Bird proofing, pigeons, starlings, seagulls

Professional bird proofing installers since 1976, fitting high quality, unobtrusive netting systems guaranteed to be effective.

With our years of experience we fit and support nets correctly, to ensure a long net life. We always use high quality stainless steel fittings that both stand the test of time and look good over the years to come.

Looking at our trip wire systems for pigeons you will notice that we prefer to fix supporting posts horizontally into the walls and not vertically (i.e not drilling into window ledges or cornices) which may allow water penetration and cause masonry damage.

Don’t take risks with inexperienced installers, take expert advice from HPC and arrange a free site survey and quotation.

Take a look at our bird proofing page to see recent installations that we have completed, showing large nets that protect rooftops, together with spike systems on window ledges and horizontal trip wire systems.

Competitive Pricing

We offer sensible prices for even the most difficult of bird proofing and pigeon proofing jobs whether it be netting, spikes or wire systems. We will undertake work anywhere in mainland Britain. We can always provide a quotation quickly whether it is for emergency work on your own premises or for remedial work on sites that are being renovated. On certain sites we can provide prices from your photographs emailed to us.

We should be pleased to visit your premises to provide a competitive price for either pest control services or bird proofing and associated bird waste removal and clearance. We give clear, professional advice on pest and bird control and are always available to answer any questions about your pest problems.

HPC Pest Control Ltd arrange and undertake work for pest control and bird proofing throughout the country in the following areas: Aberystwyth,Andover, Alton, Ashbourne, Aylesbury, Banbury, Barnsley, Barrow-in-furness Basildon, Basingstoke, Bath, Bawtry, Bedford, Bolton, Bicester, Billingshurst, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bishop's Stortford, Blackburn, Blackpool, Blandford Forum, Bolton, Bootle, Boston, Bournemouth, Braintree, Bridlington, Bristol, Bromsgrove, Burford, Bury, Bury St.Edmonds, Bradford, Bridlington, Brigg, Brighton, Bristol, Burnley, Burton upon Trent, Buxton, Caernafon, Cambridge, Cannock, Cardiff, Cardigan, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chester, Chesterfield, Chippenham, Cirencester, Clackton-on-Sea, Clitheroe, Colchester, Coventry, Crewe, Croydon, Darlington, Derby, Devises, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dorking, Diss, Dorchester, Dover, Downham Market, Dudley, Dundee, Durham, Dunstable, Eastbourne, Eastleigh, Edinburgh, Ellesmere Port, Ely, Felixstowe, Evesham, Exeter, Exmouth, Farnham, Folkestone, Frome, Gainsborough, Glasgow, Gloucester, Goole, Grantham, Great Yarmouth, Grimsby, Guildford, Halifax, Harlow, Harrogate, hartlepool, Hastings, Hereford, Hertford, High Wycombe, Horsham, Huddersfield, Hull, Huntingdon, Ipswich, Kettering, Kidderminster, Kidsgove, Kings Lynnn, Leamington Spa, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leominster, Llandudno LLangollen, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Loughborough, Luton, Lowestoft, Macclesfield, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Manchester, Mansfield, Margate, Market Harborough, Marlborough, Matlock, Melton Mowbray, Middlesbrough, Midhurst, Milton Keynes, Nantwich, Newark, Newbury, Newcastle, Newcastle under Lyme, Newmarket, Northampton, Northwich, Norwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oakham, Oldham, Oswestry, Oxford, Paignton, Peterborough, Petersfield, Plymouth, Pontefract, Poole, Porthmadog, Portsmouth, Preston, Plymouth, Reading, Redditch, Reigate, Ringwood, Ripon, Rochdale, Ross on Wye, Ramsgate, Rotherham, Runcorn, Rugby, Salisbury, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Shaftesbury, Sheffield, Shepton Mallet, Shrewsbury, Skegness, Stafford, Stoke, Shrewsbury, Skelmersdale, Skegness, Skipton, Sleaford, Slough, Southampton, Southend-on-Sea, Southport, Spalding, St Albans, St Helens, Stamford, Stevenage, Stockton on Tees, Stockport, Stone, Stow on the Wold, Stroud, Stratford upon Avon, Sudbury, Sunderland, Swaffham, Swansea, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton, Telford, Tewkesbury, Thame, Thetford, Thirsk, Tunbridge Wells, Uttoxeter, Wakefield, Wallasey, Walsall, Warminster, Warrington, Warwick, Watford, Welshpool, Weymouth, Wetherby, Whitby, Whitchurch, Whitehaven, Widnes, Wigan, Wigston, Wimborne Minster, Winchester, Wisbech, Woking, Workington, Worthing, Wrexham, Wolverhampton, Worksop, Worcester, Yeovil, York etc.

Netting, Spikes and Trip Wires for Pigeons, Seagulls and Starlings. Distress Call scaring system. Visual scaring products.

Photographs of the various types of bird proofing systems that we install can be viewed in the bird proofing and pigeon proofing section of this web site. To completely bird proof a building, bird netting is now one of the most popular methods, which if fitted correctly will guarantee to proof the building and keep birds and pigeons away. Bird netting is manufactured in a number of sizes to proof against sparrows, starlings, pigeons and seagulls.

We construct bird netting cages to cover and protect rooftop plant and equipment where pigeons and seagulls can cause serious problems. We install pigeon netting for pigeon proofing cooling equipment in basement car parks where pigeons can find cover and warmth.

Bird proofing spikes can be used against pigeons and seagulls where netting would not be suitable and an even less noticeable bird proofing system are bird wires that run horizontally above ledges and windows sills. Bird proofing spikes are manufactured with plastic bases and either stainless steel spikes or plastic spikes, both of which are harmless to both pigeons and gulls.

Access to work at height can be from scaffolding already in position if the client is having remedial or construction work carried out. Our bird proofing technicians are PASMA trained to erect and work from mobile scaffold towers and IPAF trained to operate hydraulic access equipment on site which helps to keep our pigeon proofing prices competitive.

For pigeon proofing, bird proofing and bird deterrent systems we cover the whole of the London Area including, Abbey Wood, Acton, Addington, Aldgate, Aldwych, Archway, Ashford, Bank, Bankside, Barnhurst, Barnes, Barnet, Battersea, Bayswater, Beckenham, Beckton, Belgravia, Belsize Park, Bermondsey, Bethnal Green, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Biggin Hill, Blackfriars, Blackheath, Bloomsbury, Borough, Bow, Brent Cross, Borehamwood, Brentford, Brixton, Broad Street, Broadgate, Bromley, Bromley by Bow, Brondesbury, Brook Green, Camberwell, Camden, Canary Wharf, Canning Town, Canonbury, Carshalton, Catford, Charing Cross, Charlton, Chessington, Chislehurst, Chiswick, Clapham, Clerkenwell, Countrywide, Covent Gargen, Cricklewood, Crouch End, Croyden, Crystal Palace, Dagenham, Dalston, Dartford, Deptford, Docklands, Downe, Dulwich, Ealing, Earls Court, Ealing, East Ham, East Sheen, Eastcote, Edgeware, Edmonton, Eltham, Enbankment, Enfield, Chigwell, Chingford, Epsom, Euston, Exchange Square, Farringdon, Feltham, Finchley, Finsbury Park, Fitzrovia, Fleet Street, Forest Gate, Forest Hill, Fulham, Golders Green, Grays Inn, Green Park, Greenford, Greenwich, Hackney, Hadley Wood, Hammersmith, Hampstead, Hampton, Hanwell, Haringey, Harlington, Hamondsworth, Harrow, Hatton Garden, Hayes, Haymarket,, Heathrow, Hendon, Heme Hill, Heston, Highgate, Hillingdon, Holborn, Holland Park, Holloway, Honor Oak, Homchurch, Hornsey, Hounslow, Hoxton, Hyde Park, Ilford, Isle of Dogs, Isleworth, Islington, Kennington, Kensal Green, Kentish Town, Kenton, Keston, Kew, Kilburn, Kings Cross, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston Vale, Lewisham, Leyton, Leytonstone, Limehouse, Little Venice, Liverpool Street, Longford, Loughton, Maida Vale, Potters Bar, Rickmansworth, Wanstead Watford, Wood Green, Marylebone, Merton, Middlesex, Mill Hill, Mitcham, Monument, Moorgate, Morden, Mortlake, Mottingham, Muswell Hill, New Malden, Newbury Park, Newham, North Finchley, Northolt, Northwood, Notting Hill, Old Street, Olympia, Orpington, Palmers Green, Parsons Green, Peckham, Penge, Pentonvlle, Perivale, Pimlico, Pinner, Plaistow, Potters Bar, Primrose Hill, Putney, Queens Park, Queensway, Ravenscourt Park, Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, Roehampton, Romford, Rotherhithe, Royal Albert Dock, Royal Victoria Dock, Ruislip, Shepherds Bush, Shepperton, Shoreditch, Sidcup, Silvertown, Slough, Smithfield, South Bank, South Norwood, Woodford, Southall, Southgate, Southwark, Spitalfields, St.James's, St.Johns Wood, St Katherines Dock, St Luke's, Staines, Stamford Hill.Stanmore, Stansted, Stockwell, Stoke Newington, Stratford, Streatham, Sudbury Hill, sunbury-on-Thames, Surbiton, Sutton, Swiss Cottage, Teddington, Temple, Thornton Heath, Tooting, Tottenham, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hill, Tufnell Park, Twickenham, Upminster, Uxbridge, Vauxhall, Victoria, Wallington, Walthamstow, Walworth, Wandsworth, Wanstead, Wapping, Waterloo, Watford, Wembley, West Brompton, West Drayton, West Ham, West Hampstead, West Kensington, West Norwood, West Smithfield, Whetstone, Whitechapel, Whitton, Willesden, Wimbledon, Winchmore Hill, Wood Green, Woodford Green, Woolwich,

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Pest Control in London

Pest Control against Bed Bugs

Bed Bugs Over the last 20 years bed bugs have been increasing in numbers due possibly to many contributing factors including the population's greater mobility leading to infestation being transported to buildings and establishments with high density residences. Bed bugs may have a greater resistance to pesticides.

Bed bugs are transported from an infested site to new areas in furniture, beds, clothing, luggage etc therefore hotels which have a high turnover of residents are most at risk from bed bug infestations. Bed bugs quickly become established within the fabric of the building and pest control treatments are targeted at all harbourage points within a building including the furniture, clothing and luggage.

When a bed bug has not fed recently the body will be very thin and an almost red brown colour. They feed off blood and can suck up to seven times their own weight in blood. After feeding the bed bugs retreat to their harbourages to digest the blood and then start the mating procedure. Eggs are laid in the bed bug's hiding places in small numbers each day until a total of 200 - 300 have been laid depending on temperature. Bed bugs do not lay eggs below 10 C.

Pest Control against Cockroaches

German cockroach - The commonest species of cockroach in Europe and the female lays her eggs every 3-4 weeks in a special brown capsule which has between 30-40 small compartments each holding a single egg. The female German cockroach carries this egg capsule with her, held in her genital aperture until the young are ready to hatch out. Depending on temperature the young will reach maturity in about six months.

Cockroaches will generally eat anything and German cockroaches will spend daylight hours hidden in cracks and crevices particularly near warm places. They are gregarious creatures and substances produced in their alimentary canal and passed out with their faeces helps to attract and keep the German cockroaches together. These cockroaches are found in many types of building such as hospitals, canteens, food factories, bakeries, restaurants, kitchens, residential buildings etc. They foul and taint foodstuffs and are capable of transmitting disease.

Oriental cockroaches - This is a much larger cockroach and are found in the same places as the German cockroach. The Oriental cockroach is much larger than the German cockroach and her egg capsule contains about 15 eggs but is only carried for a few days before being deposited in a dark sheltered place. Over a month later the capsule splits and the young cockroaches emerge.

American cockroaches - These cockroaches were introduced into Europe via food shipments. They thrive in warm humid conditions.

For effective control it is important to understand their behavioural characteristics of reproduction, movement, feeding and survival and their needs of food and water together with shelter and warmth. Mostly, cockroaches forage at night but generally their food sources are nearby to their harbourages. They prefer high energy foods but foods that are deteriorating by age, hardening, moulds or taint will be unattractive to them. When hungry enough they are even known to eat dead cockroaches

Pest Control against Fleas

Fleas have a hard strong exoskeleton are nearly impossible to crush between you finger and thumb. Their body shape being tall and thin enables them to move about quickly amongst hair and feathers. Their legendary jumping ability can launch them up to a height of 30cm about 200 times the flea's body length or comparable to a man jumping the height of the Eiffel tower. Each individual flea species is mainly dependent on its own host species but most can feed and survive off others.

Flea eggs are dropped on the ground and are in the highest concentrations around where their host nests or sleeps. Depending upon temperature the flea eggs will hatch in about 10 days with the larvae feeing on organic matter including the blood containing faeces of the adult fleas. The larvae are white, worm like and depending on temperature will mature between 10 and 160 days. The flea larvae pupates in a cocoon over a period of weeks to a number of months but can remain dormant as an adult flea in the cocoon for over a year awaiting the trigger of a passing animal to emerge.

Cat and dog fleas can both live of each others' host but require a blood feed from their respective host to be able to breed. When treating for fleas it is important that the cat or dog is treated by the owner or vet at the same time as rooms and animal bedding are treated, otherwise cross infestation will re-occur.

Bird fleas emerge from the birds' nest in spring but if a host cannot be found for a blood feed they start to move around and can enter houses.

Fleas in Offices

We keep offices free of pests using the latest monitoring systems, giving professional advice on how to organise your working environment so that pest infestations are unlikely to occur but if necessary carry out insecticide treatments.

Office staff are frequently complaining of being bitten whilst at work and upon investigation, what appear to be flea bites can be seen on their legs. Inspection, insect traps, insecticide treatments, advice on cleaning and anti-static procedures, all help to reassure staff that their welfare is a high priority of their employer. Fleas could enter offices via a number of routes. If birds and pigeons are nesting within the fabric of an office building then the fleas that they carry can work their way down from the bird and pigeon nests into offices. It is unlikely nowadays that domesticated animals live in offices but workers who have animals at home may carry fleas into the office environment where they are free to bite others. One flea, if it bites a number of people, can cause major disruption in the office.

Pest Control against Rats and Mice

It is an ongoing battle against rats and mice and if buildings are constantly being re-infested by rodents or just simply in a constantly infested state then the source of the rat or mouse problem has not been properly identified. Many factors can contribute to an ongoing rat or mouse infestation, from proofing requirements to stop rats and mice gaining entry, routes to and from adjoining properties where existing infestations of rats and mice exist and where alternative food supplies are available.

Good housekeeping is a must for any business. Undisturbed or cluttered areas are places where rats and mice can find harbourage and that coupled with food residues left on floors in kitchens, offices and stores will undoubtedly mean that an infestation of rats or mice will be difficult to clear. If you have never had rats outside your building, just being casual about foodstuffs being left outside will soon attract rats. Even with the best of intentions, abundant bird food left around the office gardens or outside relaxation areas will soon attract the rats.

Pest Control against Pharaoh's Ants

Pharaoh's Ants are a small yellow-brown ant between 1.5 - 2mm in length. Originally from the North Africa/Mediterranean area, they are now widely distributed they require warm humid conditions and because of this in Britain they are restricted to inside heated buildings. Pharaoh's ant colonies range in size from 50 to 300,000 which forage preferably for protein based food but will feed on cheese, meats, fats, sugars, chocolate etc also clothing and laundry may become infested. In contrast to most other ants, Pharaoh ants sometimes have several queens in each colony. Once a building becomes infested some of the workers and queens leave to produce satellite colonies. In hospitals where conditions are ideal for Pharaoh's ants they pose a risk to health being transmitters of disease. They can penetrate beneath bandages and find their way into sterile packs.

Bird proofing, Pigeons, Starlings, Seagulls

Pigeons and Birds, the damage they cause to buildings

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