Pest Control Service
Bromsgrove
District Council provide a free of charge
pest control treatment service for the following:-
Rats, mice, bedbugs, fleas & cockroaches for
vulnerable eligible residents who are in
receipt of the following benefits:-
Income Support
Housing Benefit
Council Tax Benefit
Those residents must be able to prove, prior to treatment taking
place that they are in receipt of the relevant benefit. To
access this service, which is provided by our pest control
contractor, please telephone:-
Customer Service Centre
01527 881288
Other residents affected by infestations may
contact our contractor if they wish, but they will be
charged for this service, the scale of charges is
available from the contractor:-
Reddipest at reddipest@googlemail.com
For further information visit http://reddipest.com/
or Telephone:01527-584213
Alternatively, another pest control contractor can be
chosen.
In choosing a competent contractor for pest
control, householders are offered the following advice:-
Contractors should be suitably trained and hold a
relevant qualification such as Level 2 Certificate
in Pest Control from the Royal Society for the Promotion of
Health.
It is not essential, but desirable, that they are a member of
the National Pest Control Technicians
Association (NPTA)
and /or the British Pest Contractors Association
British Pest Contractors Association
(BPCA). Refer
to their web sites for further advice.
Finally, in addition to the above, householders may wish to
consider personal recommendation from friends, neighbours or
colleagues, or refer to one of the relevant trade directories.
It is advisable to obtain three quotations. Ask
each contractor to tell you exactly what
service you will be getting and find out
if there is a call out fee. There should normally
be a fixed charge for complete eradication of the pest involved and
this may mean several visits to ensure effectiveness.
In addition, the Environmental Health (Pollution &
General) Team is able to give free advice about pest
control matters and receive reports of uncontrolled infestations in
the District. These include infestations of rats, mice and other
public health pests (such as cockroaches, bedbugs and fleas).
Investigations and surveys will be carried by Officers where
appropriate and legal powers will be used as necessary to ensure
that such infestations are controlled (Public Health Act 1936 and
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949).
The Following Pest Control Factsheets are available:
