Over the last nine months there has been intense internal activity to align Killgerm’s Environmental Management System (EMS) with the international standard. We are pleased to announce that due to some hard work throughout the company, we have now been awarded ISO 14001:2015. This registration confirms that we have the capability to control the potential…
Killgerm, the UK’s leading pest control product supplier, are proud to announce the appointment of Brady Hudson as Business Development Manager commencing 3rd April 2017. With over 11 years’ experience working as Market Manager for Bell Laboratories, both in the UK and overseas in Europe and Africa, Brady brings with her an extensive knowledge of…
In order to protect public health within high-risk environments, the use of rodent glue boards remains an important route if all other options are considered inappropriate. Although rodent glue boards are not designed to physically harm rodents, their use raises valid concerns and they should only be sold to or used by technicians who have…
DOWNLOAD OUR 2016 CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER Christmas Opening Times We will close for Christmas on Friday 23rd December and the last order despatch time will be 2pm for deliveries on Wednesday 28th December. We will be open 8.30am – 5.15pm on the following days during the Christmas period: Wednesday 28th December to Thursday 29th December. The…
Killgerm is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Ward to the position of Product Development Specialist. Mark has over 20 years of excellent experience in the pest control industry, both in terms of front line service provision and also in management roles. Mark joins Killgerm, having previously been working as Environmental Services Team Leader…
Regulatory requirements for the use of professional plant protection products require users to hold a specified certificate (demonstrating sufficient knowledge of safe and sustainable use) issued by an officially designated awarding body’ The BPCA Fumigation Diploma has been accepted for many years as the only viable qualification for invertebrate fumigation and is currently held by…
Today, Killgerm Group Ltd is proud to announce the completion of its acquisition of the Starkeys Products business. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Starkeys Products has been producing high quality insect light traps and electric fly killers under the Starkeys brand for the Australian, New Zealand & Asian markets for over 4 decades. More recently,…
Last week we hosted a packed workshop session in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The main themes of the session were around stewardship updates from the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) and training requirements for the use of aluminium phosphide. We also discussed innovations in bird control and Dr Matthew Davies presented his findings on flies…
Laurence Barnard Killgerm are pleased to announce that Laurence Barnard has been appointed the new Area Sales Manager for the East Midlands and East Anglia. Having spent the last three years working for the British Pest Control Association as the Marketing and Communications officer, Laurence is no stranger to the industry and used to being…
We are pleased to announce that our third candidate has completed and passed the RSPH Level 3. Tony Green funded the course himself for his own self-development. Congratulations Tony! If you would like more information on the course, please contact Lisa Wales on 01924 268445
We are very pleased to announce that seven members of our team are the first to pass the new BASIS course, BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection (Aluminium Phosphide). This course is for sellers of agrochemicals and those giving advice on their use in aluminium phosphide. Congratulations to you all!
The summer is very nearly upon us and we hope that will mean a busy season for us all. It seems that rodent and ant products are popular at the moment according to our customer service team. It has been a busy few months at Killgerm with new staff joining to strengthen our team and…
Tips from Dr Matthew Davies Now is the time to give your dusting equipment a maintenance check – you don’t want to be caught short with malfunctioning equipment in the middle of a busy wasp season! Consider the importance of offering a service to remove the wasp nest after treatment. An old wasp nest can…
Melvin Knapp joins us as Technical Manager – South, taking over from Duncan Bosomworth, who left us at the end of November last year. Melvin has worked for Rokill for the past 9 years, latterly as a Field Biologist and has a wealth of experience in the various pest control disciplines. He lives in Gosport,…
In readiness for professional pest controllers in private and public sectors, farmers, land managers and gamekeepers having to show proof of competence when purchasing professional use rodenticides under the forthcoming rodenticide stewardship regime, a list of 14 CRRU approved certificates has been released. Five approvals are of ‘grandfather’ certificates from courses no longer taking place,…
The BPCA has produced a Code of Best Practice for Pesticide Waste which covers all aspects of waste legislation with significant input from regulatory bodies in all four home countries. Click to download.