When: Thursday 27 November

Where: Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford

Registration: Find out more and register online or contact Lisa Nieddu on 01480 400002 / [email protected]. 

From the event organisers:

The PCA’s 9th Invasive Weed Conference is being held on Thursday 27 November at a new venue - Manchester United Football Club, Old Trafford! We are very excited, particularly as this is such an iconic venue, and we are looking forward to delivering a packed programme of knowledge, guidance, and insight and provide fantastic opportunities to network with peers, colleagues, industry experts, speakers, and exhibitors from across all sectors of our membership.

Introducing our Keynote Speaker!

Adopting AI in to your business can feel overwhelming, challenging and off putting. To kickstart the day, our keynote speaker John Turner will deliver a welcome address on the practical implementation of AI which will educate all delegates, regardless of the sector they operate in.

Who is on the speaker programme at the Invasive Weed Conference – view the programme here!

This event aims to impact and shed light on many issues affecting the invasive weeds sector, featuring talks on:

• Session 1 – What’s on the horizon?
  • Glyphosate renewal update - Mark Buckingham, Bayer
  • Plant Alert! - Dr Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Coventry University
• Session 2 – Practical implementation: Keeping up with the real world
  • Large scale excavations: Avoiding the pitfalls - Robert Mitchell, Conservation Land Services and Total Weed Control Ltd
  • Alternative control methods used at Hever Castle – Nigel Goodayle, C&N Innovations
  • Canine detection: Standards, effectiveness and limitations - Kat Janczur, Canine Detection Solutions & Jim Glaister, The Knotweed Company
• Panel Debate - ‘The reality of rapid response: Putting it into action’
  • How to ensure rapid response becomes a standard approach in dealing with invasive non-native plants
• Session 3 – Be prepared!
  • When it comes to biocontrol measures, how can we best prepare? - Dr Daisuke Kurose, CABI
  • Pesticide enforcement – Sophie Kershaw & Dr Lola Brackenbury, HSE.

What’s new for 2025?

As we will be holding all three of the annual conferences for Damp & Timber, Structural Waterproofing and Invasive Weeds on the same day (27 November), with the usual pre-conference dinner the evening before, click on the links below to view the programmes in more detail:

• Damp & Timber Conference: Dampness and mould continue to receive high levels of media attention and this year’s event will address these issues, featuring talks on social housing, Building Regs, Awaab’s Law, retrofit and the Joint Position Statement.
• Structural Waterproofing Conference: This will focus on failures with cavity drain systems, land drainage, how heritage/ listed buildings procure their waterproofing solutions, basement fires and BBA certification.

Look out for news on our website, in emails and across our social channels as we announce the speakers and panellists for our panel debate! 

Book your place

To secure your place at the conference, you can book through the website (here) or contact me direct on 01480 400002 / [email protected]