Meet the Team
Roger East
Job: Sales Director
Biography: If you need to know about any type of wood, Roger is the man to talk too! Specialising in imported hardwoods, semi-retired Roger spends time in places such as Africa conducting due diligence trips to ensure our customers purchase legal and quality timber! If you can’t find Roger, always check the golf course!
Favourite Tree: Walnut Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Indian
Favourite Biscuit: Chocolate Hobnob
Mark Gilbert
Job: Director
Biography: Fresh out of university, Mark joined the company as a young lad. Working his way up to a current sitting director, his day is never the same. Mark spends his time in almost every area of the business from production operations to employee relations…..we’ve even got him making the tea!
Favourite Tree: Douglas Fir Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Chinese
Favourite Biscuit: Hobnobs
Edward Applin
Job: Operations Director
Biography: Timber Ted! Edward spends most of the day juggling operations in our yard and managing the team. Well respected among all in our business, he has a wealth of knowledge and experience in just about anything to do with timber. He is our woodland wiseman!
Favourite Tree: Elm Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Thai
Favourite Biscuit: Custard Cream
David Knight
Job: Sales Manager
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Jamie Porteous
Job: Sales Manager
Biography: Most comfortable in cycling Lycra, what he lacks in style, he makes up for in sales prowess and timber knowledge. Jamie has been around for a long time, growing up at East Brothers when his father was Director/Foreman and starting off his career here before briefly being distracted by less gainful endeavours. Mr. Yellow Pages, as much a nod to his age as his seemingly limitless network of helpful friends, is the man to talk to if you want to timber.
Favourite Tree: Douglas Fir Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Indian
Favourite Biscuit: Garibaldi
Megan Holmes
Job: Office Manager
Biography: Megan joined the team as our Office Manager. The go to girl for firewood, credit control, HR, website, social media and pretty much anything else you can think of! No request is too big or too small for Megan and if you are really lucky, she sometimes keeps our biscuit jar stocked!
Favourite Tree: Cheal’s Wheeping Cherry Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Chinese
Favourite Biscuit: Jammie Dodger
David Edwards
Job: Operations & Transport Manager
Biography: Call him google maps! Handling all our transport partners, David can ship your product to almost anywhere in the UK….and beyond! David’s his name but transports his game!
Favourite Tree: Persian Ironwood Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Indian
Favourite Biscuit: The last biscuit in the tin
Edward Ridout
Job: Timber Buyer
Biography: Fresh to the team in 2022, Ed has bought a new lease of life to our yard. This young and upcoming forestry graduate is currently training in every area of the business to expand his skill set and knowledge…..Ted 2.0? Who knows!
Favourite Tree: Beech Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Mexican
Favourite Biscuit: Chocolate Digestive
Giles Burnfield
Job: FSC & Saw Specialist
Biography: Giles can be found either in the office in his infamous spreadsheet shorts or donning his leather apron in the saw shop. In charge of our compliance, he is as versatile as his fashion sense. His love of excel is well documented, to the point where we all think he uses a spreadsheet to plan his evening meals!
Favourite Tree: Hazel Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Fish & Chips
Favourite Biscuit: Homemade Biscuits
Steve Newton
Job: Specialised Goods Manager
Biography: Speedy Steve deals with the incoming and outgoing of our products. Making sure customers are loaded and ready to go in his JCB, he never misses a trick!
Favourite Tree: Cherry Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Chinese
Favourite Biscuit: Chocolate Digestives
Julian Surplice
Job: Head of Maintance
Biography: Jack of all trades Julian! The man that can fix almost anything……except his addiction to biscuits! Julian maintains our yard and machines so we can stay on track with our orders. Amongst all of this, he has the skills to operate basically every machine onsite! He really is a capeless superhero!
Favourite Tree: Monkey Puzzle Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Curry
Favourite Biscuit: Chocolate Hobnobs
Toby Safe
Job: Head of Timber Machining & Health and Safety
Biography: Straight from school and into the mill. With almost three decades of saw-milling experience, Toby has acquired many skills over the years and is very knowledgeable when it comes to the Sawmill and its operations.
Favourite Tree: Oak Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Everything
Favourite Biscuit: Ginger Nut
Stuart Porteous
Job: Imported Hardwood Specialist
Biography: BIG MACHINE OPERATOR! Along with balancing all the hardwood orders Stuart is also the only man for the job when it comes to dealing with our beast of a machine, the Svetruck! Weighing in at 52 Tonnes, it is not to be messed with!
Favourite Tree: Pine Tree
Favourite Takeaway: Pizza
Favourite Biscuit: Rich Tea Fingers