27 November 2023

Reflective learning: harvesting CPD points on the go!

Interview on unstructured pest control CPD with BPCA's Dee Ward-Thompson and Karen Dawes, discussing reflective learning.. More

19 May 2025

Register now for ICUP 2025

It's just over one month until ICUP 2025 takes place in Lund, Southern Sweden. . More

02 September 2021

Registration is open for PestEx 2022 - the pest management show

After a year-long postponement, PestEx the pest management show returns to London in 2022. . More

27 November 2020

Registrations opens for PestExtra: the pest management show

Registration open! Discover the latest pest control science, technology and innovation at the UK’s online trade show and conference for pest management.. More

04 April 2018

Regular tyre checks are "essential for vehicle safety"

Drivers across the UK should be carrying out regular examinations and checks on their tyres in order to stay safe when taking to the roads, GEM Motoring Assist has warned.. More

29 January 2025

REHIS celebrates 150 years of protecting Scotland

Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland is celebrating its 150-year anniversary with a series of events and projects.. More

07 September 2022

Rejecting misery: the importance of work-life balance

Bayer Environmental Science and the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) talk about the benefits of a healthy work/life balance.. More

27 October 2016

Released: the BPCA Training Pathway

The BPCA Training Pathway is our new structured learning framework that has been designed to suit all learning styles and enable professionals in the pest management industry to grow and develop throughout their careers.. More

09 January 2025

Remembering Bruce Blything

Bruce Blything, known to many in the pest control industry, died on 20 December 2024 at Arrowe Park Hospital.. More

29 August 2019

Remembering John Kay

It is with great sadness that we learned this week of the passing of former BPCA President John Kay.. More

07 January 2020

Remembering Peter Bateman

It's with sadness that we learned this week of the passing of former BPCA President, Peter Bateman.. More

20 May 2020

Remote point of sale audits boost rodenticide review readiness

Audits to drive out illegal supply of rodenticides taking place remotely amid Covid-19, ahead of an imminent review by HSE of the UK's rodenticide stewardship regime.. More

02 December 2020

Rentokil acquires Ghanaian pest control company

Samson Pest Control in Ghana joins the wider Rentokil Initial family following takeover, becoming Rentokil Initial Ghana. . More

20 December 2013

Rentokil buys pest control division of Green Compliance for £4m

Rentokil Initial is to buy the pest control division of Green Compliance. Rentokil is paying a total of £4m in cash for the company.. More

19 January 2017

Rentokil completes purchase of competitor Cannon Pest Control

One of the largest independently owned pest control companies in the UK, Cannon Pest Control, has been purchased by Pest Control giant, Rentokil.. More

28 January 2021

Rentokil Initial awarded by The Mater Hospital for contribution to the Covid-19 response

BPCA member Rentokil Initial has been presented with a commemorative medal for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic.. More

15 November 2018

Rentokil Initial wins CBRE Innovation of the Year Award for its PestConnect system

BPCA member Rentokil Initial’s PestConnect system has won the Innovation of the Year Award at CBRE’s Annual Supply Chain Innovation Competition ‘The Great Idea’. . More

04 November 2020

Rentokil launches Flexi Armour Dock pest proofing product

BPCA member Rentokil releases new pest management product to help prevent pest infestations in warehouses and supermarkets. . More

10 November 2016

Rentokil revenue rises for the third quarter

Servicing members, Rentokil reported another jump in revenue following an excellent performance from the pest control company.. More

14 December 2021

Rentokil to buy Terminix in $6.7bn pest control deal

Press release: BPCA member Rentokil will buy U.S.-based rival Terminix Global in a $6.7 billion deal, scaling up the company's pest control business in North America.. More

08 March 2019

Rentokil's new approach puts unclaimed dividends and shares to good use

BPCA member Rentokil Initial has announced that it is taking a lead in a new initiative to use unclaimed shareholder dividends and unclaimed shares to fund charitable causes. A new fund, named Rentokil Initial Cares, will be established. . More

17 July 2018

Reported surge in fly bites and advice to public

BPCA is issuing advice to the public to be pest aware following a reported increase in the number of fly bites.. More

31 May 2022

Reporting pest control incidents

In the UK, there are paths available for the purpose of reporting incidents that occur and being aware of how to report correctly will benefit the whole pest control sector.. More

17 August 2022

Research reveals farmers aren’t aware of resistance issues on UK farms

Press Release: Over three quarters of farmers in the UK are not aware if their farm is in an area of known rodenticide resistance, a survey by pest control solutions company, BASF, has revealed.. More

12 November 2019

Resistance in rodents, both behavioural and metabolic

Dr Mike Ayers, from BPCA member company Precision Pest Management Solutions, investigates the impact resistance is having on the control of rodents. . More