About Chambers

Fruit farming runs through the veins of the Chambers family, who have successfully grown fruit in Kent for a number of generations. Kent’s mixture of chalk, sand and clay soils, together with a drier climate than the rest of the UK, combine to offer the optimum horticulture conditions -hence the ‘Garden of England’ reference which Kent has enjoyed for over 400 years.

The current business was set up by WB Chambers in 1952. Third generation owner and present managing director Tim Chambers took over the reins of running the family’s farms in 1990, focusing on berry, currant and stone fruit production.

Today Chambers Group operates with 5 core divisions: UK Farms, Overseas Farms, Contract Packing, Importing, Prepared (The Fruitery)

Established 1952

The current business was set up by WB Chambers in 1952. Third generation owner and present managing director Tim Chambers took over the reins of running the family’s farms in 1990, focusing on soft fruit and cherry production.

The Team

Tim Chambers

Owner

Tim is also Chairman of The Rubus Breeding Consortium based at East Malling Research in Kent, a grower led consortium which seeks to produce new varieties of raspberries and blackberries which are not restricted by marketing agreements.

Vicky Rye

CEO

Vicky is responsible for the Finance and Admin functions for all Chambers entities. She is a fellow member of ACCA and has worked in the fruit industry since 2001.

Salih also works closely with Chambers’ partner growers in Spain, Morocco and Mexico enabling the business to achieve its impressive scale of commercial fruit production.

A University of London graduate in BSc Countryside Management, Rupert has been working in the Technical Quality and Ethical arena with a number of growers worldwide and is the Technical go-to for all customer accounts.

A graduate of Sheffield University and the University of Oviedo in Spain where he studied International Business and Spanish, James now manages the commercial and marketing activity for the farms and the import business.

Mirian Perez Molina

Procurement Director

Originally from Spain, Mirian has a degree in Business Management. She’s been working in supply chain management since 2014, holds a Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS) and is studying for the Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain.

The Transport Team