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scotty3968
Starting Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 17:38:50
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HELLO
IM LOOKING FOR A BIT OF EXPERT HELP,,I AM LOOKING INTO PEST CONTROL AS MY SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT, I LIVE IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.
WHAT ARE THE BEST COURSES TO DO AND WHO DOES THEM?
ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE A GREAT HELP
CHEERS
SCOTTY. |
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Gamekeeper
Senior Member
United Kingdom
165 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 18:04:08
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Blimey, we should have a seperate area for this topic as it comes up so often 
Holiday ? What holiday ? |
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ABPest
Senior Member
United Kingdom
196 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 18:12:54
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Scotty, to save a lot of time reinventing the wheel, pop onto the UKPCO forum at www.ukpestcontollers.org ,
Enter the forum from the front page, enter " general discussion " look at page 2 and read the postings under " cheeky newbie " then return to page 1 and read postings under " probably not pest control related ".
Good luck,
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Matt the Rat
Moderator
330 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 18:59:51
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I thought we didn't allow advertising on this forum?
There are plenty of informative threads to be found on PCP for those people thinking of a career in pest control, there's no need to go wandering off................... |
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ABPest
Senior Member
United Kingdom
196 Posts |
Posted - 08 Jan 2007 : 19:44:36
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| Now, now Matt....UKPCO is not a commercial organisation as you well know! Good heavens you'll be removing all comments regarding BPCA and NPTA next! |
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Matt the Rat
Moderator
330 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 12:41:22
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| UKPCO may not be 'commercial', but has a vested interest in attracting members. Unlike UKPCO, both the NPTA and BPCA publish their aims and constitution, and I am sure that if the same questions where asked of either of them as have been asked of UKPCO on here countless times, they would be answered without any personal abuse as a result. |
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vermincontrol
Senior Member
United Kingdom
107 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 14:56:25
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Why cant we all work together without bickering, does it matter if someone looks at this site or that, as long as they get as much info about the question asked as possible. after all catching a rat or killing a wasp nest does not differ from ukpco or pcp. so please stop all of the bickering and work together, what must any newbies think.
Yes there is plenty of info on this site as there is on any other but please let the newbies make up their own mind, after all it is they themselves that have to decide whether or not they actually want to come into the industry and so let them know all about it via other pesties that are willing to help them.
Would it not be and idea on both forums and any other for that matter to just stick a section just giving info as to where the newbies to the trade can go for basic training whether it be Killgerm or any other business, if this info was made readily available then there would not be the need for any thread covering this topic when the questions asked is in its infancy such as this one.
I only wish that i had known about such forums when i was starting out.
Bear this in mind if you owned a greengrocers shop or a petrol station you would not go outside and advertise your wares in such a way to slag off the opposition, so why do it in this trade.
Im off of my soap box now.
Steve
It Has 2 Be Done Pest Control
www.ithas2bedone.co.uk
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pestguard1
Junior Member
United Kingdom
35 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 15:24:37
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Well said Steve............I could`nt agree more ...............
there seems to be the oppinion on some of the pest control forums that its a "NO,NO" to mention certain things ........like training programs from companies like Killgerm, Essex , etc,etc,..........how are people to know who to turn to for training if it`s not listed or advertised , like Steve said ..........it would be a good idea to have these listed as a seperate forum/links for up and comming new pesties to look at .....after all we all have to start somewhere.....or is it that we are afraid of compertition?
http://www.killgerm.com/training-courses.php
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nigel
Senior Member
358 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 16:38:55
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It is an issue of respect as far as I am concerned.
We may not agree on a lot of things that are discussed but at least have some respect for the owner of the site who has invest much time and money in to making it what it is.
Keep up the good work Editor. |
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Iain
Moderator
United Kingdom
224 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 16:52:51
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I think it is also a question of respect for those companies that pay for the privilege of being able to advertise their products and training courses on this Forum, under their own sponsored Forums.
Why should others, who don't pay, have their courses advertised here for free?
Iain Turner
Barrettine Environmental Health, sponsors of the Barrettine Forum on the PCP |
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vermincontrol
Senior Member
United Kingdom
107 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 19:21:06
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couldnt agree more with you ian if i tried, in which case advertise the training under a banner with your own name with the title of training or make it known on the links section to your own company (the one you work for that is)Just make the word training visible on the section of sponsored names.Anything but the bickering.
After all i dont knock your companies prices or policies against that of any other supplier,and i would assume that if i were to buy products from you, i would hazard a guess that you would not knock the opposition, i am sure there are many ways that you as a moderator and supplier could think of putting the training programme that your firm supplies against your companies name, after all i am told that your training courses are very good and reasonably priced, so why should any of us have the bickering, respect each other that is my motto,
Steve
It Has 2 Be Done Pest Control
www.ithas2bedone.co.uk
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NickA
Hyperactive Member
United Kingdom
802 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 20:27:25
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Its just every opportunity that some one posts here, a link to UKPCO appears, no one does the same back and that includes one of the moderators.
If people find UKPCO on a visit would you say look at the portal?
It is a respect issue, and the firefighters (retired) have set up their own pest control company (Franchise).
Pests are smart - We're smarter |
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vermincontrol
Senior Member
United Kingdom
107 Posts |
Posted - 09 Jan 2007 : 20:51:11
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I have actually told some of my customers to use both portals as often i find that they are more understanding of pest problems after reading some of the threads, i am not biased towards any forum but i certainly promote one and all, and indeed i have a link to this one on my website
Steve
It Has 2 Be Done Pest Control
www.ithas2bedone.co.uk
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NickA
Hyperactive Member
United Kingdom
802 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jan 2007 : 08:54:19
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Steve, I have no problem with people looking for answers to their problems on any fora and I would send them to UK, BPCA or NPTA(if their forums were still active).
But the high jacking is blatant,there are good info on both sites, you just have to use the search facility.
Pests are smart - We're smarter |
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vermincontrol
Senior Member
United Kingdom
107 Posts |
Posted - 10 Jan 2007 : 12:14:34
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Ive made my point and so now it is time to leave this thread behind i think.
Steve
It Has 2 Be Done Pest Control
www.ithas2bedone.co.uk
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James@Scarborough
Starting Member
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
Posted - 20 Jan 2007 : 00:25:57
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I have just joined this forum today. I have been in pest control for almost a year now and I am lucky enough that my employer sends me on the courses I need. If links are posted, the favour is often returned, and people like me might have joined your forum months ago. I'm not having a dig...but where do you draw the line between advertising and recomending a course you've been on or a product you have used?
WWW.HUNTERWORLD.CO.UK |
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manndk
Starting Member
Barbados
5 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2007 : 02:12:34
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| I am in the planning phases of my pest control service. I am now researching what courses I can do to beef up my knowledge before I start treating peoples' homes. In Barbados (where I live) there is no licence for pest control businesses, no EPA regulation ( as yet). There is a pest company that had been in existence for a LONG time and they still use Warfarin as their rodent bait on scratch grain. They dont have websites ( except Rentokil)and are soo 1930s in some respects. I am going into this field and upgrade it to the 20th century. I am looking at what you guys are doing and just pulling all of the ideas together and BOOM Manning's Pest Management Service will erupt. I will try to create a local Pest Control Association but I am not sure if these Dinosaurs will want to join. [I was asking another established guy about entering the industry and the guy totally ignored me. LOL ..I am going for his clients first HAHAHAHAHA.] |
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Bob Staines
Senior Member
United Kingdom
137 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2007 : 10:00:31
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| i must admit, i do reccommend the ukpco forum but only as it is much better than this one, more people more threads more information. youve got to admit nick this site is a bit booooring and a bit slooowww at times. not my opinion but an observation made over time. |
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NickA
Hyperactive Member
United Kingdom
802 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2007 : 10:13:01
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Originally posted by Bob Staines
i must admit, i do reccommend the ukpco forum but only as it is much better than this one, more people more threads more information. youve got to admit nick this site is a bit booooring and a bit slooowww at times. not my opinion but an observation made over time.
 Seems funny that you all keep coming back to either e mail new poster here or issue open invites to join UK.
But different fora for different folk.
So PCP has its use then
Pests are smart - We're smarter |
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Bob Staines
Senior Member
United Kingdom
137 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2007 : 09:18:23
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| nick you dont have to be petty. of course i visit this site, regularly, all i am saying is that ukpco is busier. youve got to admit it is a bit slow on here. hardly any new threads. i will keep visiting here though as i am passionate about pest control and something may pop up that is interesting............if that is alright with you |
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duff
Starting Member
Ireland
3 Posts |
Posted - 12 Feb 2007 : 10:44:11
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As a relative newbie myself (1 year). I always check in on both forums. In fact, I only found the UKPCO forum through a link from this one. Both have been very helpful to me and from what i can see, there is more than me looking at both forums
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