
James Blake Associates – Team – Breaking News
Samantha Rigg, Head of Ecology at JBA, has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to the practice this year and is promoted to Associate Director. In what has been a really tough year of covid and the extreme surges of work related to the impact of the pandemic on home…
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Meet our New Team Leader – Strategic Landscape Division
Abby Stallwood has joined (or should I say re-joined) James Blake Associates, as Team Leader of the Strategic Landscape Division. Abby brings a significant level of experience with more than 10 years post CMLI qualification, having worked on numerous site promotions, environmental impact assessments, landscape and visual impact assessments (as…
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Peter Brais takes over as Head of Arboriculture at James Blake Associates
Peter is a highly experience arboriculturist and is very commercially aware, practical and down-to-earth, and above all, very keen to assist our clients in offering an excellent, rapid and effective service. Peter follows on from Kev, who has moved on for pastures new, and benefitted from a 2 week overlap…
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Life (and Business) After Covid19
Once or twice in a lifetime, something happens to change the world. The world's smallest organism has just had the biggest impact on our lives. Many of us, me included, have felt the sadness of loved ones lost. We live with the anxiety of a latent and lurking danger, the…
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From James Blake Associates Field Ecologist to the next David Attenborough!
Our farewell to Field Ecologist Isaac Stirling is bittersweet. Isaac has been a brilliant member of the team here at James Blake Associates – always committed in his work, and his passion for ecology. (His jokes however, leave a little bit to be desired…only joking Isaac!) We will miss him…
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James Blake Associates Supporting Louise in her Career Development
Louise Fitzgerald - Professional Environmental Assessor Louise joined James Blake Associates in November 2016. With a master’s degree in Environmental Geography and Climate Change, and a genuine passion to develop a career in saving the planet, Louise made an instant and perfect fit for James Blake Associates. Louise’s commitment was…
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My 20 Years at James Blake Associates
This year, we are celebrating Vivienne Jackson’s 20 years with James Blake Associates. Viv is our wonderful Office Manager who always goes the extra mile, and whose attention to detail is second to none. We chatted with Viv about those last 20 years, how James Blake Associates has evolved over…
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