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30 October 2025
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Rosina Robson shares how the Association’s new pestcareers.org.uk hub, recruitment film, Open Doors Charter and social media campaign are helping to attract a more diverse, skilled and inspired workforce into pest management.
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24 February 2021
As part of our 2020 annual report, check out how the Association did in areas from income and outgoings to press coverage and member referrals.
19 February 2021
Covid-19 has made furlough the HR word of the moment in the UK, but what is it and how does it work for your pest management business?
13 January 2021
Following the end of the Brexit transition period, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has released advice for businesses on the new rules.
12 January 2021
BPCA has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to ask that pest professionals are prioritised appropriately for the Covid-19 vaccine.
With the UK's largest inoculation programme in progress, we've been asked when key workers, like pest controllers, will get access to the Covid-19 vaccines.
16 December 2020
The BPCA Member Awards 2021 are now open to all BPCA member companies and their employees.
15 December 2020
BPCA Observer member The Exterminators are celebrating 22 years in business and 7 years providing 'carbon neutral' services.
07 December 2020
A brand new set of Codes of Best Practice are now available, outlining the responsibilities and procedures that BPCA members are expected to adhere to.
27 November 2020
Registration open! Discover the latest pest control science, technology and innovation at the UK’s online trade show and conference for pest management.
In his previous article in PPC100, Dave Archer looked at the history and legal aspects of rabbit management. In part two, he jumps straight into the practicalities of controlling rabbits.
Anyone who works around animals has an increased risk of picking up a nasty zoonotic disease. It’s up to us to be able to protect ourselves, our clients and our clients’ clients from the diseases pest species can transmit.
Covid-19, Ebola and HIV originated in animals. The Covid-19 pandemic has rightly refocused our attention to the infections of wild animals. Professor Viney shares his research on the ‘zoo of infections’ living in our pest rodents and what it could me
In this PestWatch, BPCA Technical Manager Dee Ward-Thompson takes a look at why bed bugs are so difficult to control and what pest technicians can do to reduce the risk of failed treatments.
26 November 2020
Tim Peeling, product manager at BPCA member Bayer, takes a look at the findings of their summer wasp study.
Proactive squirrel control, multiple rodenticide usage, test and trace and insect identification are all covered in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.
Rodent pests resistant to commonly used anticoagulant rodenticides have been identified in areas of the UK and the increase in numbers of these so-called ‘super rats’ presents a challenge to pest controllers.
Facing rejection can be tough, especially when you’ve put a lot of time and effort into bidding for a tender. Tips on how to improve your tender submissions based on your previous failed submissions.
ServSuite™ is an enterprise, cloud-based software solution especially designed and developed for the Pest Control Industry.
We summarise what we know about the end of the brexit transition period and what’ll be different on 1 January 2021.
We repeated the Covid-19 pest management impact study to see how the sector is coping six months on, and 708 people responded.
We asked Andrew Pearce to assess how he thinks print can promote your pest control company.
The BPCA Executive Board, Staff team, Servicing Committee, M&D Committee and a focus group of members have been working together to draft a strategy for 2021.
Earlier this year, at the 2020 annual general meeting, five new representatives were elected to the BPCA Executive Board.
05 November 2020
We’re sad to report Kevin has said his farewells to the Association, after 12 years on the BPCA Staff team.
03 November 2020
Steve Havers, Church Farm's owner, is looking for a new tenant at the famous pest management training and product testing facility.
07 July 2025
BPCA has proudly signed the Armed Forces Covenant, strengthening its commitment to supporting current and former military personnel and their families.
06 June 2025
Six new Member Directors have been chosen to help lead the Association and represent the interests of BPCA members at the highest level.
17 December 2025
The Employment Rights Act passed its final stages in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 December 2025. Here is what you need to know.
The BPCA Member Award winners were announced at the festive special Digital Forum on 17 December 2025.
16 December 2025
British Pest Control Association offices will be closed for the holiday period and will reopen in the new year.
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