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24 July 2026

BPCA shortlisted for four Memcom Awards

AWARDS BPCA is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for four awards for our work around recruitment, public awareness and PestEx. The memcom Membership Excellence Awards are designed to showcase the very best of the m

14 July 2026

Date for Awaab’s Law phase 2 confirmed

LEGISLATION The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has confirmed that the second phase of Awaab’s Law, which includes pest management, will enter into force on 30 November 2026. Awaab’s Law was

10 July 2026

VIDEO: Employment Rights Bill – what pest management employers need to know

CPD VIDEO In this extended online training session, available exclusively to BPCA members, HR and legal experts from Shakespeare Martineau will explain what the new Bill means for employers, managers, and business owners in the pest control se

10 July 2026

VIDEO: Food safety in pest control

CPD VIDEO In this guest webinar, Dr Mike Ayers will guide you through a forensic mindset for pest control in food-handling and allied environments. You’ll learn how to approach pest-re

09 July 2026

BPCA warns members after suspicious emails target pest companies

SECURITY BPCA is urging members to stay alert following reports of suspicious emails targeting pest management companies. Trademark issues A member recently received an email purporting to be from Knighton Legal Services Ltd, claim

07 July 2026

Template letter helps clients raise unresolved pest issues with local councillors

PEST ADVICE BPCA members can now download a new client guidance template from the member library to help residents raise ongoing pest issues with their local councillor. The template letter is designed for members to share with clie

03 July 2026

Youth Jobs Grant Worth £3,000 Launched

RECRUITMENT The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched its new Youth Jobs Grant, with eligible employers able to receive up to £ 3,000 for each young person hired.

29 June 2026

Professional Pest Controller issue 123 (PPC123) out now

PPC123 is out now! Featuring articles on non-toxic wasp control, bee disease awareness, upselling pest control services and consumer vulnerability, there's something for everyone. We’ve also got a deep dive

29 June 2026

PPC123 Editorial: The new old-fashioned way

PPC123 | EDITORIAL We’ve recently been invited to lead a Trade Association Forum roundtable at its best practice exchange in London. The subject is membership magazines, and the invite comes off the back of PPC magazine winning Trade Ass

29 June 2026

PPC123: Pests in politics

PPC123 | PESTS IN POLITICS Our lobbying and public affairs work currently focuses on three key aims: protecting the toolkit, implementing Awaab’s Law and innovation in chemical regulation. In this issue of Pests in Politics, Ciaran talks

29 June 2026

PPC123: Pests in the press

PPC123 | PESTS IN THE PRESS BPCA’s regular media roundup highlights national press coverage, expert commentary, and public affairs activity raising awareness of pest management issues. Rats and birds have been at the top of th

29 June 2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025

PPC123 | PEOPLE Hema Mistry, Director at Quest, outlines the biggest employment law changes coming down the line, what they mean for pest management businesses, and the practical steps employers should start taking now. Jump to the change

29 June 2026

Opinion: Why we lobby

PPC123 | OPINION BPCA’s policy and public affairs work often happens quietly in the background. Meetings with officials, consultation responses, briefings for MPs and evidence gathering rarely make headlines, but they shape how governmen

29 June 2026

Ask the technical team: July 2026

PPC123 | ASK THE TECHNICAL TEAM BPCA’s technical team answers common questions on Ficam D withdrawal, glue-trap legislation, and waste disposal responsibilities. Is BPCA doing anything to get Ficam D back? We understand that there

29 June 2026

PestEx 2026: How we levelled up the sector

PPC123 | PESTEX From sleek and stylish to engaging and fun, PestEx 2026 gave visitors to the expo a huge range of activities, product demos, networking opportunities and games over two days in London. In a world where we’re all striving

29 June 2026

What the 2025 BPCA Future of Pest Management survey tells us

PPC123 | RESEARCH Fergal Flynn, PPM Services, spoke at PestEx on behalf of BPCA’s Academic Relations Working Group. Fergal looks at what the 2025 Future of Pest Management survey tells us about resistance, trapping, rodenticides, regulat

29 June 2026

Why we should be more wasp-positive

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Professor Seirian Sumner, University College London, studies wasps for a living. In this article, she explains why pest professionals are uniquely positioned to help society think differently about wasps, without pretending

29 June 2026

DEBATE: Bee-fuddled-Bee management and pest control

29 June 2026

Low- and no-chemical management of wasps

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Destroying a nest with insecticide will often be the right option, but should it always be the automatic first step? Proofing, good housekeeping, landscape management, monitoring, light traps and even manual nest removal can

29 June 2026

Bee disease awareness and biosecurity

PPC123 | GUIDANCE Bee disease is one of those risks that can quietly sit in the background of a job until it suddenly becomes very real. For pest professionals involved in bee removals, understanding disease risk, spotting the signs and knowin

29 June 2026

Scent science: emerging global pest threats

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Dr Sophie Wulff of Arctech Innovation explores how climate change, resistance and invasive species are reshaping pest control, and why scent science and data-driven detection will be critical to staying ahead of the next wav

29 June 2026

A mole trapping professional’s swansong

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Dave Archer, DKA Training, has been catching moles professionally for almost five decades. Working with scientists from Plymouth University and University of Exeter, Dave has helped develop a new type of mole trap. Here he s

29 June 2026

Boring but brilliant: wood-boring insects

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Nicholas Donnithorne FLS FRES, UK Technical Manager at Rentokil Property Care, has worked with wood-boring insects, fungi, damp and timber treatment since 1980. Nicholas talks through the basics pest professionals need to kn

29 June 2026

Is upselling really the key to growth for pest companies?

29 June 2026

Understanding consumer vulnerability

PPC123 | TECHNICAL Louise Baxter MBE, Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team , Joint CEO of Consumer Friend and Non-Executive Director at TrustMark, talks about the importance of recognising consumer vulnerability, and how pest prof