Leading independent sawmillersA&J Scott has appointed Tom Coates as their new Forestry Director as it plans for further growth in the coming years. Tom, a chartered forester and member of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, joins the company from Egger, where he has spent 12 years since graduating with 1st class honours in Forestry at the […]Read More
ASH SELWAY Married/Children? Single with two boys Gray & Issac Position/Company: Owner of APR Agri Fencing Specialists Previous Employment: Shepherd What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Staff is becoming a huge Issue. Rising costs of Machinery & Product & Struggling to get Customers to go with the times […]Read More
ADAM HUXHAM Married/Children? Married with 1 child (daughter) Position/Company: Managing Director/Business Owner of A H Contractors and run family farm with brother. Previous Employment: Was Adam Huxham Limited (self employed) but have now grown and revamped business to A H Contractors What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Cost […]Read More
Kate Palmer, from Dundee, Scotland and based at the School of Natural Sciences (SNS), Bangor University, has been presented with the Tilhill Phil Johnson Memorial Award for the Top Student 2021-22 on the MSc Silviculture module. Kate was presented with a specially carved wooden trophy together with £250 prize money. The presentation took place at […]Read More
Perimeter fencing firm Heras has appointed David Owen as its Country Manager for the UK with the aim of delivering a strong plan for growth after coming through a period of transition. Heras, based in Doncaster, is already seeing the benefits following the introduction of a new structure for the business, a move to new […]Read More
LAURA GRIMWOOD Married/Children? Married and have a beautiful eight week old baby. Position/Company: Joint Managing Director with my brother Jamie Thomson at Thomson Sawmills Ltd. Previous Employment: Worked my way through the business and have worked in most areas. What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Uncertainty with the […]Read More
DARREN BATTY Married/Children? Not married. I have a daughter Position/Company: Technical Sales Advisor – Heras Previous Employment: Parkinson Plastics – Powder coating company How long at Heras, and previous roles with the company? I have worked for Heras for almost 21yrs. In this time I have managed in the production department and also the finishing […]Read More
Oliver Mackay, a graduate from Harper Adams University has wonthe Tilhill ‘Top Student’ Award for2021. The award was presented at an online presentation to Oliver, a final year student studying Sustainable Forestry and Forestry Products on the BSC (Hons) in Countryside andEnvironmental Management course with the University. As part of Tilhill’s work to strengthen links […]Read More
The Door & Hardware Federation(DHF) has announced the new Chairman of the Building HardwareGroup as Richard Bromley; he will be supported by the new Vice-Chairman, Neil Rule. Richard, who formerly served as Vice Chairman of the Building Hardware Group, has many years’ experience in the lock and hardware industry and, in 2021, was appointed Business […]Read More
JAMES VICTOR LINNELL Married/Children? Married with three girls. Position/Company: Director at Linnell Bros Ltd. Previous Employment: I was at Brackley Saw Mills for four years. Since then, I have been at Linnell Bros for thirty years. What do you consider the main issues affecting the fencing and landscaping industry? Rising prices, inflation and uncertainty. What’s […]Read More
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