. When combined with BPCA’s onlin
05 November 2019
Training | PPC97 November 2019 At BPCA we facilitate a host of pest management training opportunities, that attract candidates from around the UK and further afield. One of our most renowned training programmes is the Gener
Training | PPC97 November 2019 One company that recently took advantage of BPCA's bespoke training option was Africa Improved Foods (AIF), based in Rwanda. The team at AIF got in touch to see if we could prov
Training | PPC97 November 2019 Training Development Manager, Karen Dawes, explains how bespoke training might be a better fit for your business. At BPCA we’re proud of our track record in delivering a rang
Events | PPC97 November 2019 This year BPCA trialled running free CPD webinars for all members and affiliates. The first five webinars have proved far more popular than we could have imagined. In fact, we’ve helped hu
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04 November 2019
It's annual return time again but this year it's all change! Where previously we used to send out paper forms, this year all main contacts of full members should have received a series of emails that require action. Email 1 will be
