Meet The Team
Our Team
At Cuttlebrook Koi Farm we are a close knit team. All of us are involved in a wide range of jobs on the farm. Every week is different to the next, which certainly keeps us on our toes!
Mark Davis
Co-Founder
-1986 Worked in Japan at Kamihata Fish Industries (Hikari) learning breeding, rearing and selection of Koi
- 1987-1989 Worked at Brit Koi and Kent Koi
- Was one of the main contributors to the Interpet Encyclopedia of Koi
- 1996 Started Mark Davis Water Gardens. Went on to win 5 RHS Gold Awards and 1 Best in Show.
- Has been farming Koi in England since 1989
- Has written various magazine articles, given talks to Koi Clubs and guest lectures at Sparsholt College
- Selection of all production on the farm
- System design, construction and maintenance
- Quality control
- Dealing with customer appointments and collection
Lisa Davis
Co-Founder
Background
- Worked in IT business to business sales and marketing before starting Cuttlebrook Koi Farm with Mark
- Over the years I've been involved with pretty much all aspects of running the farm, including harvesting mud ponds and selecting Koi fry!
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Legal issues
- Liaising with customers regarding orders
Sam Norley
General Manager
- Published scientific author in the field of live food: Norley, S. E., & Love, A. (2020). The effect of Virkon® aquatic on the bacterial count of Artemia cultures. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research
- Extensive experience in fish health and water quality
- Worked at Cuttlebrook Koi Farm since 2014
- Marketing, promotion and sales strategies
- Social media management
Tracy Green
Operations manager
Background
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Sales and office administration
- Assisting customers with their enquires via phone and email
- Preparing all paperwork for fish shipments
- Assisting the team with packing fish shipments and ensuring all Koi arrive safely the following day
- Assisting with Koi food and dry goods packing for next day delivery
Lewis Campbell
farm assistant
- First came to CKF when on work placement in 2023
- Mud pond preperation and maintence
Sanke
Elaine Davis
Operations assistant
Background
- Moved into the same village as Cuttlebrook Koi Farm in 2022, and met Mark down the pub!
- Wanted a local job, so this fitted the bill perfectly
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Sales and office administration
- Assisting customers with their enquires via phone and email
- Preparing paperwork for fish shipments
- Assisting with Koi food and dry goods packing for next day delivery
Showa
Annabel Stephenson
seasonal operations assistant
- The farm was particularly busy in 2022, so I was asked by Mark to work a few days to help out. I enjoyed it so much I stayed working ever since!
- Packaging tons and tons of Koi Food, from bulk sacks into our different sized packaging for customers
Neil Roe
seasonal farm assistant
Background
- Wanted a job close to home, as I now have young children and fancied a different career path
- Kept a number of Tropical fish, and still have two large aquariums now
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Responsible for giving the farm a face lift! Including painting and contrsuction work around the farm
- Improving the look and design of our new sales building
- Helping Mark with general maitence work
John Morgan
part-time farm assistant
- Commonly found with his Chihuahua not far behind him
- Keeping the farm grounds looking as good as they can. From general gardening work, to grass cutting and strimming.
- Ensuring the farm looks good for customers upon their arrival is Johns top priority!
- Fry grading and selection for customer orders and shipments
My father had a Koi pond when I was 5 years old, and after then my interest continued to grow. He still has one of the Koi in his pond now, which will be over 35 years old!
Jess Barker
seasonal farm assistant
Background
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Assisting with Koi food and dry goods packing for next day delivery
- Fry grading and selection for customer orders and shipments
Aijo, Suki & Haiwa
Miniature Schnauzers
Background
- Suki joined the farm in 2016 (she is pepper and salt)
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- Cuddles
- Meeting and greeting customers (noisily)
- Putting muddy paw prints everywhere
- Chasing squirrels away
- Standing in wet cement (seasonal work)