About
Carl Batchelor - Planting ManagerCarl has worked in the horticultural industry for over 20 years, having joined Majestic Trees in early 2004 where he has progressed from crew member to a leadership role. Carl has a practical “can-do” approach with a commitment to excellent customer service that makes him an invaluable team leader. He is fully competent in all plant and machinery we own, including excavators, telehandlers, skidsteers etc., and holds all relevant tickets as does all of his crew that operate them. Carl also holds both a HGV1 and 2 rigid and articulated truck licenses, and is a fully qualified First Aider. As if that weren’t enough, during his time at Majestic, Carl has also undertaken and completed his City & Guilds NVQ2 in Horticulture. |
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Andy Porter - Planting SupervisorAndy has worked for Majestic Trees for over 8 years where he started on the tree planting team but now runs one of the tree planting teams. He previously worked in groundcare and landscape maintenance and holds all the relevant tickets for the heavy equipment we operate. Andy is multi-skilled, a capable driver of a 7.5 ton lorry, and having completed his City & Guilds NVQ2 in Horticulture during his time at Majestic. He has excellent customer service skills and is always hard-working, punctual and conscientious. |
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Winston Woodward - AfterCare/Senior HorticulturalistWinston joined Majestic Trees in early 2006 and has been in the industry for 15 years. He has an ND in Horticulture (Distinction) and worked for six years as part of the team building the Eden Project and other international projects. Winston is a qualified Pesticide applicator and licensed machine operator. Winston provides consistent, reliable horticultural care. He cares about plants and it shows in the detail and thoroughness of his work. He has proven to be an invaluable team member for his professionalism and his commitment to horticulture. |
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Tom Dulieu - HGV1/Machine OperatorTom grew up on a farm which resulted in him learning to drive machinery at an early age. With about 20 years experience, there is little he cannot drive or does not hold a license for, whether it be telescopic handlers, tractors, skidsteers, excavators, hiab crane and tracked dumpers, etc. and of course a HGV1 truck license. Tom joined Majestic in 2006 where he has become an important part of the tree planting team and is very detailed and extremely practical. He is especially adept at long distance or trunking work and has been known to turn around up to 3 artic trailer loads of trees in one day when we are running in numerous trees for the show gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show!. |
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Iain Heaslip – HGV1 & Tree Planting TeamIain joined our team in 2009 and has worked in the nursery business for over 20 years, primarily at a bonsai nursery. Now instead of bonsai trees, he thinks nothing of moving trees in 80 to 5,000 litre pots, and is a very able truck driver and machine operator as well as completing his City & Guilds, NVQ2 in Horticulture. It doesn’t matter where you live, Iain is happy to drive to you. He is a natural at delivering and planting trees, usually as part of a team. This autumn he plans to climb Mount Kamajula in Nepal! |
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Alex Balbi – Arborist/HGV1 DriverAlex is a passionate tree lover who received his National Diploma in Arboriculture at Moulton College, as well as numerous other qualifications in tree climbing, chainsaw, traffic management and First Aid. He joined Majestic Trees in 2011 after 4 years of arboriculture work, as he felt drawn to planting large specimen trees. He is hard working, has a great attitude, very conscientious and has excellent customer service skills. He is also an excellent truck driver and operates various machinery on site. |
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Ashley Britton - Lead HardscaperAshley joined our team in 2007 and has almost 10 years experience as an exceptionally talented hardscaper who is very detailed and extremely practical. Whatever needs building, Ashley knows how to make it happen as has been demonstrated by the demonstration garden he built at RHS Hampton Court that received an Outstanding from the RHS, and the current show garden he is building at the nursery. He attended Oakland’s College where he studied and qualified as a hard landscaper, and has excellent customer service skills. He operates all types of equipment, is a qualified First Aider and holds an HGV2 rigid truck licence. |
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Tom Britton - Tree Planting TeamTom is an invaluable member of the team who does a lot of the grunt work. He decided to have a career change in 2007 and went back to college for 2 years to study horticulture. After working as a landscape gardener for a respected landscape company, he decided he wanted to move into planting specimen trees. Tom has been with the team for over 1 year, is always is polite, knowledgable and helpful, and nothing is too much trouble. He has a PA1&6 Pesticide Licence. |
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Ben Baker – Tree Planting/Horticulture ApprenticeBen is one of two apprentices we have taken on this year as we develop the future team and train young people for a career in horticulture. Having worked for both a landscape company and a competitor nursery over the past 2 years, he joined Majestic Trees to develop his knowledge in an environment where he really felt he would learn. He has quickly settled in and is already making a significant contribution when not attending Capel Manor College where he is studying for his Diploma in Work Based Horticulture. |
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