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02 June 2026
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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.
27 February 2020
Welcome to the PPC Live showguide: your definitive look at what’s happening at the biggest pest event of the year.
26 February 2020
Elliott Rose-King talks to PPC about a recent fact-finding visit to the ACLMS team at the States of Guernsey Government.
Dee Ward-Thompson investigates a type of tick you might not have come across yet but is slowly becoming more prevalent in the UK.
Specialist contracts and legal services expert BEB Consultancy talk to PPC about written contracts for pest management work.
Which? Trusted Traders gives us some top tips for making sure you don’t lose money because of a contract.
Poo identification guide for pest management professionals.
29 October 2026
Nobody deserves to live with a pest infestation. Sharing what you’ve seen in people’s homes can help BPCA secure stronger, workable protections for residents.
27 October 2026
BPCA attended AgriFest 2026 at the Norfolk Showground to introduce visitors to careers in pest management. The event welcomed 1,951 people, including 1,261 aged 16 to 24.
15 October 2026
BPCA gave evidence at Stormont to make sure the draft Hunting with Dogs (Northern Ireland) Bill protects the use of working dogs in pest management.
12 November 2026
Rodenticide stewardship has improved professional practice but has yet to deliver the expected reduction in wildlife residues, a government review has found.
10 November 2026
The development of the new Level 3 Certificate in Pest Management qualification has reached a significant milestone following formal sign-off.
09 November 2026
We’re looking for up to five small and medium-sized BPCA servicing member companies to feature in a short documentary that shows the people behind professional pest management.
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