Our People

Miletree is a proactive, forward thinking company with a dedicated belief in staff training.

With continued professional development as the aim, Miletree staff are provided with a formal induction programme by a health and safety officer, and a complete training and development plan designed to enhance their skills and quality of working life throughout their career in the business.

Examples of training programmes include: CSCS, CPCS, Street Works (Supervisors & Operatives) and Confined Spaces.

Miletree's growth is a direct result of the long term commitment of its workforce.

A challenging yet secure environment to work, employees are assured of continual job enhancement and in return frequently become long standing members of the team.

In fact, calculations show an average staff turnover of just 2% and average service of 10 years, a figure that Miletree is very proud of.

Miletree's compact management team allows for an effective and co-operative service at all stages of a project. Its directors are at the heart of the business and their extensive involvement means targets are confidently set, monitored and achieved.

Directors:

Steve Carruthers
Managing Director
Career History:
Steve has a long family background in civil engineering. Originally from New Zealand, Steve took over Miletree in 1991 after a career long ambition to provide the market with a passionate and quality driven organisation.

Steve believes firmly that the growth of Miletree has hinged on the close working nature of the organisation that repeat business brings;

“Success will be maintained if Miletree continue to satisfy existing customers and add new happy customers to the list”.

Robin King
Construction Director
Career History:
Robin worked within the civil engineering industry for a number of years in construction and development before joining Miletree in 1991 as an engineer.

With Miletree sponsorship, Robin studied and achieved his MBA, and progressed rapidly through the position of Construction Manager to his current role of Construction Director, to which he was appointed in 2000.

His continued commitment to the company and its values has been a key success driver for Miletree.