May 5, 2015
For the first 3 months of the year, many of us are trying to undo the excesses of the Christmas period! For lots of tree surgeons, it’s chance to take a well-earned rest, recover from working in the cold weather and put a bit of fat back on in readiness for the...
Apr 5, 2015
In the few days between Christmas and New Year, we took the opportunity to walk off the Christmas excess a bit and explore the crumbling veteran trees in the water fields at The Vyne National Trust property just outside Basingstoke. To their credit, the Trust...
Mar 5, 2015
It’s coming up that that time of year when the volume of hedge trimming work will double. With that comes the responsibility to be aware of nesting birds, and that can be a cause of a short delay in the completion of planned works! Like all tree surgeons, we are...
Feb 5, 2015
We were off to a great start at the beginning of January when we took some of the team off for some accredited training on using Mobile Elevated Working Platforms – or MEWPs – as we know them.Use of a powered platform is becoming more and more common in the industry...
Jan 5, 2015
The Lighter Side of Tree Surgery There are Clear Risks and Dangers in Tree Surgery. But On the Lighter Side…We’ve blogged before about the importance of training, qualifications, experience and good tree surgery tree practice; there’s no room for amateurs...
Dec 5, 2014
Like many small and large business, Primary Tree Surgeons is CHAS accredited and has been for the last 4 years. CHAS is the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme. It exists to help businesses ensure that they comply with Health and Safety legislation....
