Our Team
Swaythorpe Growers is made up of a small team of core staff who work with the growers and seasonal team members to grow and harvest the crop. The members are represented by a Board of Directors.
Meet The Team
Tim Rymer
Chairman
Tim has been the group chairman since the inception of the group in 1996. Supported by the board of directors, Tim has helped steer the group forward to where it is today.
Matthew Hayward
Operations Director
Mattthew has been working for Swaythorpe Growers for 30 years, taking on responsibility for the day to day running of the group in 1999. Matthew has been instrumental to the groups success, ensuring the attention to detail needed to run a pea group is maintained at every level.
Nick Lount
Manager
After 3 seasons driving a high lift trailer, Nick joined Swaythorpe full time in 2018 when the group took a step up in acreage which coincided with building the new factory. Nick works alongside Matthew to manage the day to day running of the group.
Stuart Hornsey
Engineering Manager
After a number of seasons driving a pea harvester, Stuart joined Swaythorpe full time in 2023. As Engineering Manager, Stuart is responsible for overhauling our fleet of harvesters plus the ancillary equipment during winter and keeping everything running during harvest.