Welcome to our Website promoting the National Pest Technician’s Association (the NPTA).
We are considered to be premier professional membership Association within the UK and have recently reached to just over 750 “memberships”. We are the largest UK membership body dealing with the UK Pest Control Industry.
Established in May of 1993, we have now entered our sixteenth (16th) year of operation 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), as pest control servicing businesses within the private sector or those who work within Local Government for District, Borough, City or Unitary Councils.
Our current membership data base covers:-
- An individual personally interested in the Pest Control Industry.
- A one man/woman / self employed Pest Control Servicing Business.
- A Pest Control Servicing Business employing from two up to ten or more Technicians.
- A business manufacturing, selling or distributing materials and equipment for the pest control industry.
- A local authority, either as a whole or perhaps the Pest Control Section or Division.
- A college or University providing training and education for the Industry.
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. If NPTA House doesn't know the answer "we know a person who does"!
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11/11/2008 - TV production company seeks pest controllers for TV |
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Silver River Productions are looking for pest controllers for a brand new television series!
We are looking for independently owned companies from throughout the UK who would be interested in appearing in a series surrounding pest control!
For further details please contact Juliet Redden on 0207 307 2720 or email Juliet.Redden@Silverriver.tv |
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11/11/2008 - New Training dates added |
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NPTA Bat Awareness Course, NPTA Risk Assessment Course and NPTA Small Business Course dates added.
NPTA Risk Assessment and the NPTA Small Business Courses will be run throughout the UK during 2009. Interested persons should telephone or email NPTA House to express their interest.
Click here for more information. |
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07/10/2008 - Don’t let a dodgy ladder shatter your life - Ladder Exchange 2008 |
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30/09/2008 - Job vacancies updated |
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Pest Control Technician required,
covering the Midlands, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Lancashire area.
In addition, we currently have 5 companies seeking pest control operatives in the following areas, Surrey/Sussex, Bristol, Southampton, Kent , Reading, South Cheshire and surrounding areas.
View full details of these vacancies here. |
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04/09/08 - Risk Assessment & Hazard Awareness Course - Nottingham |
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Duration: 1/2 day (Provisionally 16th Oct 08 & 27th Nov 08) On completion of this course, delegates will understand:
• The importance of risk assessments
• The relationship with COSHH & COPR Regulations
• The process of risk assessment
• Risk assessment recording and reviewing procedures
For more information, please contact NPTA House. |
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14/08/08 - Ship rat bodies wanted! |
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Liverpool museum are looking for ship rat bodies (10 if possible), for a display on slavery at their new Dockside museum. The museum can arrange for the transportation etc, and they have taxidermy facilities.
We realise that this might be a difficult task, but we're sure one of our members will come to the rescue!
If anyone can help, please contact George Prior at Expelit Pest Control on 01704 380879 or by email - thank you. |
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14/08/08 - Documents added |
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New documents added today.
- Report on charging for pest management services
- NPAP Best of the Best - the role of pest management
Read the documents here. |
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12/08/2008 - Questionnaires for the 2008 Rodent Report sent out |
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Questionnaires for the 2008 Rodent Report have now all been sent out to every one of the 420 Councils within England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Read more here. |
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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 - 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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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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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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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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The NPTA National Rodent Survey Report 2007 |
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