April Update from the Office It has been a busy period in the NPTA office as we move through the start of the membership year. All membership invoices have now been issued (Donna is over the moon that this year she has not had to lick over 1000 envelopes) and thank you to everyone…
NPTA Listed on GOV.UK as a Source of Professional Pest Control Support The National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) is now recognised on the GOV.UK website as one of the trade association websites the public can use when searching for a professional pest controller. On the “Pest control on your property” page, users are directed to…
Member Benefit Highlight: TrustMark Join the growing number of NPTA members already benefiting from TrustMark! Strengthen your credibility, stand out to customers, and unlock a suite of professional tools, all included in your membership! Who are TrustMark? TrustMark is the only UK Government-endorsed quality scheme for work carried out in and around the…
Explanation of the NPTA Microsoft 365 Session Hijack Incident The Incident: How it happened NPTA recently experienced a security incident in which an attacker gained unauthorised access to a single Microsoft 365 mailbox and used it to send a number of malicious emails containing harmful attachments. The root cause of this breach was determined…
Field Biologist Training and Certification What is a ‘Field Biologist’? Food manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, packaging manufacturers, food warehousing companies and the like often work to supermarket or independent accreditation standards, such as BRCGS, AIB, SALSA etc. Some of these standards require Field Biologist (FB) inspections in addition to pest technician PPM (Proactive Pest Management)/Routine…