Considering starting up your own Pest Control Company? Here are a few helpful tips to get you on your way! Look smart: Your appearance needs to be professional at all points of contact with customers. Ranging from clean uniforms and vans to paperwork. Ensure that your brand is professional and consistent. Marketing: Setting up a…
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…
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!
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.
Killgerm has always prided itself in operating a fully licensed Waste Disposal Scheme. To support customers in their obligation under waste disposal legislation and ensure safe and environmentally sound disposal of waste Killgerm has operated the scheme free-of-charge for over 20 years. However, due to changes in waste classification this is no longer possible and…
The Environment Agency has provided further clarification on local authorities and waste carrier registration: A local authority’s upper tier waste carriers licence covers the pest control department’s waste. There is no need to have a lower tier waste carrier registration if an upper tier (or a lower tier) licence is already in place. For further…
The Environment Agency has confirmed their position regarding public hygiene pest control spent bait and related items. The following information explains this position and the implication this will have on all pest controllers in order to comply with the law. This position is valid in England and Wales only A consignment note needs to be…
Customer Advice. January 2014 The Environment Agency has now put in place a simplified form to allow companies to register as waste carriers in England and Wales. From January 2014, you need to register as a waste carrier if you regularly transport waste as part of your business. You can be fined up to £5000…