Speakers

Ian has worked in the Horticulture and Arboricultural industry since 1985. He has experience in commercial horticulture, as well as Local Authority and Highway Authority tree surveying. He spent 15 years as a commercial arboricultural climber and co-ran a tree and landscape contracting business for over 15 years. Since 2007, he has been a full-time Arboricultural Consultant. 

His main areas of work are trees and development (BS5837) and advanced tree assessments using a range of specialist techniques. He is a qualified tree risk assessor and has extensive experience with trees and subsidence claims. He also undertakes ground-penetrating radar (Tree Radar) scans. 

Ian runs Barnes Associates Ltd and its specialist department, Tree Diagnostics, which provides high-tech arboricultural and landscape equipment and training in the UK. He delivers advanced assessment training for arborists and landscapers and is the UK trainer for Fakopp equipment, Sonic and Electronic Tomography, as well as Dynaroot and Static Tree Pull testing.