Sedgemoor Professional and Agricultural
Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6DF
01278 410250 farms.sedgemoor@gth.netMeet the Team
Derek joined WRJ Greenslade & Co in 1983 from Berry Bros in Northampton. A dairy farmer’s son from Castle Cary in Somerset, he trained at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and was articled at RB Taylor & Son in Yeovil in 1978. Derek became an equity partner in 1986 at the age of 27. He heads up the farm sales department as a specialist live and deadstock auctioneer and spends up to two days a week at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. In 2009 he took over the management of the antiques department based at The Octagon Saleroom, Taunton, where he, along with his team, including his wife Samantha, conduct monthly Antique and Specialist Sales, as well as General Sales staged at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. He is on the Arbitrator’s panel for specialist livestock valuations of all types. He is actively involved in carrying out TB valuations in Wales and in his spare time he manages his livestock farm in the Vale of Taunton.
Derek Biss FRICS FAAV
Partner and Auctioneer
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Tom joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2005, working within the milk quota department in Taunton. He was sponsored by GTH to undertake correspondence courses in both a Diploma in Surveying Practice and then an Honours Degree in Estate Management. Subsequently he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2013 and a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2016. Tom relocated offices to Sedgemoor Auction Centre when it opened its doors in 2008, with his varied work load now including Red Book valuations, compensation claims, tenancy matters, subsidy claims, machinery auctions and any other rural professional matters. Tom also has a regular auctioneering slot at Sedgemoor, where he can be found selling sheep each Saturday. Tom became a Partner in 2020.
Tom Mellor MRICS FAAV
Partner
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Paul qualified for his degree from the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester in 2001 and began his career in Burnham-on-Sea and at Highbridge Market as a livestock auctioneer and Chartered Surveyor. Following the construction of Sedgemoor Auction Centre in 2008, Paul relocated to this site, where he is now the principle sheep auctioneer as well as being heavily involved in all rural professional matters, specialising in rural planning, compensation claims, estate management, tenancy matters, BPS claims and land sales.
Paul Ashton
Associate - Rural Surveyor & Valuer
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Joanna is a farmer’s daughter from Dorset. She graduated from Harper Adams University with a BSc (Hons) in Rural Enterprise and Land Management in 2007 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor with a national firm of Agents in Oxfordshire in 2009. Joanna returned to the South West and joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in February 2011 and was made an Associate in 2016. Joanna is based at Sedgemoor and undertakes a variety of professional, agency and management work including acting for the Diocese of Bath and Wells and Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Joanna Kingman BSc (Hons) MRICS
Associate
01278 410250
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Sophie joined Greenslade Tayor Hunt in March 2014, supporting the Agricultural Professional Department at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. She can also be found supporting the Auctioneers and Valuers at GTH's Antiques Saleroom in Taunton, one day a week. A keen horsewoman, Sophie attended the prestigious Cordwainers College in London and gained an HND in Saddlery and Lorinery. In her spare time, she enjoys walking her dog and riding her horse on the Quantock Hills and is a keen baker.
Sophie Redican
Administrator
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Harriet recently graduated from Harper Adams University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management. She is an active member of Young Farmers and in her spare time enjoys playing sport, horse riding and helping out at home with the family’s small Dexter herd.
Harriet Pike
Graduate Surveyor
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Derek Biss FRICS FAAV
Partner and Auctioneer
Derek joined WRJ Greenslade & Co in 1983 from Berry Bros in Northampton. A dairy farmer’s son from Castle Cary in Somerset, he trained at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester and was articled at RB Taylor & Son in Yeovil in 1978. Derek became an equity partner in 1986 at the age of 27. He heads up the farm sales department as a specialist live and deadstock auctioneer and spends up to two days a week at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. In 2009 he took over the management of the antiques department based at The Octagon Saleroom, Taunton, where he, along with his team, including his wife Samantha, conduct monthly Antique and Specialist Sales, as well as General Sales staged at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. He is on the Arbitrator’s panel for specialist livestock valuations of all types. He is actively involved in carrying out TB valuations in Wales and in his spare time he manages his livestock farm in the Vale of Taunton.
Tom Mellor MRICS FAAV
Partner
Tom joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in 2005, working within the milk quota department in Taunton. He was sponsored by GTH to undertake correspondence courses in both a Diploma in Surveying Practice and then an Honours Degree in Estate Management. Subsequently he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 2013 and a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2016. Tom relocated offices to Sedgemoor Auction Centre when it opened its doors in 2008, with his varied work load now including Red Book valuations, compensation claims, tenancy matters, subsidy claims, machinery auctions and any other rural professional matters. Tom also has a regular auctioneering slot at Sedgemoor, where he can be found selling sheep each Saturday. Tom became a Partner in 2020.
Paul Ashton
Associate - Rural Surveyor & Valuer
Paul qualified for his degree from the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester in 2001 and began his career in Burnham-on-Sea and at Highbridge Market as a livestock auctioneer and Chartered Surveyor. Following the construction of Sedgemoor Auction Centre in 2008, Paul relocated to this site, where he is now the principle sheep auctioneer as well as being heavily involved in all rural professional matters, specialising in rural planning, compensation claims, estate management, tenancy matters, BPS claims and land sales.
Joanna Kingman BSc (Hons) MRICS
Associate
Joanna is a farmer’s daughter from Dorset. She graduated from Harper Adams University with a BSc (Hons) in Rural Enterprise and Land Management in 2007 and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor with a national firm of Agents in Oxfordshire in 2009. Joanna returned to the South West and joined Greenslade Taylor Hunt in February 2011 and was made an Associate in 2016. Joanna is based at Sedgemoor and undertakes a variety of professional, agency and management work including acting for the Diocese of Bath and Wells and Somerset Wildlife Trust.
Sophie Redican
Administrator
Sophie joined Greenslade Tayor Hunt in March 2014, supporting the Agricultural Professional Department at Sedgemoor Auction Centre. She can also be found supporting the Auctioneers and Valuers at GTH's Antiques Saleroom in Taunton, one day a week. A keen horsewoman, Sophie attended the prestigious Cordwainers College in London and gained an HND in Saddlery and Lorinery. In her spare time, she enjoys walking her dog and riding her horse on the Quantock Hills and is a keen baker.
Harriet Pike
Graduate Surveyor
Harriet recently graduated from Harper Adams University with a BSc (Hons) degree in Rural Enterprise and Land Management. She is an active member of Young Farmers and in her spare time enjoys playing sport, horse riding and helping out at home with the family’s small Dexter herd.
About this Office
Opening Hours
Monday:08:30 - 17:30
Tuesday:08:30 - 17:30
Wednesday:08:30 - 17:30
Thursday:08:30 - 17:30
Friday:08:30 - 17:30
Saturday:Closed
Sunday:Closed
