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  • 17 October 2018

    VIDEO: Choosing a professional pest controller

    Pest management is more than just picking a pesticide. Too often we see botched amateur pest control that's left someone with a worse infestation than when they started. Watch our video all about why you should be professionally protecte.... More

  • 09 October 2018

    Committees, renewals and BPCA Registered

    Meet the team | Blog With membership renewals and a significant new membership benefit just around the corner, we catch up with Membership Officer, Rachel Eyre as she prepares for her busiest time of the year. I’m sure plenty of.... More

  • 09 October 2018

    PestEx registration opens on new website

    Registration for PestEx – the pest management show, is now open and can be completed through its own brand-new website. Anyone interested in public health pest control can attend PestEx 2019 – the pest management show for free b.... More

  • 18 September 2018

    Rokill’s Patrick wins national award after week with BPCA

    Patrick Poore of Poole based BPCA Member Rokill achieved the highest marks in the RSPH Level 2 Award for Pest Management examination across the last 12 months, throughout the UK. Patrick attended the General Pest Control (GPC) course w.... More

  • 17 September 2018

    North West Regional Forum talk: Understand our businesses better, says food industry

    Events | Online  The food industry wants pest controllers to get to know their businesses better, according to new research.   70% of respondents would like more time spent educating their teams on potential site risks.... More

  • 05 September 2018

    Abate commences franchise expansion plan

    BPCA members, Abate Pest Management has set the wheels in motion to grow a network of pest control franchises throughout the UK. The business from Morley near Wymondham is owned by husband and wife team, Jon and Jill Blake, started operating.... More

  • 03 September 2018

    PPC92 out now

    Professional Pest Controller issue 92 is out now and available completely for free. The BPCA member and industry magazine is packed full of all the latest pest control news and features (Sept 2018). View the latest issue The magazi.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Defending the dynasty

    Your association | PPC92 September 2018 We invited ourselves into the family homes of two BPCA member companies to see how they make their family business successful in the pest control sector. Confusingly, we ended up interviewin.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Bigger. Better. Giant. British Pest Management Awards 2019

    Promotion | PPC92 September 2018 Do you want to be nationally recognised for what you do? As the countdown to PestEx 2019 starts, the excitement begins to build for the second ever British Pest Management Awards.  Our&nbs.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Meet your new Executive Board members

    Your Association | PPC92 September 2018 At June’s AGM, Julia Pittman (Beaver), Tim Slator (Valley) and Louise Summers (Urban Wildlife) were elected onto the Association’s Executive Board. Keen to understand their big picture.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Beyond certification with East Coast Pest Control

    Your association | PPC92 September 2018 When Andy Hunn, Managing Director of East Coast Pest Control, started his own business 16 years ago, it’d have been hard to imagine attending a global summit for pest management. .... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Summer Summit: Global Summit of Pest Management Services

    Events | PPC92 September 2018 BPCA sent Chief Exec, Ian Andrew and Technical Manager, Dee Ward-Thompson off to the Global Summit in Portugal. They both came back exhausted and tan-less. We asked them to report their findings to PPC reade.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    Calling all bed buggers!

    Get involved | PPC92 September 2018 First came the birds, and then came the bees - now it’s time to take everyone’s favourite night-time creepy crawly into the limelight. BPCA is looking for people who are passiona.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    BPCA Regional Forums 2019 schedule released

    Events | PPC92 September 2018 BPCA hosts events for everyone interested in pest management all around the UK. Our Regional Forum dates for 2019 have been announced. Our Regional Forums are completely free and a great opportunity for.... More

  • 30 August 2018

    The importance of Continual Professional Development (CPD) in pest management

    Training and development | PPC92 September 2018 Following our AGM in June, we announced plans to launch BPCA Registered, an in-house Individual Recognition and Continual Professional Development (CPD) Scheme. Karen Dawes, BPCA Training D.... More

  • 07 August 2018

    MEMtoring; can you help shape the future of pest control?

    MEMtoring is an integral part of BPCA's forthcoming individual recognition scheme, where it places practical skills at the heart of learning and development. MEMtoring, in short, is mentoring from one member to another. If you're new to the i.... More

  • 11 July 2018

    BPCA scoops award for social media excellence

    Last night, at the Trade Association Forum’s awards evening, BPCA won the Best Practice Award for Social Media 2018. The awards evening, now in its 16th year, was held at the historic Draper’s Hall in London. Prestigious.... More

  • 06 July 2018

    Your helpful-friend: who are the BPCA technical team, and what do they do?

    BPCA has a full-time pest control Technical team who are there to support our members – but who’s on the team and what sort of support can they give? We thought it was worth giving you a proper introduction to our Tech team, what they.... More

  • 05 July 2018

    The future of heat treatments

    Do you specialise in heat treatment? If so, then BPCA's Fumigation and Controlled Environments (FaCE) Forum would like your help.    FaCE are meeting on Tuesday 17 July at the BPCA offices in Derby to discuss the future of heat trea.... More

  • 05 July 2018

    Round-up of CEPA’s European Forum: Global Summit of Pest Management Services 2018

    Pest management professionals, companies and trade associations from across the world assembled in Portugal’s Coastal town of Cascais for the third Global Summit on 4 June. The event lasted three-days and was hosted by the Confederation.... More

  • 26 June 2018

    Julia, Tim and Louise join BPCA Board

    Today after the Associations 2018 AGM, BPCA’s Executive Board formally welcomed three new members to its committee. The Executive Board is BPCA’s governing committee and includes such responsibilities as setting the Associa.... More

  • 26 June 2018

    BPCA to launch in house professional recognition and CPD scheme

    Today after its Annual General Meeting (AGM), BPCA announced that it plans to introduce a professional recognition scheme incorporating CPD as a new member benefit from 2019 onwards. The scheme, ‘BPCA Registered’ will be run by.... More

  • 14 June 2018

    Guidance for the frequency of checking snap-break back traps available for BPCA members

    BPCA has produced a guidance document to help our members decide how often they need to check their snapback/break-back traps. The guidance document was created at the request of members and goes alongside the newly created Code of Best Pract.... More

  • 11 May 2018

    INFOGRAPHIC: PPC Live 2018 in review

    Events | PPC91 May 2018 PPC Live 2018 in numbers. Take look at the feedback, stats and figures from pest controls's biggest get together this year! < Contents Next article > . More

  • 11 May 2018

    The big pest control get together: a look back at PPC Live 2018

    Events | PPC91 May 2018 Third time’s the charm for BPCA’s roaming trade show, PPC Live. With more visitors, exhibitors, and positive feedback than ever before – we’re calling it a win for everyone involved.  .... More