08 November 2017

New benefit: Online legislation register for Affiliates

At the request of our Servicing Committee, the voice of the servicing membership, BPCA has compiled a register of UK legislation associated with delivering pest control services. Indexed by animal and group, the register allows affiliates

08 November 2017

New rules in Ireland greatly curtail continuous use of rodenticides in ‘Permanent Baiting Programmes’

Following the recent EU Review of anticoagulant rodenticide active substances, new rules on the use of the permanent baiting technique have been adopted across Ireland. These new rules require that the continuous use of toxic bait can now

08 November 2017

BPCA responds to rodenticide public area use consultation

BPCA has been consulted on the thorny issue of public area use of rodenticide, and the contentious requirement to signpost the area to bystanders. As the UK body with responsibility for rodenticide authorisation, Chemicals Regulation Di

08 November 2017

Selling Rodenticides? You need to register!

Suppliers of professional use rodenticides to pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers are required to register with BASIS Registration Ltd by the end of December for the new UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime Point-of-Sale audit process. This r

07 November 2017

Abate called in to save historic medieval Suffolk church

When it was found that Kettleburgh church had birds in the belfry rather than the usual bats, BPCA member company Abate was called in to prevent further catastrophic damage to the bells and building.    The Grade 1 listed, medieval

07 November 2017

New TAS Auditor declares his love for all things pest management

Jeff Warren has joined Trade Association Services as a new auditor. His work will involve auditing pest control companies across the United Kingdom to EN 16636: 2015 including BPCA members who want to become CEPA Certified. I’ve bee

07 November 2017

Staff changes at Bureau Veritas

Jessica Morgan, CEPA Product Manager (UK & Ireland) and Technical Co-ordinator of Bureau Veritas will be leaving her post after three years. I have thoroughly enjoyed being so closely involved in growing the CEPA certification progra

07 November 2017

Dr Matthew Davies is to become the new head of Killgerm’s tech dept

With the retirement of Professor Moray Anderson, Dr Matthew Davies is to be appointed Head of Technical Department for Manufacturing and Distributor member, Killgerm.  Matthew is also the Technical Editor for Pest Control News, leads th

07 November 2017

Outbreak of plague in Madagascar

The World Health organisation (WHO) has delivered millions of doses of antibiotics to fight the outbreak of plague, which has already claimed the lives of 33 people. The bubonic version of the plague is often spread by rodents and transmitt

07 November 2017

BeeWatch to launch in December

BeeWatch is an App based, alerting system that links pesticide users and beekeepers together to protect the last ‘managed’ pollinator.   The beekeeper and the pest controller are directly linked in real time.

07 November 2017

More and B’More going on at PestWorld

Last month 3,000 industry professionals from all across the globe arrived in Baltimore, Maryland otherwise known as the ‘Charm City’, for PestWorld 2017. The event is the world’s largest exhibition for pest management

07 November 2017

Will you be CEPA #400?

The list of pest management companies across Europe continues to grow and is approaching 400. Will you be the company that achieves this milestone? CEPA are waiting to publicise the lucky company, so don’t delay, contact your certifyi

07 November 2017

Termites in the Midlands?

BPCA member, CSS Pest Services, identified a small colony, initially thought to contain up to 30 termites, during a routine inspection. After seeking confirmation from an entomologist, the termites were identified as Kalotermitidae, more com

07 November 2017

WIN: Do your bit to keep rodenticides in UK techs’ bags

The Pest Management Alliance (BPCA, NPTA and CIEH NPAP) has produced a short survey to assess how professional pest controllers are using rodenticides. By taking the survey, you can help us demonstrate to HSE that pest controllers are the &l

07 November 2017

Pest Aware campaign kicks off with Great British Spring Clean

Educating end users about the value of pest control continues to be a big-ticket agenda item for BPCA. 2018 will see BPCA scale up its campaign to demonstrate the value of pest control to the wider world. This year we witnessed the pes

02 November 2017

EDG release apprenticeship End Point Assessment for consultation

BPCA’s Employer Development Group (EDG), responsible for driving the trailblazer apprenticeship standard for professional pest management has today released the End Point Assessment for consultation with the industry. The End Point A

09 October 2017

Simon Forrester to leave as BPCA Chief Executive 

After a hugely successful tenure as chief executive of the British Pest Control Association, Simon Forrester will be leaving his role with the association, in January of next year. BPCA will now be looking for a replacement to continue to drive

04 October 2017

New CRRU study monitors UK barn owl breeding

A new Barn Owl Monitoring Study (BOMS) has been published as part of the surveillance being carried out by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime. The study tracks barn owl breeding success across five areas of the UK for a minimum of three years

04 October 2017

All employers have automatic enrolment duties – don’t ignore it. It’s the law

To date, more than 8.5 million people have been automatically enrolled in a workplace pension by nearly 800,000 employers. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently published their annual commentary and analysis report, which shows that more than

04 October 2017

CEPA Surgery assists Local Authority and sole trader

After the North West Regional Forum, BPCA members Trafford Council and Pest in Peace got to attend one of six BPCA CEPA Surgeries that are being held this year. CEPA surgeries are designed for BPCA members that currently hold CEPA Certified®

04 October 2017

Confirmed: Asian Hornets in Devon

An invasive species of hornet has been sighted at an apiary in Devon. The Asian hornet is said to pose a very real threat to our native species of bees and is already common across Europe. We reported last year that the Hornet had it’

04 October 2017

"Be Protected. Professionally." campaign launched

BPCA asks end-users is your pest control contractor "fit for the fight?" in a new campaign to highlight member professionalism.  The campaign is a part of BPCA's commitment to spread the word that all Servicing Members are now independ

04 October 2017

Wanted: Media-savvy pest management companies

BPCA is looking to get a list of members together who are interested in being interviewed by the biggest news outlets in the UK. We’re regularly asked by news organisations to provide comments from professional pest controllers about

03 October 2017

Howard Taffs selected as new Servicing Committee Chair

The BPCA Servicing Committee has selected Howard Taffs, Managing Director of Good Riddance Pest Control as the new Chair. He replaces Philip Halpin, who has stepped down to focus on his new role as one of the two Vice Presidents of the Executive

02 October 2017

Whistleblower process introduced for rodenticide point-of-sale breaches by CRRU

The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) has produced a reporting process for anyone that suspects a breach of the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime point-of-sale checks.  Under the scheme, pest controllers, farmer and