Commercial Pest Management & Integrated Pest Control Across Yorkshire and Northern England
BPCA-qualified, audit-compliant pest management for food manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, healthcare and education — trusted by clients audited to BRCGS, SALSA, Red Tractor, ISO 22000 and FSCC 22000.
Shield Pest Management is the North of England’s leading independent commercial pest control company. Since 2002, our BPCA-qualified field biologists and technicians have protected food sites, warehouses, factories and offices from rodents, insects and birds — and from the audit failures that follow them.
Call 01757 212 727 for a free site survey, or use our 24-hour emergency call-out for active infestations.
Established 2002
20+ years’ experience
£5m Public Liability
Fully insured operations
24/7 Emergency
Out-of-hours call-out
Audit Specialists
BRCGS, SALSA, Red Tractor
Commercial pest management, audit compliance and Integrated Pest Management — under one roof
Commercial Pest Management
Proactive contract pest control for warehouses, factories, food sites and offices — site-surveyed, BPCA-led, audit-ready.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Risk-based, prevention-led pest control that reduces pesticide use while protecting your CRRU, COSHH and RAMS evidence trail.
Audit
Compliance
Documentation, trend analysis and field biologist inspections that satisfy BRCGS, SALSA, Red Tractor, ISO 22000 and major retailer specifications.
Domestic
Pest Control
Discreet, humane pest removal for residential homes across Yorkshire — mice, rats, wasps, moles, squirrels and bed bugs.
Why commercial sites across Yorkshire choose Shield
20+ years of commercial pest management experience
Established in 2002, we’ve worked across food manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, hospitality, healthcare and education. Our client list includes work feeding into Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Heinz and Tesco supply chains.
BPCA-qualified, RSPH-trained, BASIS PROMPT-registered technicians
Every Shield Pest Management field technician carries the Royal Society for Public Health Level 2 qualification and operates within BPCA Codes of Best Practice, is RSPH-trained, BASIS PROMPT-registered.
Audit-ready compliance documentation as standard
Every visit produces a digital report covering pest activity, proofing recommendations, COSHH, RAMS and trending data — accessible 24/7 via Insectram AI enhanced Pest Control Software system.
Risk-led IPM (Integrated Pest Management)
We start with a comprehensive pest risk assessment of your site, then design a prevention-first programme that minimises chemical use and satisfies HACCP pest control standards.
24-hour emergency call-out for all Shield Pest Management clients
Active infestations don’t wait for office hours. Our technicians respond out-of-hours across Yorkshire and the North of England — call 01757 212 727 day or night.
CRRU-compliant, environmentally responsible methods
As Think Wildlife signatories, we follow the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use Code to protect non-target wildlife while keeping your site pest-free.
Industry-specific pest management — built around your audit and your operation
Different sectors face different pest pressures and different audit standards. Shield’s contracts are designed sector-by-sector — these are the operations we serve most often across Yorkshire and Northern England.
Food Manufacturing & Processing
Food manufacturers face the highest pest control scrutiny of any UK sector. A single trend analysis gap can fail a BRCGS audit and remove you from supplier lists. Shield delivers documented, risk-assessed pest management that satisfies BRCGS Issue 9, HACCP pest control standards and major retailer specifications, with a dedicated field biologist available for independent inspections.
Warehousing & Logistics
Pest control for warehouses is uniquely challenging — large open volumes, frequent vehicle movements and constant goods-in/out create entry points faster than most sites can close them. Shield’s contract programmes combine perimeter rodent control, fly management at loading bays, bird proofing and digital reporting so your QA team and your retail customers’ auditors see the same evidence trail.
Factories & Production Lines
Pest control for factories must work around continuous production, complex machinery and strict zoning. Our field biologists design risk-based programmes that minimise downtime, keep pesticide use proportionate, and produce the documentation required for ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 and your customers’ specifications.
Hospitality, Restaurants & Catering
Reputation is built or lost in a single review. Shield provides discreet, scheduled commercial fly control, rodent prevention and bird proofing for hotels, restaurants, pubs, contract caterers and care home kitchens — including upgrade paths to LED Electronic Fly Killer technology that cuts running costs by up to 67%.
Healthcare & Education
Hospitals, GP surgeries, dental practices, schools, nurseries and universities all need pest control that prioritises pupil and patient safety, uses the lowest-toxicity options where possible, and delivers documentation for CQC, Ofsted and local authority inspections. Shield holds £5m public liability insurance and uses CRRU-compliant methods throughout.
Retail & Offices
Shop floors, distribution centres, head offices and listed retail buildings — Shield Pest Management delivers low-visibility servicing outside trading hours, with bird proofing, rodent prevention and Insectram AI enhanced pest management software system. This software provides reporting for facilities managers covering multiple sites.
What is Integrated Pest Management — and why does your auditor expect it?
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the structured, risk-based approach to pest control now expected by every major UK food, retail and hospitality auditor. Rather than relying on routine pesticide application, an integrated pest management system combines four steps:
- Inspect — A site survey and pest control risk assessment identify entry points, harbourage, attractants and existing pressure.
- Prevent — Proofing, hygiene improvements, housekeeping advice and environmental management remove the conditions pests need to thrive.
- Monitor — Strategically placed monitoring devices, Electronic Fly Killers and bait stations generate the trend data your audit requires.
- Control — Where intervention is needed, biological pest control methods, traps and CRRU-compliant rodenticides are used proportionately and only where justified by the risk assessment.
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1. Inspect
Site survey & risk assessment
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2. Prevent
Proofing & environmental management
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3. Monitor
Devices, Electronic Fly Killers & trend data
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4. Control
Proportionate, CRRU-compliant intervention
Shield’s IPM programmes are designed by BPCA-qualified field biologists and reviewed continuously through Insectram, so your evidence trail is always current.
Pest control built around your audit — BRCGS, SALSA, Red Tractor, ISO 22000
Audit failure is a commercial-scale risk. A single non-conformance can mean immediate suspension from a supplier list and weeks of remediation. Shield specialises in audit-compliant pest management for the standards below — and for the major retailer specifications layered on top of them.
BRCGS (Issue 9)
The British Retail Consortium Global Standard — the food industry benchmark. We design pest control programmes that pass first-time.
SALSA
The leading certification scheme for UK small food and drink producers. Achievable, audit-led pest control programmes built around your scale.
Red Tractor
Britain’s largest food and farm assurance scheme. Documented pest management for farms, packing and processing.
AIB International
Rigorous food-safety auditing trusted across global manufacturing. Trend analysis and root-cause documentation included.
ISO 22000
The international food safety management standard. Pest control as part of your wider FSMS.
FSSC 22000
GFSI-recognised, retailer-accepted certification. Compliant pest documentation that satisfies global supply chains.
Major retailer specifications
Shield’s clients include suppliers feeding Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Heinz and Tesco supply chains. Each retailer layers its own pest control specification on top of BRCGS — we build that into your contract from day one.
Related reading: BRCGS Best Practice Guidelines · Achieving BRC Compliant Pest Control · Pest Control Audits Guide
Pests we manage across commercial and domestic sites
Mice & Rats
Commercial rat and rodent control
Wasps & Hornets
Same-day safe nest removal
Ants
Garden, kitchen & commercial
Bed Bugs
Heat and chemical treatments
Flies
Fully integrated fly management
Cockroaches
Commercial kitchen specialists
Moles
Humane removal of moles and voles
Squirrels
Domestic & Commercial Loft & roof spaces
Birds
Birds proofing & fouling removal
Silverfish
Residential and Commercial Bathroom & utility areas
Audit-ready reporting at your fingertips with Insectram
Every Shield visit ends with a digital report uploaded in real time to Insectram, our cloud-based reporting platform. Site managers, QA leads and external auditors can log in 24/7 to see:
- Outstanding actions and proofing recommendations
- Pest activity trending over time
- Inspection reports, COSHH data and RAMS
- Site plans, checklists and field biologist reports
- A historical evidence trail for any audit window
This is “due diligence” evidence in the format your auditor expects — and a core reason Shield clients consistently pass BRCGS, SALSA and Red Tractor audits without pest-related non-conformances.
Open the Insectram Customer Portal →Environmentally responsible pest control — CRRU, Think Wildlife and biological methods
Pest control should not come at the cost of non-target wildlife. Shield is a signatory to the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU) and the Think Wildlife scheme — both of which set strict standards on rodenticide stewardship to protect barn owls, kestrels, red kites and other UK wildlife.
Where the risk assessment allows, we lead with biological pest control methods, mechanical traps and proofing. Our environmentally friendly pest control approach is designed to satisfy your auditor and your sustainability reporting in equal measure.
Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Electronic Fly Killers
Flying insects are significant disease vectors that threaten health and safety compliance in food preparation and service environments. As part of a professional pest management strategy, we often recommend upgrading traditional Electronic Fly Killers (EFKs) to advanced LED technology.
Use our independent calculator to discover how transitioning to modern LED systems can maintain vital regulatory compliance whilst reducing your energy consumption by up to 67%.
Calculate Energy Savings
Determine the precise financial benefit of upgrading your current hardware. Our independent LED cost calculator provides a transparent analysis of the energy and operational savings achievable for your Yorkshire business.
What Shield's commercial clients say
“Shield’s commercial pest control service is impressive. Their technicians are professional and thorough, ensuring our warehouse remains pest-free. Their attention to detail and prompt responses have made them an invaluable partner for our business.”
A Booth
Warehousing
“We’ve been using Shield for bird control at our office building, and the results are brilliant. Their proofing methods are effective and discreet. The team’s expertise in dealing with protected species whilst addressing our concerns is truly commendable.”
R Crowther
Office building bird control
“Shield’s audit compliance support for our BRCGS certification has been invaluable. Their knowledge of the standards and detailed approach to documentation have made our audits much more streamlined and less stressful.”
M Dunnington
Food manufacturing / BRCGS
“The fly control units installed by Shield have made a world of difference in our restaurant. Their team recommended the perfect solution for our needs, and the ongoing service is excellent. Our customers and staff are much happier now!”
P Khan
Restaurant / Hospitality
“I’m impressed with Shield’s domestic pest control service. They quickly resolved our mouse problem and provided practical advice to prevent future issues. Their technicians are friendly, knowledgeable, and respectful of our home.”
S Ellison
Domestic
“Shield’s pest awareness training for our food production team was fantastic. The course was informative, engaging, and tailored to our specific needs. It’s greatly improved our team’s understanding of pest prevention.”
V Patel
Food production / Training
“We’ve been using Shield’s Insectram online reporting system, and it’s revolutionised how we manage pest control. The real-time updates and trend analysis have helped us stay proactive in our approach to pest management.”
K Firth
Insectram reporting
“The mole service from Shield was brilliant. They used humane methods to solve our garden problem quickly and efficiently. Their technician was patient in explaining the process and answering all our questions.”
T Greenwood
Domestic garden
“Shield’s SALSA certification support has been invaluable for our small food business. Their guidance through the process, from implementation to audit, was clear and practical. Thanks to them, we achieved certification with confidence.”
J Metcalfe
Food production / SALSA
Pest control across Yorkshire and the North of England
Based in Selby, North Yorkshire, Shield Pest Management covers commercial sites from Grimsby to Manchester and from Middlesbrough to Birmingham. Our highest-density coverage is across:
Frequently Asked Questions
An Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programme combines four steps: inspection of your site, prevention through proofing and hygiene, monitoring with traps and reporting, and control using the lowest-toxicity option that solves the problem. Shield’s IPM programmes are designed by BPCA-qualified field biologists and documented through our Insectram reporting platform — read our full IPM guide.
Shield specialises in audit compliance for BRCGS Issue 9, SALSA, Red Tractor, AIB International, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 and major retailer specifications including Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Heinz and Tesco. See our audit compliance services.
Yes. Shield operates a 24-hour emergency call-out service across Yorkshire and Northern England. Call 01757 212 727 at any time of day or night for active infestations.
BRCGS audits require a documented pest management policy, site plans showing bait/monitor positions, regular inspection reports, trend analysis, risk assessments, COSHH data and evidence of staff awareness training. Our BRC documentation guide walks through every requirement.
Common signs include droppings, gnaw marks on packaging, smear marks along walls, urine staining under UV light, scratching sounds in wall cavities, and damaged stock. Read our full guide: signs of a rodent infestation in a commercial property.
A fly killer (EFK) is a single piece of equipment. An Integrated Fly Management programme combines proofing, environmental control, fly screens, EFKs and behavioural fly traps under a written risk assessment, with documented catch analysis. Use our LED Cost Calculator to evaluate your existing fly killers.
Yes. Shield’s pest awareness training is built around the Tesco specification requirement that a trained company employee must be accountable for the pest control programme. Course covers pest types, biology, hygiene, proofing, audit conformance and legislation. See our training services or read about the benefits of pest awareness training.
Yes. Shield Pest Management is a member of the BPCA, NPTA and TrustMark. Our technicians are RSPH-qualified and BASIS PROMPT-registered. We carry £5m public liability insurance. Why use a BPCA-certified company?
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Ready to make your site audit-proof?
Whether you’re preparing for a first BRCGS audit, recovering from a non-conformance, or just need a reliable commercial pest control partner across Yorkshire and the North, Shield Pest Management is here to help.
Most calls are answered by the same people who’ll be managing your site.