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26 August 2026
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British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has announced the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology (SOFHT) as the first strategic partner for PestAware Summit 2027.
23 April 2020
BPCA is now issuing downloadable assignments for pest management professionals to complete valuable CPD.
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.
Natural England has issued an update around the issuing of individual licences for the control of herring and lesser black-backed gulls.
21 April 2020
In this guest blog, Danny Barr, one of GVS' UK RPE specialists, talked us through the work GVS has been doing and the key aspects of wearing safety masks.
20 April 2020
BPCA is keeping a watching brief on pest issues after a survey revealed a significant spike in rat and mice activity in the Covid-19 pandemic.
15 April 2020
BPCA has released a letter template for pest management companies to help explain the importance of continuing ongoing site protection during the Covid-19 pandemic.
14 April 2020
Martin Cobbald, from BPCA member Dealey Fumigation, talked leadership alongside Sir Andrew Strauss on The Leaders Council podcast.
Scottish Natural Heritage are urging pest controllers to double check they're sending the correct information for gull licence applications.
13 April 2020
Pest management has been confirmed as an essential sector during the Covid-19 pandemic by George Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
09 April 2020
BPCA M&D members, Metex, were given approval by the Water Research Centre (WRc) for drain proofing product, the Nordisk Rat Blocker.
08 April 2020
BPCA's technical team has created a bird licensing toolbox talk template for members to download.
BPCA has replied to Michael Gove's letter on pest management professionals being key workers. While the Chancellor states pest management employees can continue to go to work, he did not agree to add pest management to the key worker list.
06 April 2020
The UK Government confirmed that pest management professionals can continue to go to work when it's safe to do so.
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.
CEPA has published an open letter, citing pest management as an essential industry for protecting key workers and calling for it to be recognised as such.
02 April 2020
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has today announced that Anne Godfrey is to leave the membership body following four successful years as Chief Executive.
01 April 2020
BPCA has released 13 resources for operating essential services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these resources are free for everyone, while others are for BPCA members only.
Yesterday (31 March) our campaign to make councils reconsider reducing bin collections featured on LBC radio.
Pest management is essential for protecting public health and safety. You know it. We know it. Now it’s time to tell the world.
Natural England has released new general licences for stoat control, as well as continuing to process individual licences for bird control.
31 March 2020
BPCA has added new CPD resources for member companies who want to deliver high-quality, in-house CPD for their employees.
30 March 2020
CEPA has launched several initiatives this week, pushing for more recognition for the pest management industry's valuable work during the Covid-19 crisis.
BPCA has created two templates to help our members keep their employees working on critical sites during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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.
27 March 2020
Frequently asked questions for pest management professionals amid the Covid-19 pandemic
30 July 2026
As greater public attention has fallen on hunting and the use of dogs, BPCA is asking pest professionals to share their experiences with using working dogs.
23 June 2026
Alexia Naylor from the Bed Bug Foundation explores what current research tells us about bed bug behaviour, monitoring and treatment.
21 October 2026
CEPA updates on access to pest management tools, rodent-borne disease research and a European food hygiene ruling. Here’s what these developments mean for pest professionals.
19 October 2026
Pest management business owners outside the UK are invited to help BPCA explore demand for international training and certification.
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.
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