Member Profiles
From time to time this page will be updated with profiles of our members. It is designed to illustrate the type of people within our industry who feel drawn to join our Society. It should provide those of you who are not already members, an insight into the thinking of those who are, and will illustrate the type of roles our members fulfil within the industry.
Many members put IPPS at the top of their list when it comes to both career and personal development.
The first three member profiles are from Therese Duffey, Peter MacDonald and Carlos Verhelst. All are long standing members and personify the guiding principal of our Society to 'seek and share' knowledge.
If you would like to appear on this page by providing us with your member profile, get in touch in the first instance, with the IPPS Secretary Wendy Staniforth, by emailing ipps@paston.co.uk
Many members put IPPS at the top of their list when it comes to both career and personal development.
The first three member profiles are from Therese Duffey, Peter MacDonald and Carlos Verhelst. All are long standing members and personify the guiding principal of our Society to 'seek and share' knowledge.
If you would like to appear on this page by providing us with your member profile, get in touch in the first instance, with the IPPS Secretary Wendy Staniforth, by emailing ipps@paston.co.uk
Edwina Bridle
Director W. Godfrey & Sons Ltd. – est. 1921
Company is run in conjunction with partner and husband, Bill Godfrey and is a specialist herbaceous producer catering mainly for the Landscape Trade. We produce in excess of 500,000 plants a year and run around 1000 lines in most years.
Read more from Edwina here...
Company is run in conjunction with partner and husband, Bill Godfrey and is a specialist herbaceous producer catering mainly for the Landscape Trade. We produce in excess of 500,000 plants a year and run around 1000 lines in most years.
Read more from Edwina here...
Carlos Verhelst
I have a small nursery in Jabbeke, Belgium, and specialise in propagation of shrubs and trees by grafting – these are sold as liners.
All aspects of nursery business are covered by IPPS. Discussions about management, developments in the control of plant diseases, propagation, environment, water and so on.
Read more from Carlos here...
Peter MacDonald
When I first started work as a lecturer in horticulture I was told that if I joined only one society it must be the IPPS.
As my main interests are in plant propagation and production I have never regretted taking this advice.
Read more from Peter here...
Therese Duffey
Raised on farm in East Cork, I studied for an HND in commercial horticulture at Writtle College, 1989-1992. I worked on several nurseries in the Netherlands and Ireland before settling in County Kildare 15 years or so ago. I set up Nightpark Nursery on a greenfield site in 2002, a small seed propagation nursery supplying the wholesale trade.
Read more from Therese here...
Bent Jensen
I started my career in horticulture in 1983, where I trained as a gardener / manager at Vilvorde horticultural college.
I worked in the protected horticulture production area of the college. There were two greenhouse nurseries, in one we produced potted plants and in the other cut roses.
Read more from Bent here...
Abi Rayment
Abi has been a member of the IPPS since 2003 and a committee member for five years. As vice-president she organised a successful conference based in Suffolk in 2010. As a committee member she has been responsible for organising the programme of IPPS training workshops over the last few years.
Read more from Abi here...
Les Lane
Les Lane is currently owner and managing director of XL Horticulture, a company he started 18 years ago and which is today one of the leading suppliers of polythene films in Europe.
Les grew up as a grower and learnt growing the old fashioned way, working with his father, before leaving to start his own landscaping company at the age of 21.
Read more from Les here...
