Dean Meadows

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About Dean Meadows

Dean is based in Hertfordshire (London, Herts, Essex border) and joined Arbtech as a Principal Arboricultural Consultant in 2022. Before joining the team, he was a Senior Consultant at TMA Environmental Consultants. He graduated from Myerscough where he studied BSc (Hons) Arboriculture and Urban Forestry, achieving a First Class for his research project and overall degree, obtaining a Distinction in all but one module. In 2020, Dean was named as one of Pro Landscaper’s 30 Under 30: The Next Generation, an award recognising exemplary young, aspiring, and ambitious professionals. Dean has expertise in undertaking large to small-scale tree risk and condition surveys and collaborates with organisations, landowners and Local Authorities to ensure the application of common sense inspection and management principles to meet their duty of care efficiently and cost-effectively. Dean holds the industry standard LANTRA Professional Tree Inspection accreditation. He is an experienced and proficient user of THREATS (Tree hazard: Risk Evaluation and Treatment System) and is a Registered User of QTRA (Quantified Tree Risk Assessment). Dean is actively involved within the industry, regularly attending CPD and conference events to advance his knowledge and skills and to keep up to date in such a fast-paced industry. He is on the Arboricultural Association's East Anglia Committee, an Associate Member of the Institute for Chartered Foresters, a Professional Member of the Arboricultural Association, and a Member of the Royal Forestry Society. Dean has a specific interest in tree biomechanics (tree structure and stability). His BSc thesis focused on assessing branch attachment strength, this was recognised as a significant scientific contribution to industry knowledge and was published in the International Society of Arboriculture journal (Arboriculture and Urban Forestry). View article here: https://tinyurl.com/36xn692y Dean is keen to continue developing his knowledge and skills and is now studying MSc Arboriculture and Urban Forestry also at Myerscough College, funded by Arbtech. Specialist Areas Tree risk management Advanced tree risk assessment (sonic tomography and root plate stability testing) Urban tree population management – tree species selection and planting design specification Tree physiology and biomechanics Tree pathology (pest and disease management) deanmeadows@arbtech.co.uk