A tree removal lorry and crane are parked by a house as workers trim a large tree; orange cones and a red warning sign are set nearby.

A comprehensive guide to tree felling techniques

Trees may need felling for a whole host of reasons. Perhaps you’ve got a diseased tree that isn’t going to recover. Or maybe you have a line of trees that need to come down due to building works. Either way, it’s not a simple case of hacking away with an ... Read more

Topics: tree felling, tree removal

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Person in an orange jacket is attaching yellow cables or sensors around the base of a large tree in a wooded area, likely setting up equipment for sonic tomography to assess the tree's internal structure.

Why professional commercial arboriculture is important

Commercial tree services manage the amenity (looks good!) and risk (ain’t gonna cause problems!) from trees in locations such as streets, parks, gardens, schools, churches, and playgrounds, as well as alongside roads, railways and adjacent utilities including electric cables and telephone lines.. Commercial tree surgeons are the masterminds behind these ... Read more

Topics: risk assessment, tree management, tree pruning, tree removal

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Workers use cherry pickers and equipment to trim tall trees along a roadside under a cloudy blue sky. Traffic cones line the street for safety, and lorries are parked nearby.

Road side pruning for a school

We recently completed a three-day project aimed at enhancing footpath safety outside a school in South Tyneside, by pruning and removing trees. This roadside work for a school is an example of the commercial tree services we carry out for education and public sector clients. Given short notice, we promptly ... Read more

Topics: mewp, schools, traffic management, tree climbing, tree pruning, tree removal

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Three workers in safety gear trim tree branches; one operates a lift, while others observe near a wood chipper and fallen branches in a grassy park area.

Wind damaged tree in Hartlepool

We were asked by one of our commercial clients to attend a sixth form college in Hartlepool following some high winds. There’d been a report of a large fracture at the base of the tree. Storm-damaged trees like this are handled by our emergency tree surgeon team. On arrival our ... Read more

Topics: emergency work, mewp, tree removal

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A massive, gnarled tree with twisted roots and branches forms an arch over a residential street between houses and power lines under a cloudy sky.

Dodgy trees near roads and footpaths

Trees overhanging, and posing a risk to roads and footpaths are covered by Highways Act 1980, Section 154. This time we’re looking at section 2. What’s addressed? This piece of legislation deals with hedges, trees and shrubs (‘vegetation’) which risk falling onto a publicly accessible highway, road or footpath. The legislation addresses risk ... Read more

Topics: legislation, risk assessment, tree law, tree pruning, tree removal

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