Tom is the founder and Director of several leading environmental companies collectively known as the Maydencroft Family of Businesses.
His journey began in 2007 with the creation of Maydencroft Limited. From its humble beginnings, Tom’s unwavering commitment to quality has shaped Maydencroft into a market leader in rural and environmental services. The business now delivers exceptional work across a wide range of landscapes—from farmland and forests to rivers, wetlands, and historic parklands, as well as delivering large-scale nature reserves and transformative urban landscaping projects.
To support skills and innovation in the sector, Tom founded the Green Skills Training Academy, with a bold pledge for 2030 to:
Tom is also Managing Partner of Maydencroft Manor Farm in the Hertfordshire countryside, where he champions traditional, sustainable farming with a focus on English Longhorn cattle and conservation grazing.
In 2018, he acquired and became Managing Director of Shanahan Contracting Ltd—a specialist liquid waste and drainage company, with expertise in cesspool and septic tank services, drain cleaning, and underground surveying.
In 2021, Tom founded REVIVE Recycled Plastics Ltd. This innovative business creates 100% recycled plastic products—furniture, decking, fencing, bollards, and boardwalks—that offer sustainable solutions for outdoor projects and environmental schemes.
Beyond his businesses, Tom plays an active role in the sector. He is Chairman of the Royal Forestry Society’s Home Counties Division, Chair of the Hertfordshire and Middlesex CLA Committee, a trustee of The Hitchin Cow Commoners Trust, and serves on the National Natural Capital Markets and Forestry Committee.
Backed by an outstanding team, Tom’s passion for people and the environment drives a long-term, quality-first approach throughout every enterprise.
“Today, with national coverage, the group is Hertfordshire’s largest rural employer—and the top rural company for young people in the Southeast. I’m especially proud of our apprenticeship programme and our work through the Green Skills Training Academy.”
Looking ahead, with offices across the UK, the Maydencroft Family of Businesses remains focused on delivering environmental excellence and leading the future of the green economy.