Mike Clough – the brand…
So who am I?
I’m just a man who’s intentions are good – please don’t let me be misunderstood… - I think that may be a song lyric – but it sums me up.
I seem to have managed to cultivate an image of being a hard nosed business man – …but it wasn’t always that way…
fading lights and dreamy music…
I originally studied to gain a degree Landscape Architecture, then did a Post Graduate Diploma in Landscape Design.
Whilst doing the Post grad course I decided to set up a Design and Build practice and began to carry out high quality Design works throughout the UK. The company expanded to eventually have a team of 6 landscape Architects and 18 site based lads.
As part of the package we offered maintenance work on all of our sites – it was at this time that I began to study invasive non-native plants. I travelled throughout the UK talking about the problems alien species caused – and getting a feel for the issues surrounding invasives.
It quickly became clear to me that alien species were here to stay - and here to cause major problems for construction….
I gained a reputation as being Mr Japanese Knotweed …and so I set up Japanese Knotweed Solutions.
The same lads that had worked for me carrying our landscape works had all the required skills to tackle invasive weeds – chemical treatment and spray certificates, machine licenses, rope access, chain saw license holders – so it was an easy change of direction…
So really I’m just a bloke who saw a problem – and thought – that’s going to become an issue!
The rest is history.
Mike C
