Our Team Members
We have a valuable team comprising of Robert, Melissa, Mathew, Richard, Alex, Kane and James. All our staff are friendly, approachable and work exceptionally hard to ensure that a good, quality service is always delivered to all our clients and customers
All our staff are trained in First Aid and Manual Handling.
Robert Haslam, Company Director
Cert ARB (RFS), NPTC, IOSH Accredited
Rob followed in his fathers footsteps in the Arboricultural industry in 1997 where he started work for a local tree company. In 1998 he went on to work for the local authority, during this period he studied for 3 years to gain his RFS in Arboriculture covering all the relevant N.P.T.C assessments. Rob founded Holly Oak Tree Services with Dave in 2001.
Matthew Farrington, Supervisor
City & Guilds Level 2 Arb, NVQ Arb Level 2, NPTC
Mat began his career working for the local authority, during this period he passed his City and Guilds level 2 in Arboriculture covering all the relevant N.P.T.C assessments. Mat started working for Holly Oak Tree Services in 2003 and has built up a great number of further qualifications, knowledge and skills which he is now able to pass onto other team members in his valued role as supervisor.
Melissa Haslam
Office Manager
Melissa (wife of Rob Haslam, Company Director) works behind the scenes managing all aspects of the day to day running of the office including invoicing, finance and health and safety.
Richard Page, Team Leader
City and Guilds Level 2/3 Arb, NPTC
Richard began his career in Horticulture before moving into Arboriculture. Richard is a fully qualified arborist and began working for Holly Oak Tree Services in 2016. Since joining the team, he has quickly progressed through to Team Leader. Richard has a number of qualifications including Level 3 Award in emergency tree work operations and Level 3 Award in felling and processing trees over 380mm.