Garden Care Services Ltd. 

 

Our Staff

Our staff's main philosophy is to meet customer needs as efficiently as possible giving good value and a good result. Our emphasis, within the provision of our services, is on, 'Quality achieved in a courteous manner.' We aim to leave all our customers pleased with our service.

In The Office
There is an enthusiastic, administrative team who are able to deal with any queries about  proposed, ongoing and completed projects and maintenance contracts.

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Denise Kendrick.jpg (105867 bytes) Denise Kendrick (Administration), oversees the sales/enquiries, manages existing customer requirements and will generally be the first point of contact for most customers.

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Joanne Vousden (Administration), has wide-ranging experience in customer services and also the first point of contact for most customers.

On The Road
There is a highly skilled, enthusiastic team engaged in all aspects of the services which we provide.

John Battison (Managing Director), B.A. Bus. Stud. (Hons), S.T.B. (Leuven), has been immersed in the horticultural world for 15 years and has a comprehensive knowledge of shrubs and perennials, garden management, soft landscaping and has the role of overseeing the running of the business.

David Battison (Team Leader), City & Guilds (Carpentry and Joinery), HND (Building and Surveying), has been involved in building and landscaping for the past 15 years. He has many years experience of lawn laying, fencing, garden management and carpentry and decking work.

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Daniel Beezer (Team Leader and Qualified Tree Surgeon), attained his tree surgery expertise at Merriswood Arboricultural College. He now has over 9 years experience as a tree surgeon and he oversees all our tree and felling work. He also has an HNV in Machine Maintenance and Agricultural Management.

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Robert O'Malley, (NVQ, level 1 in Horticulture) is experienced in Turf Culture and Garden Management. 

David Iveson, NVQ level 2 Agriculture, National Diploma in Hill Farm Management, and chainsaw NPTC levels 1 & 2, was for many years involved in agriculture, and has experience in garden management, landscaping and machinery maintenance.

Colman Murphy (Team Leader), Bsc (Hons) Horticulture, Msc Landscape Management, MIHort., City and Guilds Phase 1, 2, & 3 Amenity Horticulture, has been involved in all aspects of hard and soft landscaping, garden management and design for the past 12 years. 

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Karl Murray, has 6 years experience of hard landscaping, specialising with all aspects of stonework and paving.

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Laurence Peeke, has over five years experience in amenity horticulture and garden management. 

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Steve Presley, City and Guilds (Bricklaying), has 15 years experience of hard landscaping and many years experience of garden management.

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Lyndon Sowerby (Landscape Manager), B.A. (Hons) and a postgraduate diploma in Landscape Architecture, , has over 7 years experience in the field. He oversees and is involved with all hard landscaping projects.

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Robert Vickers (Team Leader), NVQ levels 2 & 3 in Amenity Horticulture, chainsaw NPTC levels 1 & 2, spraying certificates levels PA1, PA2, PA4, PA6a, and a welding certificate, has been for 10 years involved in turf culture and turf management. He is fully experienced in garden management, electrical installation, irrigation systems, and the maintenance of our machinery.