I grew up on the tenanted mixed family farm,

I attended agricultural college from 1990 to 1993 - achieved National Diploma in Agriculture.

Worked on the farm from 1993, took on the tenancy from 2007 until 2016.

Managing the day to day running of the farm, marketing of produce, office records, budgets and farm assurance schemes.

Operating tractors, combines, telehandlers.

Crop spraying, drilling, ploughing, cultivations, rolling, grain and bale carting, muck spreading.

Carrying out repairs, servicing, welding and fabrication in the farm workshop.

2016-2019

I worked as a self employed contractor,

Agricultural engineer, Ground worker and Farm worker,

Servicing and repairs to agricultural and plant equipment, welding and fabrication.

Carrying out groundworks and land drainage.

Harvest work on a 1700 acre arable farm driving tractors, telehandler and cultivation equipment.

2019 to present

Employed full time as a Machinery Inspection Engineer carrying out LOLER & PUWER inspections in the agricultural and construction industries.

Inspecting telehandlers, counterbalance forklifts, excavators, MEWPs, following Health and Safety procedures were necessary ie. Construction sites and farm yards.

Plan and book diary of inspections across England and Wales in a timely manner to prevent expiry of current certificates.

Generating report certificates for customer and office use.

Keep up to date with regulations and training.