20 May 2018

PPC91 out now

Professional Pest Controller issue 91 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 (May 2018). PPC magazine is made for our members.... More

11 May 2018

President foreword: Let’s get strategical

President foreword | PPC91 May 2018 Hopefully, by the time you read this, some better weather has finally arrived. Speaking with many technicians, the terrible weather we’ve endured right through into mid-April has undoubtedly.... 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

11 May 2018

Leave it to the professionals: Considering the bigger picture of pest control

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 Director of Precision Pest Management Solutions and BPCA Executive Board Member, Mike Ayers, shares his thoughts on why it’s now more important than ever for BPCA members to mobilise and consider.... More

11 May 2018

Road trip to success: BPCA Strategic Plan 2018-2020

Your association | PPC91 May 2018 I am delighted to share with you an overview of our strategy for the next three years. In the spirit of “driving excellence in pest management” let’s take the idea of driving as an anal.... More

11 May 2018

GET INVOLVED: PestAware the pest advice blog - working for you

Your association | PPC91 May 2018 BPCA’s new consumer-facing blog has launched. PestAware provides domestic and commercial pest advice, encouraging potential clients to use the Find a Pest Controller tool getting BPCA members even.... More

11 May 2018

Biological and environmental factors affecting wasp numbers

Environment | PPC91 May 2018 A good wasp season can give the diligent pest controller a tidy profit, and so there is the temptation to rely on these returns in subsequent years. However wasp work can be a fickle game, and you could.... More

11 May 2018

Back to Basics: Flying insect control and IPM

Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 One day I’ll fly away… but until then, we’ll press ahead practising the principles of integrated pest management (IPM) with vigour, says Ralph Izod, Managing Director of BPCA member compan.... More

11 May 2018

Talking to pest control customers about bees

Ecology | PPC91 May 2018 BPCA’s newest special interest group, Beewise, has been put to work trying to take the sting out of communicating with clients about bees around the home. As we enter into the end of Spring.... More

10 May 2018

Waste, flies and opportunities for pest controllers

Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 As the process of how we deal with our waste evolves, so does our requirement to protect it from flies. Clive Boase, Principal Consultant of BPCA member company the Pest Management Consultancy, explores the.... More

10 May 2018

Controlling flies in commercial food sites

Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 As professional pest controllers, many of us deal with large and small food sites and it is essential that we focus on which pests pose the most significant risk to our customers. Although rodent infestation.... More

10 May 2018

Pestwatch: Queen wasps

Technical | PPC91 May 2018 For our second in-depth PestWatch feature, Natalie and Dee are doffing their caps to the most regal of all the species you’re likely to encounter - the queen wasp. Wasps are beneficial in.... More

10 May 2018

Formulating an effective insect control plan

Technical | PPC91 May 2018 With an extensive variety of insecticides available on the market there are many factors to take into consideration when selecting an appropriate product for a job. Bayer Technical Manager, Richard Moseley.... More

10 May 2018

Meet the member: Talking client-based growth with Dyno-Pest

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 In this issue’s Meet the Member we catch up with Ralph Izod, the Founder and Managing Director of longstanding BPCA member Dyno-Pest. A bit of background After studying chemistry.... More

10 May 2018

If you don’t look after your pest control customers, someone else will!

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 Martin Harvey heads up Harvey Environmental Services and sits on the BPCA Executive Board. His company was named as Pendle’s Most Outstanding Business and was shortlisted for an O2 business a.... More

10 May 2018

Bidding for pest control contract tenders

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 Following his recent visits to Regional Forums, Robert Harris, of Harris Associates, has sat down to put some of his ideas about pest control tendering on paper for PPC readers. Harris Associates i.... More

10 May 2018

Top 5 BPCA member benefits for getting more customers

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 There are lots of reasons for joining a trade association but ultimately people choose BPCA because we make your business more profitable. These are our top five member benefits that help yo.... More

10 May 2018

Data driven customer relationship management for pest control companies

Business practice | PPC91 May 2018 Michael Collins is Managing Consultant at Database Marketing Counsel providing database marketing and CRM consultancy. He turns his attention to the world of pest control to help us rethink how we.... More

10 May 2018

Spent gases: In-transit fumigation risks, safety and opportunity

Pest control | PPC91 May 2018 Here at BPCA we have some pretty specialised companies working together to make sure we keep our standards high, swap useful knowledge and get the details of industry changes out to members. Martin Cobbald.... More

09 May 2018

Wasp Nest BINGO!

Technical | PPC91 May 2018 Are you a pest technician who’s seen it all? Time to prove it! Eyes down, look in and play... WASP NEST BINGO! We asked pest controllers the weirdest places they’ve encountered wasps nests whil.... More

04 May 2018

Ask the Technical Team May 2018

Technical | PPC91 May 2018 When you’re a BPCA member you can get technical support whenever you need it via our experienced technical team. Here are just a few of the latest questions posed... SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION SI.... More

04 May 2018

BPCA at the Manchester Cleaning Show and FoodEx

Events | PPC91 May 2018 There’s a very important line in our updated strategy all about educating the whole supply chain about the value of a BPCA member. Short of going door-to-door with a handful of flyers, how do you spread.... More

04 May 2018

Imagine a place…

Events | PPC91 May 2018 ...where pest controllers get together to learn something new, share ideas, meet local product distributors, eat bacon and drink a lot of coffee. A place that brings together like-minded professionals, expert.... More

04 May 2018

THE LOWDOWN: Level 2 Pest Control Technician Apprenticeship

Training | PPC91 May 2018 In May 2015 a group of 14 companies, large and small, approached BPCA for help in gathering a Trailblazer group together to create an apprenticeship for pest control technicians. Three years on, Karen Dawes, BPC.... More