The Team

David Bright

David has over 40 years experience as a seedsman and is highly regarded by plant breeders around the world. He is an active member of the Maize Growers Association and his unique knowledge of maize and game cover crops makes him one of the leading experts in his field.

 

Sue Bright

Sue comes from a family with a long farming history. Sue runs the company accounts and also is responsible for organising the stands at many of the trade shows where we exhibit.

 

Chris Bright

Chris has now been with us for almost 10 years. An accomplished advisor for gamecover, stewardship, wild flowers and both amenity and agricultural grasses, Chris is also an enthusiastic country sportsman. He runs our west country subsiduary Elliott & Bright, and is closely involved with RSPB, FWAG and GCT conservation projects and research.

 

Michael Bearman

Michael has combined his passion for shooting and 40 years experience as a Unilever arable specialist as our representative in the Midlands and East Anglia. If you live in this area and need advice then please call him - he is extremely knowledgeable.

 

Laura Veal

Laura Veal (replaced Bex who has started a family) lives locally, a keen sportswoman, has her own horse and at one stage ran a stable yard so is well able to organise the office! She has a good knowledge of agriculture and is a real asset to the business.

  

Steve Snape

Steve joins us with 12 years experience of growing, managing and shooting gamecover crops, both in the UK and in Europe. He looks after our pheasant food sales and is an accomplished advisor on game cover crops and site selection.

 

Andrew Galloway

Andrew has been involved with farming for over 30 years, is BASIS and FACTS qualified and has expearience of growing and supplying a whole range of forage crops. Andrew is our in house agronomist advising and selling chemicals.

  

Chris Batchelor

Chris is our consultant agronomist and is well regarded in his field. He is an expert when it comes to using sprays on game cover crops.

 

Murray Dalton

Murray has been farming the family arable farm for over 30 years. He hosts the syndicate shoot on his farm and does all the drilling and maintence to the game cover crops. Murray is BASIS and FACTS qualified and attends to our customers in the home counties.

  

Richard Leach

Recently joined from Dukes' & Botley, Richard was a Director in charge of all compound feed sales and marketing. Together with John Brooks he has created Bright's own range of game feed '4 Plan', to supply friends and contacts known over a great many years. Richard has a wealth of experience in agriculture and a strong farmer/keeper following, he has already sold a good amount of food and game cover since he has been with us. He is already proving to be a great asset. Living near Sherborne in Dorset he is keen to intergrate into the local farming and shooting community.

  

John Brooks

John is well known and liked in North Devon, is a keen country sportsman and has been involved in the supply trade for 30 years. He is responsible for selling '4 Plan' game food with Richard Leach and our large range of game cover and like Richard, he joined us from Dukes' & Botley this summer. He is very popular in the business.