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Review of General Licence for Wildlife Reveals New Rules for 2010 12th March 2010
Following an extensive public consultation with various organisations and individuals, changes have been announced to the ‘General Licences’ for wildlife. ‘General Licences’ e...
Places for People – Bird proofing with the Avishock System 26th February 2010
When Places for People, a national property management company had a problem with pigeons at their Milton Keynes development they called Scot Adam, NBC Area Manager for advice and a quote to remove th...
No Corners Cut at Costcutter Stores 23rd February 2010
NBC Northern Ireland has been awarded preferred supplier status by Costcutter. Stephen Mulholland, Area Manager for Northern Ireland, will be providing pest control to the 123+ Costcutter stores, thi...
Rats! - Associated British Ports (ABP) - Southampton 17th February 2010
Tim Lester, NBC Area Manager for Southampton has been working to eliminate bird problems that ABP have at Southampton Port. ABP Southampton have been so impressed with the work NBC have done that the...
Ground Nesting Birds - Bird Scaring 10th February 2010
Increasingly construction projects working on greenfield, demonlition and remediation sites are being affected by bird populations - such as skylarks and lapwings - nesting for up to 5 months. Ground...
NBC at your Service – Interserve 8th February 2010
Allerton Grange School in Moortown, Leeds is a state-of-the-art state school built through the Leeds Local Education Partnership (LEP) consisting of Education Leeds, Leeds City Council and Interserve....
Milton Keynes Dons – Flying High with NBC 5th February 2010
The opening of the new Milton Keynes Dons Football stadium not only proved popular with the fans but also with a local pigeons, who had began to nest on the stadium roof. To ensure that the new s...
Cooking up a Mess 29th January 2010
St. Clements College in Skegness contacted NBC Bird & Pest Solutions to help them deal with unwanted guests at the school. Pigeons had found their way into the suspended ceiling above the cookery ...
NBC Sponsors Spartans Youth Under 7’s Football team 27th January 2010
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions are proud to be the main sponsor to the Spartans Youth Under 7’s Football team. The Edinburgh Spartans under 7’s Youth Team Coaches are committed to providing ...
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Membership 27th January 2010
Mark Hudson, NBC Bird and Pest Solutions area manager for Liverpool is delighted to announce his membership to the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber sits at the very heart of local business ...
Calls about rats are up a third during the cold weather (courtesy of BBC Newsbeat) 20th January 2010
Calls to UK pest control companies have gone up by nearly a third since the start of this year's freezing winter weather. Experts say the icy conditions have been driving the rodents inside where it...
A Britannic Win For NBC! 19th January 2010
NBC is delighted to announce its appointment to provide pest control to 35 Britannia hotels across the UK. Britannia appointed NBC based on the professionalism and ability of NBC to offer a high qual...
Bird Proofing in Blaenau 6th December 2009
The victorian open shopping arcade in the picturesque town of Abertillery, South Wales had become a favourite nesting place for the local pigeon population bringing with them unsightly and unhealthy b...
NBC to Provide Pest Prevention for PKF 30th November 2009
PKF, a UK wide firm of accountants and business advisors, have appointed NBC Bird and Pest Control to provide pest control at 19 sites throughout the UK. Each site will be managed by a local area man...
NBC - Delivery Guaranteed! 20th November 2009
NBC Bird and Pest Control are proud to announce that we have won the contract to provide a total pest control service for UPS depots in the north of England and Scotland. NBC will be providing a full...
Quite a Fox! NBC’s Wildlife Management 12th November 2009
Tim Lester, NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Area Manager for Hampshire, recently responded to a call from a Bournemouth resident who was being pestered by urban foxes and causing extensive damage to his g...
Rooftop Bio Cleaning and Pigeon Proofing for Eli Lilly 5th November 2009
Eli Lilly called in NBC Bird & Pest Control, Berkshire Area Manager Richard Stewart to assist with a constant problem of pigeons roosting on the roof of their buildings. The pigeons were leaving l...
News in Brief: Rodent Control (Courtesy of Daily Mail Online) 2nd November 2009
Soaring rat populations... Britain’s rat population is soaring to new record levels. Driven in part by the change to weekly rubbish bin collection, a succession of mild winters and the growth o...
News in Brief: Insects (Courtesy Daily Mail Online) 2nd November 2009
Wasp numbers rise in the UK There are 7 species of wasp in the UK; the ones most often seen are, not surprisingly, the common wasp and the German wasp. In 2009 the mild spring and summer provided alm...
Buster's to thank for a pigeon-free Fratton Park (courtesy of Portmouth News) 30th October 2009
If you regularly take a seat at Fratton Park then you have birds like Buster here to thank for keeping it clean. The four-year-old Peregrine Cross Prairie Falcon is one of the birds responsible for k...
CAT.UK Amongst the Pigeons 28th October 2009
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Area Manager, Tim Lester was approached by CAT.UK, Caterpillar and Renault dealers at Southampton dock when a population of seagulls started to cause problems and making a ...
NBC – Keeps Carnival UK Clean 23rd October 2009
Britain’s biggest cruise ship company, Carnival UK, officially opened their headquarters overlooking Southampton Water this summer. The impressive glass fronted building brings together staff a...
NBC Helps Provide a Hoppy Retirement 19th October 2009
A colony of rabbits were threatening to destroy the beautiful surroundings of Grove Place, a luxury retirement village set in the 27 acres of grounds of a 16th Century, Grade I listed Manor House in R...
BP's Family Fun Day 6th October 2009
NBC Bird & Pest Control were invited by Hamilton Rose Events management to deliver a falconry exhibit and display at BP's family fun day at its Headquarters in Aberdeen. NBC's Area Manager, Ia...
Proofing Union Square in Aberdeen for Miller Construction & Hammerson 5th October 2009
NBC Bird & Pest Control has been appointed to design and install one of the UK’s largest single bird proofing schemes at Aberdeen’s prestigious Union Square development project. Union...
Hawk to help rid Billingham Town Centre of pigeons (courtesy of The Gazette) 1st October 2009
A GIANT hawk has been hired to help rid Billingham Town Centre of a long-running pigeon infestation. Aggie the South American Harris Hawk swoops above the shopping precinct twice daily - scaring th...
Leeds United's new signings (courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post) 29th September 2009
Leeds United certainly won't be short of talent on the wing next season – thanks to a brace of new signings. Lucky the Harris Hawk and Leo the Lanner Falcon are the latest squad members at the ...
Pest expert brought in to deal with peacocks (courtesy of Bradford Telegraph & Argus) 24th September 2009
Fire HQ staff have given a peacock problem a happy outcome. When the pair of stray male peacocks arrived in the grounds of the West Yorkshire Fire Service headquarters in Birkenshaw, Bradford, two...
Birdman Neil's a real high flier (courtesy of the Bradford Telegraph & Argus) 16th September 2009
I’d love to say I’m a bit of a Billy Casper,” laughs Neil Westwood. He’s referring to the character in the 1960s British film Kes which told the story of the relationship betw...
Tunnel Vision: NBC Provides Bird Proofing Solutions for Eurotunnel 11th September 2009
Workers at Eurotunnel were being plagued by pigeons constantly flying in through their workshop roller doors and disturbing the work schedule. Dave Green, area manager with NBC Bird and Pest Control ...
NBC’s Proven Quality Management and Environmental Systems 26th August 2009
Enersys, provider of stored energy solutions for industrial applications, take their responsibility for their staffs’ personnel safety very seriously. Concerned with the growing number of ...
NBC Assists the National Grid with Environmental Management 5th August 2009
Dave Green the NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Area Manager for North Kent, has introduced 800 carp and planted 700 pond plants made up of 19 different species on behalf of the National Grid site on the I...
Prepare for the Big Sting (courtesy of Mail online) 29th July 2009
New study shows wasps are at their most annoying in the last few days of July. You don't need a pest expert to tell you how a wasp can destroy the mood at your barbecue. But they could help you with ...
Rats get their Wires Crossed 14th July 2009
Veolia’s Environmental Waste transport schedules were being seriously disrupted when rats got into the depot and chewed through electrical wiring of their vehicles. As a preferred national su...
NBC Awarded Scottish Parliament Tender 30th June 2009
The Scottish Parliament are committed to providing its staff and its members with a safe working environment. Following a review of the bird control measures previously operated across the Parliament ...
NBC Joins Forces with the Central Science Laboratory with research into Urban Gull Management. 24th June 2009
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions have joined forces with Central Science Laboratory (CSL) to provide falconry knowledge and expertise for research into the development of a reliable and proven technique fo...
Rare UK visitor is rescued from the Solent (courtesy of Hawk Conservancy Trust) 11th June 2009
A Honey Buzzard, rare to the UK, was found floating in the Solent and saved in a dramatic rescue by a couple in an inflatable dingy. It is thought that the bird had become exhausted en route to Britai...
Be afraid, pigeons - Bee very afraid (courtesy of Great Yarmouth Mercury) 29th May 2009
The ancient art of falconry is providing a practical solution to modern pest control problems for a Great Yarmouth company. Gulls and pigeons are being kept at bay at offshore suppliers Peterson SBS ...
NBC Uses Avishock to Answer Bird Control Problems 15th May 2009
Sun Construction were investing a great deal into the extensive restoration and conversion work of a disused church in Kilburn, Greater London. They approached NBC Bird and Pest Solutions to provide a...
A plague of super-rats (courtesy of BBC News Magazine) 7th May 2009
They are voracious nibblers and gnawers, promiscuous spreaders of disease and a right nuisance. Their population in the UK is rising, with pest controllers lobbying for the use of more deadly poisons,...
East Merthyr Reclamation Scheme 22nd April 2009
Miller Argent, the sites managers have enlisted the services of NBC Bird and Pest Control, Area Manager Karl Smith to assist with bird control at the open cast mine in South Wales. The East Merthyr R...
NBC Comes to the Rescue in Rugby 9th April 2009
NBC Bird and Pest Controls area manager for Coventry and Warwickshire, Jon Bailey came to the rescue of Rugby Borough Council when a flock of pigeons occupied the multi storey car park in the town cen...
NBC’s Birds of Prey Answers Colleges Prayers 30th March 2009
Break times were not fun for the children at St Richards Catholic College in Bexhill. The school was plagued by seagulls which were attacking the children during their breaks. The school asked N...
NBC Takes on Atlantic Challenge 24th March 2009
NB Entrust, a facilities management company approached NBC Bird & Pest Control to provide a bird control service at a new business park in Bootle, Liverpool. The Atlantic Park, office and indus...
Two Birds with One Stone 13th March 2009
B Stone Ltd, marble and granite distributors called in NBC Bird and Pest Solutions after discovering their valuable stock was being covered in bird droppings. During an inspection of the warehouse, J...
Rats infest popular seaside village (courtesy of Yahoo News) 11th March 2009
Tourists are being urged not to let a huge rat infestation deter them from visiting a popular seaside village this summer. Pest controllers have been called in to tackle the rodent population of Flam...
Airport geese risks played down (courtesy of BBC News) 2nd March 2009
The threat of a bird strike at a UK airport similar to the recent incident in New York is kept under constant scrutiny, ministers have said. Transport minister Lord Adonis said it was the job of regu...
Bicester Expansion Gets a Clean Bill of health 27th February 2009
Bicester Shopping Village were about to commence the third phase of expansion when they encountered problems with a derelict building which needed to be demolished to make way for the new development....
Run Rabbit Run 19th February 2009
When Welland Vale Nurseries, a leading nationwide supplier of plants to gardening professionals, faced having not only their rural tranquil destroyed but also their comprehensive plant stock was under...
No Milling Around in Chorley for NBC Bird & Pest Control 9th February 2009
NBC Bird and Pest Control Area Manager Paul Holton was approached by Craftwork Construction to help solve a major pigeon problem at a business centre at Coppull Mill, Coppull in Lancashire. Afte...
A Starling Job in Drayton 30th January 2009
Starlings in Drayton made a school playground a dangerous health hazard by covering the area in guano. Guano is extremely dangerous and can cause fatal diseases to humans if touched, ingested and espe...
NBC Is Making Leicester Bird Free 29th January 2009
Highcross Shopping Centre, is the largest redevelopment in Leicester. They called in NBC Bird and Pest Solutions' bird control services to keep pesky pigeons at bay by implementing a bird deterrent pr...
Ant Problem in Attleborough, Norfolk. 27th January 2009
Area Manager Simon Collins and Pest Control Technician Ashley Whaley were called into Vinnie's Gym, Attleborough Norfolk to treat an ant infestation.Vinnie's Gym Personal Trainer Paul Suggit said...
The Kent Branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Pandas to The Pentagon Centre! 22nd January 2009
Panda Services, a management company looking after a retail outlet at The Pentagon Centre, Chatham called in the expertise of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions. Dave Green runs the Kent branch of this natio...
Meet your new neighbours: The marauding seagulls invading Britain's towns (Courtesy of the Daily Mail) 15th January 2009
They're noisy, filthy, violent... and they're moving into a street near you. No, not gangs of teenagers, but the seagulls invading Britain's inland towns by their thousands.There is neither a ripple o...
Sheerness Aren't Teed off with NBC's Pest Control Services 15th January 2009
Sheerness Golf Club is one of the toughest and best golf courses in Kent. NBC Bird and Pest Solutions' Area Manager for Medway has the privilege of providing them with their annual pest control servic...
It is war in the skies as hawks swoop to rid Belfast of pigeon pests. (Courtesy of the Belfast Telegraph) 13th January 2009
Swooping birds of prey could become a familiar sight in Belfast City Centre if an innovative pest control scheme takes off. Stephen Mulholland has just launched a new pest control business using falc...
NBC Has Its Eye On New Product. 9th January 2009
Mark Hudson, Area Manager for the Liverpool and Cheshire branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, was approached by Network, a specialist in bird control products to help them test and trail a new ...
Our feathered foes - Article from FM World website 7th January 2009
Feeding birds may largely be considered a kindly act towards one of nature's innocent little creatures. But as pigeons invade buildings leaving their droppings behind, or while angry gulls try to snat...
A Matter of Loft and Death in Barnsley 6th January 2009
Construction Manager Ray Fozard was nearing completion of the Barnsley Civic Project when the presence of a large flock of pigeons that had chosen to roost in the loft space threatened to cause d...
NBC Cleans Warehouse in Runcorn 5th January 2009
When pigeons had made their home at the end of an open warehouse, the Runcorn depot of OSA Door Parts, on Ashville Industrial Estate, called in the help of a specialist to solve the problem. NBC Bird ...
NBC Isn't Weedy at Getting rid of Japanese Knotweed 31st December 2008
A sport’s complex with an indoor and outdoor recreation centre was suffering from a severe outbreak of Japanese Knotweed. This weed is an invasive plant that grows three to four metres deep that...
NBC's Shrewsbury Branch is Proofing Lyreco 31st December 2008
During the winter months up to 3000 gulls descend on to the large 1.5 acre roof of the Lyreco distribution and office centre where they caused damage to the roof structure. Mark Vaughan, Area Manager ...
Bird Netting in Holyhead Anglesey 31st December 2008
Barry Scales Area Manager for North Wales was called out to Llandudno Landmark Building Holyhead Anglesey prestigious retail and amenity development for Gwynedd Council by Dawnus Construction. Th...
The Big Clean Up In Reading. 22nd December 2008
Green and Sons, had a dilemma, a flock of pigeons had entered a house they were renovating on Broad Street, Reading. They flew through a skylight and covered three floors with guano and nest debris. G...
NBC Cleans Up The Great Yarmouth Port 16th December 2008
The Great Yarmouth Port Authority recently acquired a disused warehouse which they wished to bring into use for the harbour expansion. However, the building, formerly the site of a packaging company, ...
Aberdeen’s School is a Flying Success 15th December 2008
Primary school pupils from Aberdeen had a lesson in safety outside the classroom recently with a visit to the Aberdeen's iconic new retail development, Union Square. The £250m retail destination...
Successful Scottish Franchisee 11th December 2008
Ian Cain, 44, runs Scotland's NBC Bird and Pest Solutions franchise, with clients such as oil companies Shell and BP, the National Grid and Miller Construction. He provides pest control, includi...
Hawk has eye on gulls at Cabot Circus 11th December 2008
A bird of prey is being released into the skies above Bristol's new £500 million Cabot Circus shopping centre in a bid to stop seagulls nesting on its glass- domed roof. A pest control expert ha...
NBC Kiers about Stansted 11th December 2008
Simon Collins, Norwich's Branch Manager of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions was called in by Kier Eastern to proof two lagoons to ensure that birds don't nest at the site. Clive Williams, Senior Surveyor, ...
Richard and Rusty- Are A Right Pier! 11th December 2008
NBC had a Starling Role on Brighton Pier. Approximately 45,000 starlings roost under Brighton Pier upon their migration each year, usually leaving around two feet of guano which has to be pressu...
The Kent Branch of NBC 9th December 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions have the difficult job of protecting homes and businesses in Medway and North Kent from a variety of pest infestations. Dave Green. from the Isle of Sheppey opened his bran...
W3 Management call in NBC 9th December 2008
W3 Management called in NBC Bird and Pest Solutions to help stop pigeons frequenting the roof of an apartment building on Uxbridge Road in West London. The design of the roof meant the area was very a...
The NBC Franchise- written by Business Franchise Magazine. 9th December 2008
Founded in 1993, NBC Bird and Pest Solutions is a successful and widely recognised national bird and pest control company that, through franchising has established itself as a leading name in the pest...
Ernie SPARs It Out In Walsall! 8th December 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions have been providing a bird control programme for A.F Blakemore in Walsall ensuring that all nuisance birds don't damage their stock. A.F Blakemore is a key player in t...
North Kent Branch Sita That! 5th November 2008
John Tandy site manager at SITA site Thames road Bexley, called in the help of Dave Green, Area Manager of North Kent and Dartford to combat a rat infestation. NBC Bird and Pest Solutions are experien...
MORE RATS THAN BRITONS (Courtesy of the Daily Express, Penny Stretton) 29th October 2008
THERE are more rats in Britain than people - and the end of weekly bin collections is partly to blame.Eighty million of the rodents are estimated to be on our streets, an increase of 208 per cent, acc...
Strictly the Scottish Fox Trot! 24th October 2008
Hampden Park, Scotland's national stadium, was invaded by a fox that caused havoc on the pitch by digging holes. The fox had entered the stadium at the most inconvenient time, a week before the Scotla...
Dale’s New Signing Scares Opposition (Courtesy of Rochdale Observer – 22 October 2008) 22nd October 2008
A new attack force has joined Rochdale AFC's push for promotion but he's not the type normally associated with the squad. The club has come up with an innovative way to deal with more than 100 nuisanc...
bp or Not bp – That Is the Question at Inverness! 20th October 2008
The answer is... Ian Cain Area Manager of Scotland, has been proofing bp against aggressive gulls. After successfully proofing 15 large oil storage tanks at bp's Aberdeen site, Ian been called in to p...
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit in North Kent! 14th October 2008
Rabbits have been burrowing down in the foundations of a chapel attached to Leybourne Castle that dates back to Norman times, but thankfully Maidstone's Area Manager, Dave Green came to the rescue, pu...
NBC's Manager is in the Fast Lane! 8th October 2008
Congratulations to NBC Bird and Pest Solutions' Marketing Manager Kelly Smith who flew through the finishing line at Sunday's Great North Run, in Newcastle. Kelly made the 13.1 mile run in 2...
Hemel Hempstead Branch Has Been Short-listed For Award 7th October 2008
NBC Bird & Pest Solutions has been short listed in the Dacorum Excellence Awards 2008, under the Environmental or Innovation Category. Jon Ellis Area Manager of St Albans, Luton and Watford, ...
NBC Stars on East Anglia's BBC Inside Out 7th October 2008
NBC will be starring on Inside Out, East this Wednesday (8th October) on BBC 1 at 7.30pm. Inside Out reports on stories within the East Anglia region, with presenter David Whiteley who introduces ever...
Having a S'wale of a Time in Kent 6th October 2008
Troublesome pigeons have been causing a messy problem at a warehouse have been given the heave-ho by three of their more fearsome cousins.The birds have been causing a problem at Swale Building Suppli...
Off the Rails in Manchester. 3rd October 2008
Robert Green, Area Manager for Manchester and Stockport branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, a national bird and pest control company, has been bird proofing and pigeon guano cleaning cranes for the...
Paul's Flying Start in Rossendale 2nd October 2008
Paul Holton has become the local hero in Rossendale putting on many falconry displays in the area, to inform them about how this countryside pursuit can be used as a method of bird control. Back in Au...
Devon is No Longer Pests' Heaven 25th September 2008
NBC have just become corporate supporters of DEBI- Devon Environmental Business Initiative. A networking organisation set up to inform, support and motivate businesses, of all sizes and from all secto...
NBC is now a member of CHAS! 19th September 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions has recently become a member of the Contractor Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS), thanks to the hard work of NBC's Compliance Manager Isla Lawrence. As a fully fle...
Hawk See off Problem Pigeons (Courtesy of Oxford Mail) 18th September 2008
Pigeons plaguing residents in Jericho, Oxford, have been scared off by NBC Bird and Pest Solutions' hawk in a clean-up operation.For the past two years, residents living in Whitworth Place have been a...
NBC do a MITIE Job at Bird Proofing a School in Kent! 16th September 2008
MITIE, called in the expertise of UK market leader in bird control NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, to carry out a bird proofing job for Hugh Christie Technology College, Tonbridge, Kent. The school of ap...
Hawks Hailed for Reducing Oxford's Pigeon Problem 16th September 2008
Hawks have been hailed with cutting the number of pigeons blighting an Oxfordshire council estate. The bird of prey was introduced, by NBC's Oxford Area Manager Richard Stewart around Whitworth Street...
Bad Reception at a University in Northern Ireland for Pigeons! 12th September 2008
As a new school year starts, it was not just students that flocked to secure their place at Ulster University, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, but also feral pigeons. Roosting on the reception ar...
NBC's Oxford Branch Raises Money for Pamber Village Hall 10th September 2008
Richard Stewart, Area Manager of NBC's Oxford, Reading and Hampshire branch, helped to raise money for Pamber Village Hall last weekend, by displaying his Harris Hawks and Falcons at the village ...
Peace in Tullos! 9th September 2008
An Aberdeen Industrial Estate has found peace thanks to NBC Bird and Pest Solutions' bird control services. Shanks Waste Solutions situated on the East Tullos Industrial Estate was attracting a flock ...
Gulls Get Taught a Lesson in Hartlepool 5th September 2008
Hartlepool Primary School spent hundreds of pounds on repairing their roof that had been damaged by roosting gulls. These usually sea-side dwellers, had made their home at the school, by pecking throu...
NBC Doesn't Cost the Earth- It Stars On It 5th September 2008
Graham Rees has become famous amongst the NBC team, after hitting the headlines this week by appearing on BBC Countryfile and now BBC Radio Four Costing Planet Earth. Graham, Area Manager for Walsall,...
NBC Provides a Falconry Display for Hayes 4th September 2008
Area Manager of Harrow, Uxbridge and Slough, Andy Dobbs is helping out his local community next weekend. Andy will be taking a brief rest from his usual vermin catching and bird scaring antics to perf...
NBC Tells Birds to Flock Off in Aston-Under-Lyne 29th August 2008
Paul Holton, Area Manager of Oldham and Bolton branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, the national bird and pest control company has been busy helping Rathbone, a centre for disadvantaged young p...
No More Horsing Around at Newmarket 27th August 2008
Newmarket Race Course, situated on the Cambridgeshire and Suffolk border, were at the end of their tether with feral pigeons roosting at the July Race Course, so called in the help of NBC Bird and Pes...
Midlands Shopping Centres Say Hawks Do the Trick 21st August 2008
Pigeons had better beware as there is a new bird in shopping centres in the Midlands. NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, a national bird and pest control company, is using bird control to deter pigeons from...
NBC is ABB-solutely Fabulous in Gloucester 19th August 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions has been called in to assist one of the worlds leading engineering companies, ABB. Robin Mason, Maintenance Team Leader of ABB's Gloucester branch said: 'We had a terrible ...
Divine Intervention, North Walsham 14th August 2008
Divine Restaurant in North Walsham is thrilled with the annual rodent prevention programme that NBCs Norfolk and Ipswich branch has put in place. Matt Galasky, General Manager of the establishment, is...
Gulls No Longer Milling Around on Aberdeen Construction Site 12th August 2008
One of the UKs largest property development and construction companies is consulting the expertise NBC regarding a new development in central Aberdeen. Miller Construction has been redeveloping a 200 ...
Hangars- On Banned at Bournemouth Airport! 8th August 2008
Bournemouth International Airport needed NBC's help after stumbling across a hangar that had been left for 15-20 years. Unfortunately this space had not been completely abandoned as rodents, pigeons a...
NBC's Liverpool Branch Bites Back at Mosquitoes 5th August 2008
NBC has been busy hunting mosquitoes for Veolia. The chemical waste site in Liverpool called in the help of NBCs Area Manager for Liverpool, Chester and Crewe, Mark Hudson, to find out if they were ha...
NBC is the King of the Swingers in Manchester 1st August 2008
Robert Green, Area Manager of Manchester and Stockport, is the King of the Swingers, having won two new annual pest control contracts with golf courses. The first is for a very posh golf course ...
NBC Wildlife Management in Cannock 28th July 2008
20,000 trees were planted at Biffa Landfill Site, Cannock as part of the reservation programme to restore a section of the site into woodland and parkland. Unfortunately a neighbouring...
The Hawk of Hemel Hempstead Town 22nd July 2008
NBC's two year old Harris Hawk named Habana has been busy soaring above Hemel Hempstead town centre to scare pigeons away from shopping streets. Dacorum Borough Council has drafted in the services of ...
Kidderminster's Seagulls Should Watch Out as NBC's About 18th July 2008
Graham Rees, Area Manager of NBC's Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton branch, was called into Gemini Business Park, Kidderminster, along with his Harris hawk and peregrine falcon, to scare away seagull...
A Load of Rubbish (Courtesy of GMTV) 3rd July 2008
Since many local councils in England and Wales switched to fortnightly rubbish collections, domestic refuse has been left to fester, resulting in a 23 per cent increase in pests and vermin. And with r...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's Arnie the Harris Hawk in Norfolk! 24th June 2008
Arnie the Harris Hawk took to the skies of Attleborough on Friday to show off one of NBC's key products- falconry response as a form of bird scaring. Arnie is one of the 200 birds employed by NBC that...
Cementing a Pigeon Free Future 20th June 2008
The cement works at South Ferriby have recently employed NBC Bird and Pest Solutions to help control the numbers of pigeons and starlings that decide to roost, and cause a nuisance at the site. R...
NBC on the BBC 16th June 2008
Ray Fretwell, Area Manager of the Nottingham and Doncaster branch of NBC and George (his Harris Hawk) are experiencing fame this week after being featured on the BBC Nottingham website. The BBC t...
Norwich: The Finest City for Pigeons 16th June 2008
Simon Collins, Area Manager of Norwich and Ipswich branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solution, a national bird and pest control company, has quoted Norwich Union happy, after promising to get rid of their p...
Shell in Aberdeen Care for the Environment 29th May 2008
Work on part of the £350 million Rejuvenation Project at the Shell St Fergus Gas Plant had to stop recently when it was discovered that a family of kestrels had set up home on one of the main ar...
The Royal Flush in Portsmouth 28th May 2008
How many of you can say that you have cleaned pigeon and gull poop for a member of the royal family? Not many, I‘m sure. Tim Lester, Area Manager of Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Southam...
NBC Stops Pesky Pests in Their Tracks in Bury St Edmunds 13th May 2008
Cross Country Carrier Ltd, a large warehouse and haulage company based in Bury St Edmunds, is thrilled with the pest services provided by NBC's Suffolk branch, with a mixed pest management progra...
Rodent Populations on the Rise 6th May 2008
Britain is facing a rapid increase in pest populations this year following yet another mild winter which has enabled more rodents and insects to survive and breed this Spring. January 2008 has been th...
The NBC Birds Complete the Race for Life 6th May 2008
Congratulations to The NBC Birds, who flew through the finishing line on Saturday’s Race for Life at the Norfolk Showground, Norwich. The NBC Birds consist of members of staff at NBC Bird and Pe...
NBC's Stevenage and Milton Keynes Branch Save the Day 1st May 2008
A bird of prey has been hired by a Stevenage builders merchant to help deter nuisance crows that are making a mess of a new £50,000 landscaping display. Elmes Buildbase in Cockerell Close, Steve...
Feral Pigeons Causing Havoc for Scottish Town (Courtesy of The Sunday Post, 20th April 2008) 29th April 2008
After 12 years chairing Haddington Community Council, Jan Wilson has been involved in a lot of changes in the town.While some new challenges emerge, others keep cropping up, like renovations to the ol...
NBC Does a Stella Job at Deterring Pigeons in Manchester 29th April 2008
One of the leading brewers, Interbrew known for it's famous lagers such as Becks, Stella and Hoegarden were having bird problems with pesky pigeons roosting on their brewery. NBC Bird and Pest Solutio...
Portsmouth's HMS (Not So) Invincible 28th April 2008
The HMS Invincible certainly lost one battle, to a pigeon and gull infestation that covered the aircraft carrier in guano at Portsmouth Naval Base. Tim Lester, NBC's Area Manager was called in on...
Cheltenham's Regent Arcade call in NBC 28th April 2008
With pigeons and gulls becoming an increasing problem in many areas of Cheltenham, the Regent Arcade has called in the help of Rolf the Harris Hawk. This feathered friend is part of the Gloucest...
Life for Rabbits is No Longer a Bed of Roses in St Albans 16th April 2008
Rabbits were gnawing their way through the Royal National Rose Society Gardens, near St Albans. With over 8,000 roses in which there are 2,500 varieties, the society was not going to sit quietly while...
Ernie's Big Day Out in Wolverhampton 15th April 2008
Ernie, the Harris Hawk is back at his old tricks again, but this time he is entertaining staff at Veolia, Four Ashes Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton. Graham Rees, Area Manager of Wolverhampton, Walsa...
How Do NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Do It? 14th April 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions will be appearing on Channel Five's How Do They Do It? The program, co-produced by Wag TV and Rocket Surgery Productions, is part of a series that explores how ordina...
NBC Is ISO Happy With New Accreditation 10th April 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, a national bird and pest control company, has recently earned the ISO 9001:2000 accreditation, thanks to the hard work of NBC's Compliance Manager Isla Lawr...
NBC is Simply The Pest 7th April 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions were triumphant at the 2008 Franchise Marketing Awards after being short listed for four out of eleven categories. The national bird and pest control company, based in Attl...
Tony Swoops to Put Pigeons in Their Place in London 3rd April 2008
Drastic measures were needed when an estate agent decided to fight back against a flock of pigeons menacing any customers brave enough to stop and look in the window. After one too many had fallen fou...
'Oh Rats' says Whitchurch Landfill 3rd April 2008
Rats caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a landfill site in Whitchurch. These nuisance pests gnawed their way through wires, nested in the dashboard of a wheeled lander leaving owners with c...
NBC Flying High After Being Short Listed for Franchise Marketing Awards 10th March 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions have been recognised after being shortlisted in four categories of the prestigious 2008 Franchise Marketing Awards.NBC are shortlisted for Best Website, Best Advertisement,...
Birds of Prey on Playtime Duty in Wolverhampton 13th February 2008
Wolverhampton school wanted to know how to get rid of seagulls that were eating pupils' lunches - in scenes compared to Hitchcock's The Birds. As soon as the lunch bell rings at Highfields Scienc...
Top Safety Accreditation for NBC Bird and Pest Solutions 1st February 2008
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions is the latest business to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help the industry improve its safety record. The national bird and pest management firm recently received ...
Ca-noodling Mice in Wolverhampton Office 1st February 2008
Edeus Mortgages in Wolverhampton became aware of a mouse problem in their two-story office after a popular noodle-based snack was discovered eaten – but not by a member of staff!Russell Hall, Fa...
Veolia Teams Up With NBC Bird & Pest Solutions 25th January 2008
Veolia Environmental Services, the UK leader in integrated waste management solutions, has demonstrated its commitment to the environment by awarding NBC the honour of being their preferred supplier f...
NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, Birmingham- Probably the Best 4th January 2008
NBC has recently won an all inclusive pest control contract for Carlsberg Tetley Brewing in Birmingham. NBC Area Manager, Neil Curtis, has been managing the company’s gull problem for three year...
Happy Bird-Day to National Bird and Pest Control Company 1st January 2008
Celebrating its 15th birthday this January, NBC Bird & Pest Solutions has grown from humble beginnings and is thrilled to now be the UK's market leader in using falconry and proofing as methods of...
West Midland's Ground Nesting Birds 12th December 2007
As the ground nesting bird breeding season approaches, it becomes an increasing concern for the construction industry, potentially causing delays that could add up huge financial losses. Lapwings and ...
Lichfield's Bird Street By Name, Bird Street By Nature 1st December 2007
NBC, a bird and pest control company, were called into Lichfield, Staffordshire, by frustrated businesses and residents in the city centre street being plagued by pigeons. The birds have eve...
March 2010
February 2010
- Places for People – Bird proofing with the Avishock System
- No Corners Cut at Costcutter Stores
- Rats! - Associated British Ports (ABP) - Southampton
- Ground Nesting Birds - Bird Scaring
- NBC at your Service – Interserve
- Milton Keynes Dons – Flying High with NBC
January 2010
- Cooking up a Mess
- NBC Sponsors Spartans Youth Under 7’s Football team
- Liverpool Chamber of Commerce Membership
- Calls about rats are up a third during the cold weather (courtesy of BBC Newsbeat)
- A Britannic Win For NBC!
December 2009
November 2009
- NBC to Provide Pest Prevention for PKF
- NBC - Delivery Guaranteed!
- Quite a Fox! NBC’s Wildlife Management
- Rooftop Bio Cleaning and Pigeon Proofing for Eli Lilly
- News in Brief: Rodent Control (Courtesy of Daily Mail Online)
- News in Brief: Insects (Courtesy Daily Mail Online)
October 2009
- Buster's to thank for a pigeon-free Fratton Park (courtesy of Portmouth News)
- CAT.UK Amongst the Pigeons
- NBC – Keeps Carnival UK Clean
- NBC Helps Provide a Hoppy Retirement
- BP's Family Fun Day
- Proofing Union Square in Aberdeen for Miller Construction & Hammerson
- Hawk to help rid Billingham Town Centre of pigeons (courtesy of The Gazette)
September 2009
- Leeds United's new signings (courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post)
- Pest expert brought in to deal with peacocks (courtesy of Bradford Telegraph & Argus)
- Birdman Neil's a real high flier (courtesy of the Bradford Telegraph & Argus)
- Tunnel Vision: NBC Provides Bird Proofing Solutions for Eurotunnel
August 2009
- NBC’s Proven Quality Management and Environmental Systems
- NBC Assists the National Grid with Environmental Management
July 2009
June 2009
- NBC Awarded Scottish Parliament Tender
- NBC Joins Forces with the Central Science Laboratory with research into Urban Gull Management.
- Rare UK visitor is rescued from the Solent (courtesy of Hawk Conservancy Trust)
May 2009
- Be afraid, pigeons - Bee very afraid (courtesy of Great Yarmouth Mercury)
- NBC Uses Avishock to Answer Bird Control Problems
- A plague of super-rats (courtesy of BBC News Magazine)
April 2009
March 2009
- NBC’s Birds of Prey Answers Colleges Prayers
- NBC Takes on Atlantic Challenge
- Two Birds with One Stone
- Rats infest popular seaside village (courtesy of Yahoo News)
- Airport geese risks played down (courtesy of BBC News)
February 2009
- Bicester Expansion Gets a Clean Bill of health
- Run Rabbit Run
- No Milling Around in Chorley for NBC Bird & Pest Control
January 2009
- A Starling Job in Drayton
- NBC Is Making Leicester Bird Free
- Ant Problem in Attleborough, Norfolk.
- The Kent Branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Pandas to The Pentagon Centre!
- Meet your new neighbours: The marauding seagulls invading Britain's towns (Courtesy of the Daily Mail)
- Sheerness Aren't Teed off with NBC's Pest Control Services
- It is war in the skies as hawks swoop to rid Belfast of pigeon pests. (Courtesy of the Belfast Telegraph)
- NBC Has Its Eye On New Product.
- Our feathered foes - Article from FM World website
- A Matter of Loft and Death in Barnsley
- NBC Cleans Warehouse in Runcorn
December 2008
- NBC Isn't Weedy at Getting rid of Japanese Knotweed
- NBC's Shrewsbury Branch is Proofing Lyreco
- Bird Netting in Holyhead Anglesey
- The Big Clean Up In Reading.
- NBC Cleans Up The Great Yarmouth Port
- Aberdeen’s School is a Flying Success
- Successful Scottish Franchisee
- Hawk has eye on gulls at Cabot Circus
- NBC Kiers about Stansted
- Richard and Rusty- Are A Right Pier!
- The Kent Branch of NBC
- W3 Management call in NBC
- The NBC Franchise- written by Business Franchise Magazine.
- Ernie SPARs It Out In Walsall!
November 2008
October 2008
- MORE RATS THAN BRITONS (Courtesy of the Daily Express, Penny Stretton)
- Strictly the Scottish Fox Trot!
- Dale’s New Signing Scares Opposition (Courtesy of Rochdale Observer – 22 October 2008)
- bp or Not bp – That Is the Question at Inverness!
- Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit in North Kent!
- NBC's Manager is in the Fast Lane!
- Hemel Hempstead Branch Has Been Short-listed For Award
- NBC Stars on East Anglia's BBC Inside Out
- Having a S'wale of a Time in Kent
- Off the Rails in Manchester.
- Paul's Flying Start in Rossendale
September 2008
- Devon is No Longer Pests' Heaven
- NBC is now a member of CHAS!
- Hawk See off Problem Pigeons (Courtesy of Oxford Mail)
- NBC do a MITIE Job at Bird Proofing a School in Kent!
- Hawks Hailed for Reducing Oxford's Pigeon Problem
- Bad Reception at a University in Northern Ireland for Pigeons!
- NBC's Oxford Branch Raises Money for Pamber Village Hall
- Peace in Tullos!
- Gulls Get Taught a Lesson in Hartlepool
- NBC Doesn't Cost the Earth- It Stars On It
- NBC Provides a Falconry Display for Hayes
August 2008
- NBC Tells Birds to Flock Off in Aston-Under-Lyne
- No More Horsing Around at Newmarket
- Midlands Shopping Centres Say Hawks Do the Trick
- NBC is ABB-solutely Fabulous in Gloucester
- Divine Intervention, North Walsham
- Gulls No Longer Milling Around on Aberdeen Construction Site
- Hangars- On Banned at Bournemouth Airport!
- NBC's Liverpool Branch Bites Back at Mosquitoes
- NBC is the King of the Swingers in Manchester
July 2008
- NBC Wildlife Management in Cannock
- The Hawk of Hemel Hempstead Town
- Kidderminster's Seagulls Should Watch Out as NBC's About
- A Load of Rubbish (Courtesy of GMTV)
June 2008
- Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's Arnie the Harris Hawk in Norfolk!
- Cementing a Pigeon Free Future
- NBC on the BBC
- Norwich: The Finest City for Pigeons
May 2008
- Shell in Aberdeen Care for the Environment
- The Royal Flush in Portsmouth
- NBC Stops Pesky Pests in Their Tracks in Bury St Edmunds
- Rodent Populations on the Rise
- The NBC Birds Complete the Race for Life
- NBC's Stevenage and Milton Keynes Branch Save the Day
April 2008
- Feral Pigeons Causing Havoc for Scottish Town (Courtesy of The Sunday Post, 20th April 2008)
- NBC Does a Stella Job at Deterring Pigeons in Manchester
- Portsmouth's HMS (Not So) Invincible
- Cheltenham's Regent Arcade call in NBC
- Life for Rabbits is No Longer a Bed of Roses in St Albans
- Ernie's Big Day Out in Wolverhampton
- How Do NBC Bird and Pest Solutions Do It?
- NBC Is ISO Happy With New Accreditation
- NBC is Simply The Pest
- Tony Swoops to Put Pigeons in Their Place in London
- 'Oh Rats' says Whitchurch Landfill
March 2008
February 2008
- Birds of Prey on Playtime Duty in Wolverhampton
- Top Safety Accreditation for NBC Bird and Pest Solutions
- Ca-noodling Mice in Wolverhampton Office
January 2008
- Veolia Teams Up With NBC Bird & Pest Solutions
- NBC Bird and Pest Solutions, Birmingham- Probably the Best
- Happy Bird-Day to National Bird and Pest Control Company
