Mr Jim Glaister

Japanese Knotweed Specialist

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TAE Accreditations

Expert Witness

Qualifications

8 GCE O'Levels (1980)
4 GCE A'Levels (1982)
Honours Degree (Drama, Film & TV / History) BA (Hons) (1986)
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Further Education) PGCE(FE) (1997)
NPTC Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides PA01, PA06, PA06A, PA06AW (2013)
Certificated Surveyor in Japanese Knotweed (Distinction) CSJK (2014)
Managing Safely - Institution of Occupational Safety and Health IOSH (2015)
Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme SSSTS (2019)

Expert Witness Snapshot

I am qualified and experienced in the surveying and management of invasive weeds and plants. My experience includes dealing with Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, bamboo, giant knotweed, hybrid knotweeds and other plants included in Schedule 9 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). I began working full-time in invasive weed management in 2004 and have been responsible for developing robust control and eradication protocols since then. I have given CPD presentations and webinars on a variety of invasive weed topics to environmental consultants, local authorities, property management companies and organisations such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Property Care Association (PCA). I am an active member of the PCA Invasive Weed Control Group, a member of the PCA’s Education and Annual Conference committees and an examiner and marker for the PCA’s CSJK qualification. I am co-author and editor of a book on invasive bamboos.

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