About us
In a nut shell, we are a small independent business focused on delivering outstanding service and excellent, well priced, fresh Christmas Trees in a manner that is conscious of the environment…
We truly enjoy what we do, and that is very simply making buying a tree (especially for children) a fun, heart-warming, personal, and easy experience. This approach has been key to the success of Green Christmas trees over the years.
So, whether you’re in a hurry and wanting to get your tree quickly and with minimal hassle, or you’re bringing the kids along for a family day out, we’re the place to go.
Please read any of our many reviews to see for yourself! And for details on how we make it easy please see our services section.
Cheers and hopefully see you soon!
Ollie
Founder and Director, Green Christmas Trees
The Green Christmas Trees Team
Weybridge is one of the 3 local branches Ollie operates. You can meet some of the team of your local branch below.
Ollie - Founder and Director
Since starting up Green Christmas Trees in 2011, Ollie has done a variety of jobs/activites throughout the rest of the year. To name a few he’s been an outdoor instructor in North Wales, cycled the length of South America solo, sold holidays for a Latin American specialist in London, and now lives in Bristol working in logistics for TV production.
In summary, over a decade and a half, he’s been all over doing all manner of things. But every year, no matter what else has been going on, at Christmas, Ollie and his trees are here.
Neil - Site Manager
Neil actually worked his very first shift at Green Christmas Trees 10 years ago! While he’s popped his head in and out over the years, for the past 3 seasons he has fully jumped back in to head up this wonderful site, we’re thrilled to have him back at the helm again this year.
As always, Neil has had an adventurous year. He and his wife spent time travelling around Europe in their campervan, as well as backpacking across Morocco for 10 weeks! Based in Cheddar Gorge, Neil is a man of many talents: he's run cafés, recently revamped an Airbnb, and has even written and published a crime thriller.
A true gentleman and a wonderful bloke, you simply couldn't ask for better help when choosing your perfect Christmas tree!
Sammy - Business Services Manager
Sammy is the essential force behind our operations, managing every critical aspect from payroll, payment systems, stock control, and financial administration. Crucially, she is a pivotal part of decision-making, helping drive the business forward year on year.
Her deep experience as an IT & Finance Manager at a GP Practice and a decade of running a successful pub make her the perfect person to ensure the season runs smoothly. She’s a delight to work with. And having known the founder, Ollie, for 20 years, it’s fair to say they work well together.
In her spare time, you’ll often find her walking her delightful yet major pain-in-the-arse German Shepherd, Loki (aptly named).
Rich - Site Manager
Rich and Ollie first met five years ago working in a logistics team in Bristol. Understaffed and faced with an insurmountable workload, it could have gone either way. Fortunately, they came out the other end great friends, knowing they worked brilliantly together anhd could both put in some serious shifts when needed!
Having run the Tweseldown as manager last year, a recent family move to the US means he can't take on the full site management this season (hence Ori joining the team 😊). But fortunately, for his third year with us, he’s managed to make the dates work to come back and be part of the team in a capacity that works for him.
One of the nicest blokes you’ll ever meet—and a fascinating guy to boot (he’s been on plenty of wild trips in his time)—you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone better to help you pick out the perfect tree!
Jon - Marketing Manager
The person ensuring people hear about us is Jon, the man behind our marketing!
Being passionate about all things Christmas tree makes his content a joy to follow. Before joining us, he spent 13 years as a Primary School teacher—including three as the Head—before switching to marketing when his son was born.
He initially built up his skills by promoting his local football club. He now manages social media and builds websites full time for small to medium sized businesses; we are lucky to be one of them!
A proud Welshman, Jon loves sport, photography, and family time. It's a pleasure having such a passionate and capable person managing our profile!
Tom - The OG Weekend Warrior
A close friend from Ollie’s school days, Tom was Ollie’s very first ‘member of staff’ 16 years ago! Despite now holding a senior finance position in London, he still comes back every Christmas season to work a full weekend 16 years straight! Without a doubt, there’s an element of being a sucker for punishment as he always takes on the 4am starts and the late-night finishes! But it’s also down to the appeal of selling trees to lovely people in one of the friendliest environments around, with a hefty chunk of physical labour on the side. His ongoing dedication is a true testament to the warm, friendly culture we’ve built over the years.
Weekend Team
Every weekend, our core team is joined by a flurry of familiar faces—our dedicated team of weekenders, many of whom have been helping us for years. Since there are over 20 of them across our sites, we thought a profile for everyone might be a bit much!
But we wanted to give them a well-deserved shout-out, as you’ll see from our many reviews, they couldn't be a better bunch, and we genuinely couldn’t do what we do without them.
So, cheers to the weekend team! 🥂🎄
