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 preparation and maintence
Sanke
Neil Roe
farm assistant
Background
- Worked as a building site manager for many years
- 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 construction work around the farm
- Helping Mark with general maintence work
- Maintaining all the filtration in our RAS systems (Recirculation Aquaculture Systems)
- Mud pond preparation and maintenance
Tancho Kohaku
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
John Morgan
part-time farm assistant
Background
- Commonly found with his Chihuahua not far behind him
Overall responsibilities and day to day duties
- 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
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)