Meet the team!
Our team means everything to us and we are positive that we would not be the success we are today without our dedicated group of trained staff. Here's a quick run down of our key members!
John Smithard
Partner
John created Eden Tree Care with brother in law, Rob Kendrick. John is a fully qualified tree climber and business guru, handling all your quotations and customer queries. Look out for him if you ask us for a quote! John says “I come from a family business background and understand the importance of providing the right service for my customers. I love the job, and the positive feedback we get from a job well done.’
Rob Kendrick
Partner
Our most experienced tree climber, Rob can handle pretty much any challenge! As you may imagine, these are plentiful in our job! In addition to climbing, Rob is also in charge of maintenance and care of our equipment. Rob says ‘I love the challenges we face on a daily basis. It’s a great feeling working with a group of like minded colleagues. It’s rewarding to see the difference we can make to a property.’
Mike Lawrence
Groundsman
Mike is our most experienced and qualified Groundsman. Since joining us in 2005, Mike’s experience is invaluable to us. Communication between climbers and the team on the ground is vital to complete jobs safely and efficiently. Mike says ‘I take a lot of pride in my work, the bigger jobs involving traffic management are really challenging and I love the team effort required to make it all run smoothly’.
Dave Stewart
Senior Fencer/Firewood delivery
Dave is mainly in charge of the fencing arm of the business, a skilled craftsmen with the high standards required to make a quality job. In addition when the fencing slows during the winter months, he organises the firewood. Dave says ‘I take great care to insure the fences and gates are erected to a very high standard, I enjoy meeting real people and satisfying them with our quality workmanship.’
Dan Greenwood
Fencer/Groundsman
The most recent member of the team, since joining in spring 2008 we are delighted to have him on board. Dan’s main role is to assist Dave with the fencing and gate services that we carry out. Dan says ‘I am proud to be part of such a great team, I really enjoy the before and after of the work we carry out.’
Kate Smithard
Accounts, Marketing & Admin
Kate works for Eden Part time, you will probably liaise with her when booking in a quote. Husband to John and big sister to Rob, Since joining in 2007 she keeps the business organised and in check!
Eden Tree care is a family run tree surgery business, based in Leicestershire - the heart of the new National Forest. We provide tree services throughout Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire.
Please call us for a free quote
01530 817220 or 01332 865775
