26 February 2024

BPCA Treasurer’s Report 2023

PPC114| Annual report Another strong year for the Association 2023 was another strong year for the Association, with many key initiatives completed. To continue to deliver those, the Association needs a healthy financial platform upon w

26 February 2024

BPCA Board - They work for you 2023

PPC114 | Annual report The Executive Board is the governing body of the Association, and Board Members, as Directors, have a duty of care to both BPCA Members and the BPCA Staff team.  The Board’s emphasis is on strategy

26 February 2024

INFOGRAPHIC: 2023 in numbers

PPC 114 | Annual report

23 February 2024

BPCA picks up Member Engagement gong at TAF Awards 2024

ASSOCIATION NEWS British Pest Control Association is delighted to announce that we've won the Member Engagement Award at the 2024 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards. Now in its 21st year, the TAF Awards, recognise, reward and prom

01 February 2024

Cleankill strikes Gold again to start the year off on a high

PRESS RELEASE Surrey-based BPCA member Cleankill Pest Control has started 2024 with celebrations after being awarded the Gold Investors in People accreditation for the third time. Investors in People is an organisation that assesses

21 February 2024

VIDEO: FriendWatch Digital Forum | Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme

CPD VIDEO In this video, Olivia Masi from Natural England talks about the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS), what it is and how it operates in the UK.  This video is taken from BPCA's Digital Forum 21: FriendWatch special

21 February 2024

VIDEO: FriendWatch Digital Forum | How to avoid trapping non-target species

CPD VIDEO In this video, Dave Archer from DKA Pest Control talks about: The importance of education and knowing your species How times have changed with respect to the humaneness of available traps Changing legislation around trapping

21 February 2024

VIDEO: FriendWatch Digital Forum | Driving you batty! Protecting bats while carrying out pest control

CPD VIDEO In this video, John Stewart from Pelsis talks about how we can protect bats when we go about our day-to-day business in pest control. Pest controllers often go into spaces that bats can be present, so in this video he provides s

21 February 2024

VIDEO: FriendWatch Digital Forum | Mink eradication and water vole success with Waterlife Recovery East

CPD VIDEO In this video, Darren Tansley from Essex Wildlife Trust talks about conservation efforts for water vole, the risks from non-native species to native wildlife, and how invasive mink have hindered conservation efforts.  This

20 February 2024

New Chairman for Sri Lankan-based Exterminators PLC

PRESS RELEASE Dr. Kishu Gomes has been appointed Chairman of Exterminators PLC, in a new chapter for the BPCA Observer member company. As Exterminators PLC embarks on this new phase, the anticipation is high for the dynamic and transforma

20 February 2024

Global Public Health and Food Safety Summit heads to Florida in 2024

EVENTS The Global Public Health and Food Safety Summit is dedicated to advancing the crucial mission of safeguarding against the adverse effects of pests on health and food safety. It recognises the vital role pest management professional

20 February 2024

Glue board legislation in Scotland: Amendment withdrawn but licensing scheme still possible

LEGISLATION Despite the concerted efforts and advocacy by BPCA, the proposed amendments to the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill in Scotland, aimed at implementing a licensing system for the controlled use of glue traps, have unfortunately

19 February 2024

Double success for pest professionals at prestigious London awards

PRESS RELEASE Blueberry PR founder and former Rentokil PR Manager Suzi Christie is celebrating after two of her clients won Silver at the inaugural SME London Business Awards. Cleankill Pest Control and London Network for Pest Solut

16 February 2024

VIDEO: Proofing for rodent control (part 1)

CPD VIDEO Proofing and restrictions are a common and important part of rodent control, be it preventative or reactive. Making sure we identify the proper and essential proofing requirements on each site we work on is usually quite routine

15 February 2024

Changes for farmers, gamekeepers and pest control businesses in new rodenticide stewardship report

STEWARDSHIP On 15 February 2024, CRRU released a press release titled 'Changes for farmers, gamekeepers and pest control businesses in new rodenticide stewardship report'. It reads: In readiness for all anticoagulant rodenticide purchases

15 February 2024

BPCA member representative elections open now

GOVERNANCE Voting is now open for members to decide who will represent them on the BPCA Executive Board. We recently advertised vacancies for volunteer Member Representative Board members to ensure continued good governance. Th

14 February 2024

PestFix named Best National Small Business at 2024 Small Business Awards

BPCA member PestFix has won the Best National Small Business at the UK Small Business Awards 2024.  Run by Business Awards UK, the awards recognise the vital role small businesses play in 'fostering economic growth and strengthening

14 February 2024

Shortlist announced for BPCA Member Awards 2024

MEMBERSHIP The shortlist of finalists has been announced for the BPCA Member Awards 2024. The awards were created to celebrate the many positive contributions made by BPCA members to the Association, the wider pest management sector

08 February 2024

PestEx 2024: Pest exclusion tech to feature on Xcluder stand

PRESS RELEASE Xcluder are bringing the latest in pest exclusion technology to the UK's biggest pest management event of 2024.  Xcluder is the global leader and innovator in pest exclusion. Offering a complete line of commercial

08 February 2024

Wains and Frowein bring digital pest control solutions to PestEx

PRESS RELEASE Check out the digital solutions for insect and rodent control on the Wains and Frowein stand at PestEx in London this March. Wains provide digital insect monitoring, rodent monitoring and heat treatment for control of

08 February 2024

Trojan Systems to showcase smart pest control solutions at PestEx 2024

PRESS RELEASE Ukraine-based Trojan Systems are bringing their smart, remote multi-catch traps to London this March for PestEx 2024.  A young, ambitious startup with an experienced team, the Trojan Systems product comprises smar

08 February 2024

New feature launch and prizes from TeamPoint Software at PestEx

PRESS RELEASE TeamPoint will be launching their new Service Run feature for their pest control software at PestEx 2024.  Many field service businesses like to build their regular work into ‘a run’ of services. This

08 February 2024

Free website SEO audit from Targeted SEO at PestEx 2024

PRESS RELEASE Targeted SEO will be offering pest control companies a free website audit if you visit their stand at PestEx this March. Are you struggling to get your pest control company noticed online?  Our search engine

08 February 2024

UK-exclusive at PestEx 2024 for Silverfish AS

PRESS RELEASE Silverfish AS will be showcasing the Silverfish Pyramid Trap for the first time outside Scandinavia at PestEx 2024. Silverfish AS has made a unique and effective trap for crawling insects. The Silverfish Pyramid T

08 February 2024

PestFix to give away £6k BirdAlert System at PestEx 2024

PRESS RELEASE PestFix will be running a laser shooting gallery at PestEx this March, with a chance to win a huge prize: a bird management system worth over £6k.  As well as showcasing their popular pest control product ra