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CRRU has released its latest CoBP, reflecting forthcoming legal requirements on professional rodenticide application and supporting the safe and effective rodent pest management delivered by gamekeepers, farmers and pest control technicians.
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03 August 2020
We’ve put together this useful organisation chart so you can understand how BPCA works. You may even spot an area of the Association you’d like to volunteer your time in.
16 July 2020
BPCA has issued a new downloadable assignment on the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to help pest professionals keep up with their continuing professional development (CPD).
09 July 2020
A new Treatment Report template, for BPCA members and their employees to use, has been uploaded to the Member Documents Area.
08 July 2020
Following the theft of aluminium phosphide-based chemicals from a van in Manchester, BPCA urges technicians to be careful about leaving pesticides unattended in vehicles.
01 July 2020
BPCA can now confirm we’ll be holding an all-digital, online AGM where eligible members will be able to vote and have their say on the future of the Association.
23 June 2020
Ladder Association has released new guidance on the importance of health and safety while using ladders during the pandemic.
22 June 2020
BPCA's popular PrintShop member benefit has been given an upgrade, to provide a more functional and user-friendly experience.
06 June 2020
The short video entitled “Proud to protect” features several BPCA members and people from the BPCA Staff team speaking about what they do to help protect public health through adequate pest management.
03 June 2020
BPCA has created a guidance document to help businesses mitigate the risk of pest problems, as easing of lockdown measures sees business reopening in the UK.
27 May 2020
BPCA has issued a new downloadable assignment on behavioural resistance, to help pest professionals keep up with their continuing professional development (CPD).
20 May 2020
BPCA is delivering more specialist pest control training via its new virtual classroom. Principles of Pest Identification will premiere live on the 18 June 2020 between 10am and 4pm.
15 May 2020
BPCA has teamed up with print provider Stirland Paterson, to give our members access to Covid-19 health and safety back-to-work signage.
In this article we talk about how pests are notorious for their ability to reproduce at vast rates, showing why even closed businesses need pest control.
30 April 2020
Professional pest controller magazine issue 99 is out now and available to read online for free or downloaded as a PDF.
In PPC99 BPCA Marketing and Communications Officer, Kat Shaw, takes a look at how mental health can affect people at work and the impact of Covid-19 on mental wellbeing.
We asked PPC Live speaker, and drone pilot, Clark Smith-Stanley from Profile Drone Services to give us an insight into what it is to fly drones for commercial survey work.
Debt recovery specialists Direct Route are offering an invoice reminder service for the price of a £1 donation to the NHS.
29 April 2020
BPCA has teamed up with top law firm Shakespeare Martineau to offer a free legal helpline and video chats for members.
22 April 2020
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) warns employers it will hand out enforcement notices to those who do not comply with the two-metre social distancing rule in workplaces.
03 April 2020
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.
02 April 2020
A handy guide to when you can access UK Government business support during Covid-19 pandemic.
01 April 2020
Yesterday (31 March) our campaign to make councils reconsider reducing bin collections featured on LBC radio.
31 March 2020
BPCA is urging householders to be vigilant to pest infestation during the Covid-19 crisis.
30 March 2020
Can you spot yourself in our PPC Live 2020 video? With record attendance figures, PPC Live was completely unique with loads of exhibitors, technical talks and demonstrations.
13 March 2020
BPCA has been shortlisted for Membership Organisation of the Year in the memcom Membership Excellence Awards.
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.
29 May 2025
Voting has officially opened in the BPCA Member Elections 2025, with 13 nominees standing for SIX open seats on the Executive Board.
11 September 2025
Christopher Venables of Venables Pest Control shares first-hand insights from France on the invasive Asian hornet.
In this issue of Ask the technical team, we talk insecticides, "green" pest control, flea treatments and Asian Hornets.
Tiny spaces, big problems! We show just how small a gap pests can squeeze themselves into in this to-scale infographic.
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