I founded Arbtech in 2005 as a sole trader, providing tree surveys, landscape and forestry consultancy—having spent my years prior to this working as a tree surgeon. Then as now, the focus at Arbtech is on competitiveness, speed and reliability. Uniquely, under one roof we directly employ a team of ten specialists that are able [...]
Matt is a senior surveyor and provides customers with high level planning advice relating to trees, for example with Arboricultural Impact Assessments, Method Statements and Tree Protection Plans. He works from both our offices and from home, depending upon the demands of each project and customer. Joining Arbtech from a period of self-employment, he has [...]
Alex co-ordinates much of the work at Arbtech. Her touch is felt by almost every project that comes through the door and along with our highly sophisticated IT system, she is responsible for the ninja-like efficiency of our internal processes. In previous roles, Alex has been the P.A. to a global logistics director and a [...]
Yes. He should have a helmet on. But the picture was taken years ago, when he was still (relatively) young, (allegedly) fit, and Health the Safety wasn’t was it is today. Alan is a surveyor, having spent many years as a tree surgeon, before deciding to progress his career in professional arboriculture by joining Arbtech. [...]
First, some clarification. That’s Mark on the right. Mark is a bat surveyor and joined Arbtech as an ecologist the 6th hire of 2011, following a long and varied career in zoology. A senior handler for rare and exotic species at the Zoological Society of London and Dunstable Zoo, Mark has experience of being directly [...]
Martin joined Arbtech as an ecologist and licensed bat worker. From there he has been promoted to senior surveyor and now manages a small team of ecologists–he’d be quick to add, that this is in addition to doing “real work”–dedicated to providing you with the very fastest, most straightforward and cost effective solutions to your [...]
Craig joined Arbtech’s full time ecology team as a Graduate Surveyor, having worked for us previously as a sub-contractor for many months. Prior to this, he worked at the Trust for Urban Ecology as a Conservation Officer. Based in Eynsford, Kent, Craig assists the ecological survey team covering most of the south and east of [...]
David joined the team at Arbtech as an arboriculturist and surveyor, working predominantly from his home-office base in Rochester, Kent. His specializations are BS5837 tree surveys, though he is equally at home on larger and smaller projects; from single-tree mortgage reports, to risk assessment and condition surveys. David is FdSc Arboriculture qualified, having studied through [...]
Jo has joined us in 2012, as a Natural England licenced bat surveyor and ecologist, having been a sub-contractor for almost 2 years previous. Jo is a highly accomplished surveyor who is trained to undertake all manner of consultancy projects, including those related to BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes ecology reports. Jo holds both [...]
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Managing Director
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Matthew Middle
Report Machine
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Alexandra Ashton
I do all the real work
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Alan Thompson
Tree Fella
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Zoo Keeper
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Martin O’Connor
Bat Man
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Robin
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David Garrick
Looks like Bill Bailey
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Batty about Bats
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