Wood Environmental Services delivers various sustainable vegetation management solutions to the rail, highway, and commercial sectors. As such, Ben Wood has over 20 years of experience working with pesticides and delivering sustainable vegetation management solutions in a variety of locations. Prior to setting up Wood Environmental Services, he worked at companies including Ground Control, Mitie, and Whiting Landscape. In his amenity horticulture days, he worked closely with clients to reduce the use of chemicals. Now he is working with new ecological boundaries with Network Rail and Highways where reduction isn’t an option, he now has to mitigate impact in other ways.
He will be speaking on HortWeek's Integrated weed management: realities vs. government goals panel at GroundsFest.
Join us on September 9 in the Landscape Zone in the HortWeek seminar area at GroundsFest at 11am.
This essential event is sponsored by Kersten.
You’re on the Integrated Weed Management: realities vs. government goals panel at GroundsFest this year – why should visitors come along?
They should come along because it is an important topic. The discussions will be rich if a lot of people from different backgrounds and experiences come along.
When did you set up the business and what would you say is its main focus?
I set up the business in 2021 after working in various management roles in the sector. The main focus of the business is to deliver quality and reliable infrastructure management solutions across the rail and various infrastructure areas.
What types of clients does the company work with?
We work with Network Rail, TFL and National highways. We are also RISQS approved and work with a range of suppliers through them.
What methods of vegetation management does Wood Environmental Services work with?
We use various techniques using tools and we also offer weed spraying solutions. We try to work as sustainably as possible.
How long have you been in the industry yourself, and what’s your experience?
I have been in the industry for 21 years, starting off as a horticulturalist working at Kew Gardens and at the Chelsea flower show. I went on to be in various management roles across the gardening and then de-veg management sectors.
