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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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20 October 2021
BPCA is furthering our sustainability commitment by becoming Planet Mark certified through measuring and reducing our carbon footprint.
18 October 2021
BPCA is working with UCLH to potentially create a service for pest professionals to signpost clients that need medical support.
07 October 2021
BPCA is delighted to announce that we’ve won the Association Excellence Award (AEA) for 'Best Lobbying Campaign or Advancement of a Cause During Covid-19'.
06 October 2021
We're launching a programme of evening courses designed for busy pest professionals.
05 October 2021
The BPCA Member Awards 2022 will open to nominations for all BPCA member companies and their employees on 1 November.
23 August 2021
In PPC104, Dee Ward-Thompson explains why we think that BPCA membership is still the highest pest management standard a company can meet.
20 August 2021
Field mice, bait box tampering, relocating wasps and reporting misuse of amateur pesticides are tackled in this issue of Ask the BPCA technical team.
In a reflection on what we’ve learned from the pandemic, PPC magazine grabbed a few BPCA Executive Board members for a quick roundtable interview on the subject
After almost ten years of outstanding service, we said ‘farewell’ to our Finance Officer Stephanie Costopoulos at the end of July.
You may have seen that we’ve had a bit of a recruitment boost at BPCA recently.
05 August 2021
Former BPCA President Tom Holmes rejoins the BPCA Executive Board as Immediate Past President, while Martin Harvey takes a step back.
03 August 2021
BPCA has begun its lobbying effort to keep rodent glue boards in the toolkits of pest professionals.
22 July 2021
BPCA is reviewing its member complaints procedures and is looking for some members to get involved.
01 July 2021
Changes to the way rodenticide is used for permanent, pulsed or burrow baiting, or in covered and protected bait stations, are coming into force to tackle “stubbornly static” rodenticide residues in barn owls.
17 June 2021
The government has issued details on the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill to crack down on “inhumane rodent traps”.
06 June 2021
Our #TechnicianTakeover project celebrates the lifeblood of the pest management sector - technicians. Watch the video now.
01 June 2021
A Bayer case study showing Amicus embracing technology as part of an integrated pest control approach.
31 May 2021
Five technicians are taking over BPCA’s social media channels to show the world the essential role they play in protecting public health.
17 May 2021
BPCA has launched a new tool so clients can check if a technician is on BPCA Registered, our individual recognition and CPD scheme.
12 May 2021
Paul Wilson, Independent Wildlife Management, spoke to PPC103 about flying hawks as part of your pest management toolkit.
Marketing Manager and PPC editor Scott Johnstone investigates whether the time is right for your pest control fleet to go electric.
PPC asked Planet Mark and its pest control company members to share their vision for how we might all work together for a brighter future.
Lorraine Norton, BPCA’s Operations Manager, looks at the steps a small, office-based business can take to reduce its carbon footprint.
‘Most people don’t quit their jobs; they quit their managers.’ BPCA Chief Executive Ian Andrew shares his insights on management training.
In PPC103 Robert Moon, director of Applicateur3D, looked at whether British pest controllers should be licensed like those in France.
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.
26 November 2025
The guidance explains how to safely and legally offer meaningful work experience to young people in the UK pest management industry.
25 November 2025
BPCA members can now access a new Social Housing Reporting Checklist in the BPCA Member Library, designed to make it easier for technicians to record and report potential hazards when working in social housing properties.
Experts at national trade body, British Pest Control Association (BPCA) are continuing to keep a watching brief on the expansion of raccoons across Europe after lone raccoon was spotted roaming gardens in Gwennap, Cornwall.
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