PPC114 | Annual report
A look back at what BPCA and our members have achieved together in 2023.
| January |
■ A series of new member benefits from Pelsis, Kwik Fit and 1env is released.
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| February |
■ BPCA partners with Stubben Edge (Risk) to offer members a growing range of insurance products that meet the demands and needs of pest management workers.
■ As part of the ongoing commitment to tackling recruitment and retention issues, the Executive Board gives the go-ahead for an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee.
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| March |
■ BPCA Registered launches an app for iPhone and Android.
■ PPC Live returns to Harrogate, welcoming 528 visitors back to the Yorkshire Event Centre, beating attendance figures from 2020.
■ BPCA celebrates International Women’s Day with a special Digital Forum with an all-female cast of presenters.
■ A template checklist is developed to justify using lethal control when carrying out bird management work.
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| April |
■ Two new Codes of Best Practice are released: ‘Drainage inspections for rat activity’ and ‘Fogging and ULV treatments for insect control’.
■ BPCA Quest is released giving members access to HR, health and safety, tax and legal advice services and template documents.
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| May |
■ BPCA teams up with Direct Line as the expert pest control voice for their rodent infestation media push, appearing on 15 different radio stations and reaching an estimated 2.6 million people.
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| June |
■ Members vote for changes to BPCA Articles of Association and Rules.
■ BPCA Chief Exec Ian Andrew made the case for professional pest control use of glue boards in the Scottish Parliament.
■ Field biology report template for members is released.
■ BPCA hosts a special World Pest Day Digital Forum, welcoming delegates and speakers from around the world.
■ Two new Codes of Best Practice are released: ‘Customer services and consumer rights‘ and ‘Health and safety for pest management companies’.
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| July |
■ BPCA warns local councils that “bins are a key battleground in protecting the public from pests” as further cuts to services are announced.
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| August |
■ BPCA joins the UK Lobbying Register, operated by the Chartered Institute of
Public Relations.
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| September |
■ BPCA pens an open letter to the Minister for Rural Affairs ahead of imminent Welsh glue board ban stating, “...when Welsh citizens rightfully ask why rodent lives were prioritised over theirs, we’ll be sure to point to the Welsh government and this poorly thought-out legislation”.
■ PPC magazine investigates the effect advancements in artificial intelligence may have on pest management.
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| October |
■ Partnership with Logistics UK to offer new member benefits
■ BPCA urges vigilance on bed bugs, following France fears and appears across international news channels and in the press.
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| November |
■ BPCA successfully lobbies The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee for further scrutiny of the proposed glue board ban in Scotland.
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| December |
■ BPCA shortlisted for three 2024 Trade Association awards.
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Driving excellence in pest management
BPCA is the professional association for the UK public health pest management industry. Our aim is to promote professional pest management, representing the industry, driving standards and ethics while protecting the environment.