“We have a host of clients in the area, including estates, farmers, local authorities, the Woodland Trust and the Forestry Commission but we are also taking on new clients, including private individuals and more councils,” said district manager Stuart Pearson.
“Over the last few years people have reached a consensus about the need for good woodland management.”
Rising timber prices over the past year had also encouraged woodland owners to look at forest management, he said.
The new office in Needham Market, near Ipswich, opened in February and fills the gap left by the closure of the in Culford, near Bury St Edmunds, last year. This followed a reorganisation in 2012 when UPM Tilhill sold its landscaping and arboriculture business to focus on forest management and timber harvesting.
Mr Pearson said opening the new office reflected UPM Tilhill’s recognition of the importance of having staff based locally.
The East Anglia team based in Needham Market comprises forest managers Mark Scull and Jamie Bell, harvesting manager Russell Staton and harvesting supervisor Lee Ingram.
