Established in May of 1993, we are currently coming to the end of our fifteenth year and are always open to new memberships from those who are employed within the UK Pest Control Industry either as individual Pest Control Technicians (PCT’s) or as pest control servicing businesses with from one up to ten or more Technicians, as well as Associated businesses. We have always prided ourselves to be able to help and advise those at the working face of the Industry as well as assisting them to manage their businesses, so as to ensure we all conduct our businesses in a professional and business-like manner.
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01/07/2008 - ROMA PROTOCOL - Voice your opinion |
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01/07/2008 - 55 Days and counting... |
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55 days to go and counting... it's your responsibility.
K-Othrine® Rapide and ProControl® - important information.
Read more information here. |
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23/06/2008 - Night Shooting and Lamping Course – a big success! |
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We are delighted to report that our Night Shooting and Lamping training sessions provided for both members and non-members are getting a welcome response from the Pest Control Industry.
Sufficient interest is still being shown so we have penciled in 2 more Courses, one in Bristol and one in Kent, both for September 2008. Read more here. |
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23/06/2008 - Website Design Service for NPTA Members |
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If you're thinking about owning a website, hold-on! We've teamed up with our own website designer John Barsby, to give NPTA members the opportunity to own a professionally designed website at a very competitive price.
Follow this link to your new website. |
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17/06/2008 - Job vacancies updated |
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Bird Work Team Leader required to cover the South west.
We also currently have 3 companies seeking pest control operatives in the following areas, Bristol, Southampton, Kent , Reading, South Cheshire and surrounding areas.
View full details of these vacancies here. |
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17/06/2008 - New Training dates added |
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SOFHT Managing Your Pest Control Contract - September 2008
SOFHT Mock Trial 2008 - September 2008
SOFHT Lecture, Annual Luncheon & SOFHT Awards 2008 - November 2008
Click here for more information. |
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16/06/2008 - Wasp Watch - Stings at record low in 2008 |
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Wasp Watch provides information on insect sting activity - mainly bees, wasps, and hornets - in the UK on a historic basis.
Visit their website here for more information.
Response Source reports UK Wasp and Bee Stings at Record Low in 2008. Read the article here. |
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01/05/08 - BAT Awareness Courses - New Venues Being Planned |
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Due to the overwhelming success of recent courses, we are putting together more courses in the Bristol area, Sevenoaks area and Darlington area. No dates have been set, but if you're interested, you can register your interest by calling NPTA House or by email here, and we will let you know the dates and venues when they are finalised.
An evening Night Shooting Course will also be available on these dates.
Regulations protecting bats changed in 2007. Are you up-to-date?
Read here (PDF 13kb). Visit our training page for more courses & events. |
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24/04/2008 - Important Information for Pest Controllers |
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From 1st May an entry card scheme for site workers on construction and building sites will be required. This will also apply to Pest Controllers.
Read more here. |
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17/03/2008 - Business For Sale |
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A manufacturing company specialising in door and window insect screens for commercial and industrial premises as well as private housing is offered for sale.
Read more here. |
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07/03/2008 - ID THEFT SCAM! - Aiming at Pest Controllers |
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We are hearing stories of a company (Home Assist or Assistance) telephoning around making out they are from a service provider trying to get pest control companies to sign up to a scheme to provide the general public with details of their services.
They send out a form for you to complete and when you send it back, with all your details, they disappear! - Please - BE AWARE. |
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01/03/2008 - 31/03/2008 - HOT TOPIC! - The use of snares - what's your view? |
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The Scottish Government recently outlined it's policy on the use of snares. Read the article here. We would like to hear your views, the people who work within the industry.
During March we would like you to let us know if you think snares are a useful tool or they should be banned. Please tell us what you think and why.
The results will be collated and posted on this website and in Today's Technician. Please send your views by way of email here. |
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01/03/2008 - An open letter to DEFRA, HSE, PSD, English Nature and others... |
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Read a member's open letter to DEFRA, HSE, PSD, English Nature and others involved with overseeing the regulation of rodenticide products.
More details in the April edition of Today's Technician.
Read/download the full letter in PDF (27kb) here. |
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25/01/2008 - The NPTA National Rodent Survey Report 2007 |
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19/02/2008 - Association Seeking your Experiences |
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In an endeavour to increase the usefulness of Today's Technician, the editorial Board wish to invite pest control technicians at every level of their experience and career to send in your experiences that were something slightly out of the ordinary from your normal day to day work. Read more here. |
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Positive Impact on your Business? |
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We've teamed up with HSBC to bring to the attention of our membership a great product.
Employees are a vital part of every business. Keeping staff and the workforce healthy and motivated can have a real positive impact on business performance. Read more here. |
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NPTA Membership |
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The NPTA aim to promote the industry, its members, and to liaise with other organisations, associations and government bodies to raise the profile of professional pest control, and ensure that technicians have a voice within the industry. Find out more and join us. |
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NPTA PestTech - 2007 image gallery |
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Our annual PestTech Exhibition is viewed by many as the largest one-day Pest Control Exhibition in Europe and is attended by well over 1000 delegates. Have a look at our image gallery. |
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