News
23/05/08 Biocides Product Update
As
a reminder, please note that the following products can no longer be
bought, used or stored (other than for disposal) after 22nd August
2008: Products containing biolallethrin (Procontrol range); Esbiol
(K-othrine rapide); chlopyriphos (Master ME and Empire 20); boric acid and DOT (Gourmet Ant range). For more information, please contact the Barrettine Technical Team on 0117 967 2222
19/05/08 Spring Newsletter
Now available to download here
15/05/08 FREE Barrettine/NPTA legal day
Barrettine have once again teamed up with the NPTA to sponsor the South East Training day to be held in the fabulous surroundings of Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire, this year we have given the day a legal theme. The nature of business is changing and our society is becoming increasingly legislated as well as the compensation culture. Knowledge of the legal position of your products, service and contracts is becoming as important as pest knowledge and so we hope that this day will be of benefits to companies big and small.
Topics covered include: The Legalities of Running a Small Business (Kate Robbins LL.B AICM Rawthorne & Co Solicitors);The Impact of Legislation on Pest Control & Wildlife Management Activities (Paul Butt); You, Birds and the Law (Nigel Batten); Are You Trapping Legally (Robin Tarrant , Magnum Traps) and a Biocides update from Bayer and Bell Labs.
The day includes a 2 course hot sit-down meal and is completely free to all Barrettine customers and NPTA members (otherwsie £15). Please contact the Barrettine office or Julie at the NPTA (and state that you're an active Barrettine customer) on 01949 81133.
This day is also being kindly supported by 3 of our key suppliers, Bayer, Bell and Network. We thank them for their assistance and are pleased that they will all be present on the day to discuss any questions you may hav
15/05/08 Sorex launch new pest control website
A specialist resource centre has been established on the worldwide web from this summer to giveprofessional pest controllers the best possible information and guidance on modern, behaviour-led rodent, insect and bird pest management. The centre at www.behaviourled.com aims to bring all the information today's pest control professionals need together in a single up-to-date and immediately accessible place. The site can be accesed at www.behaviourled.com
20/03/08 2008 Catalogue launched
We're pleased to announce that our new 2008 catalogue is now available. If you haven't received your copy yet, please call the sales office on 0117 967 2222 (professional trade only I'm afraid)
05/03/08 Information on Pest Control Operations and Bats
There has been a recent (2007) amendment to "The Conservation Regulations (Habitat Regulations) 1994" which removes the defence that any 'disturbance' of a bat roost was "an incidental result of an otherwise lawful operation". This has some significance for pest control operations in places such as roof spaces. You must be very careful to ensure that no bats are present before treatment commences, otherwise you may be guilty of the offence of "recklessly" killing or injuring a bat. This does not mean that no pest control operations can be carried out if you suspect that bats may be present. You should still be able to carry out a treatment of a wasp nest, provided a suitable pesticide is introduced carefully through the entrance hole and is contained in the nest. You may be still able to carry out a rodent treatment in a loft space, depending on the time of year, where the bats are and what product you use.
However, you are likely to run into problems with timber treatments and especially, treatments for cluster flies.
Do your technicians routinely check for bats in all treatments of lofts? Have they been trained to do this? Is this recorded each time on a site 'Risk Assessment'? Do they know what to do if they suspect bats have used the loft space in the past and may be still so doing?
You may already be on top of the situation, but not everyone is. It is all very well to stop staff working inside loft spaces, as some employers do, but if they are still treating wasps nests from the outside, how would they know if bats are present or not?
If there is any way in which we can help you with this issue – please do not hesitate to contact Iain Turner on 07730 832379 and we will try to point you in the right directions
14/02/08 Winter Newsletter
Now available to download here - all the latest news, offers and training dates.
2/1/08 Price Freeze
Happy New Year to all of our customers!- As a belated Christmas gift, Barrettine have absorbed the manufacturers price increases for the first 2 weeks of the New Year, freezing our prices at 2007 levels until 18th January. After this date, we will be forced to pass on the increases. On another 'positive', the rises this year have not been as steep as widely anticipated ( despite fuel, cost of the Biocides Directive plus general inflation)- most of the increases fall within the 2-4% range. With the massive increases in wheat costs (increasing by nearly 100% in 12 months), unsurprisingly the biggest increases have been seen in the area of rodent baits with the increases ranging up to 7.5%. To take advantage of these lower prices or any of our other offers, please contact the Sales Office on 0117 967 2222
PLEASE NOTE, BARRETTINE IS A TRADE-ONLY SUPPLIER AND THEREFORE UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY SUPPLY TO THE PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL MARKET
18/10/07 Autumn Newsletter
Now available to download here
10/09/07 David Haskins joins BEH
David Haskins has joined the team at Barrettine in the role of Technical Sales Manager. David is well known and respected in the industry having worked for over 10 years with a major supplier of bird control products. Speaking on his appointment David commented "I'm extremely excited at my appointment and I'm looking forward to further building on Barrettine's excellent reputation for customer service". David will largely be responsible for the southern half of the UK and can be contacted on 07912 328156
24/08/07 Romax - the choice of one of the most famous pest controllers of them all, Tommy Saxondale!
For those with a sharp eye and attention to detail, you may have noticed a number of the Barrettine range on the new series of BBC2's Saxondale. Steve Coogan's fantastic comedy based on a pest controller in Stevenage, returned to our screens on 23rd August for a second series. There were many positive comments from the industry about how professionally briefed the show seemed to be first time around- well now the show is professionally stocked too with Oa2ki and Romax, both making appearances. An additional Barrettine branded product can also be seen in the show - the first customer to phone in and tell us what the other product is will win free stock of that item on their next order so keep them peeled!
17/08/07 Brand new training date added
Barrettine have added an additional Aluminium Phosphide /Mole Management training day to the calendar. The course will be held at the magnificent Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire with tutor Adrian Meyer on September 14th 2007. For more information or to book a place, please call Kelcy on 0117 967 2222 or send an e-mail
17/08/07 Biopren Price Rise
Certis, formally known as Luxan, have announced that they're having to increase the price of the Biopren range with immediate effect. The raise is blamed mainly on a large increase passed on to them in the cost of raw material and the associated cost of product registration. For more information, please contact the Sales Office on 0117 967 2222 and we apologise both for the lack of notice and any inconvenience this may cause
9/07/07 Kelcy Joins the team
We're delighted to announce that Kelcy Harvey has joined the Sales Support Team of Barrettine Environmental Health, replacing Louise Amos who after a tremendous 7 years service has left to spend more time with her young family. We would like to wish both Lou and Kelcy luck with their respective roles
July 2007 Summer Newsletter available online
The latest news, special offers and training dates now available on line- Winners of the fabulous Lo-Line Cockroach Trap competition in association with Agrisense also announced
Jaunary 2007 New Year Newsletter available
For latest professional news and training details click here
15/09/06 CRRU & The Farmers Weekly Academy - Part 1
CRRU teams up with Farmers weekly to promote the safe use of Rodenticides in rural areas. Click here for further details.
Sept 2006 - Latest News Letter.
The latest Barrettine Environmental Health News letter will be posted to you shortly. The Autumn 2006 edition contains interesting articles to keep you up to date on the latest issues affecting our industry as well as what's going on at Barrettine. You will also find some fantastic special offers and news of new products and training courses etc. Alternatively click here to download it direct to your desktop.
26/08/06 Welcome to our new website.
Please feel free to browse the site at your leisure. The site is still under construction in the background and will continue to improve over a period of time. We would welcome any comments (good or bad) on the site and any ideas on how we might improve it further. We feel one important aspect of our site that distinguishes it from our competitors is that it doesn't detail the trade prices of products that the Professional Pest Controller would typically pay.
