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The February/March 2021 issue is now available online! News: BASIS PROMPT to launch its online search tool, PROMPT Verified, this month. News: Understanding rodent behaviour - BASF’s Sharon Hughes gives an insight into rodent behaviour. News: Controlling flies around food : A report from a recent BPCA webinar. Comment: Digital-first: the key to preventative pest control in 2021 - Paul …
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Dr Alan Buckle, the chairman of the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) and, until recently, the Rodenticide Resistance Action Group (RRAG), was awarded BPCA Life Membership award at the association’s virtual AGM. Dr Buckle began his long career in pest control at Royal Holloway College, University of London, where he conducted research into a small beetle living on and …
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Bayer is preparing to kick off the sale of pest control unit Bayer Environmental Science this summer with a price tag potentially topping £1.7 billion, according to media reports. Reuters has today reported that the agrichemicals giant is looking to reduce debt in the wake of its £45.7bn purchase of Monsanto in 2016 and that Bayer is working with Bank …
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The British Pest Control Association’s 2021 AGM has been held online. Led by BPCA president Philip Halpin, the meeting was streamed live online from the BPCA offices. It is now available to watch in full. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPHoFjMxgec Members could vote live or by proxy via an independent voting system provided by UK Engage. All resolutions, including accepting the annual report …
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Sarah Newton, who became chair of the Health & Safety Executive in August 2020, has highlighted some of HSE’s actions during the lockdown. HSE, working with public heath bodies and local authorities, has been at the centre of the Government response to COVID-19 in Great Britain. Ms Newton said “Our people have worked tirelessly and selflessly to ensure workplaces are …
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Barrettine Environmental Health has announced that Will Kirkpatrick has joined the business in the position of UK sales manager. Mr Kirkpatrick has more than 16 years of experience in the pest control industry, having worked much of his career in operational roles, delivering frontline pest control services. He holds an RSPH Level 2 qualification alongside an impressive and extensive range …
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