Meet our staff
All of our Bumble Bees staff are excellent hardworking team members who take great pride in their work. Importantly they are also fully trained in the use of their equipment, fully licensed and fully insured. You can rest-assured that your business grounds and office plants are in very good hands.
Yvonne Davies (Managing Director)
Yvonne Davies is our Managing Director or more favourably known as "Queen Bee". Trained as a Florist and now has 25 years experience in the Industry. In 1997 she won the Women in Business Award and in 2007 we won an EFIG award for plant installation and design.
She has specialised knowledge in large Atriums and large Ficus trees. Yvonne is particulary skilled at interior plant selection and pot design to provide the correct environment for your employees and business.
- Bill Davies (Administrator)
Bill heads our Administration and Finance. He trained as a Cost and Management Accountant (Level 1 & 2 CIMA). After many years of working at a Senior Management level in the Motor Sport Industry he joined Bumble Bees. He is skilled at bringing his professional business experience to ensure the growth of Bumble Bees is controlled.
- Rachael Davies MSc (Biol) (Non Exec Technical Director)
Rachael worked with Bumble Bees as a part-time Plant Technician during her educational years. She obtained her BSc (Biol) in 2004 and left to work for ecological projects in New Zealand for 2 years. She then returned to Sussex University to complete her Masters in Plant Conservation. Rachael is now our Technical advisor on matters such as plant selection and eco-friendly methods of insect control. She is currently working for the extremely important world project,The Milennium Seed Bank Project, which is part of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/conservation-climate-change/millennium-seed-bank/index.htm
- Tony Allington (Supervisor of Office Plant Contracts)
Tony joined Bumble Bees in 2004. He is responsible for our larger contracts including Atriums and Large Trees. He is most ecological worker as he has a walking route around Central Milton Keynes and uses the train to service our London contracts. He is EFIG trained on pruning large specimen trees.
- Susan Young (Plant Technician)
Sue joined us in 2007. No previous experience but a very keen gardener. She has succesfully completed all her training.
- Brenda Kell (Plant Technician)
Brenda joined us in Jan 2008. You will see her buzzing about in her sign-written van. No previous experience but meticulous in her approach to work. A very concientious worker. She has succesfully completed all her in house training.
- Paul Samms (Landscaping)
Paul has over 25 years experience in the Industry. He even planted many of the trees in Dubai. He is a qualified Tree Surgeon and supervises our team of worker bees in all aspects of Landscaping.
Bumble Bees - Commercial Landscaping
Bumble Bees can look after all aspects of your grounds care and maintenance for your business:
Photos: Our latest plant installation in Milton Keynes. (AUG 2010)
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