In 2008 we were examined and assessed by the Arboricultural Association and proudly qualified as Approved Contractors for the industry.  So what exactly does this status mean for our customers?

• We are regularly inspected by the leading professional body
• All our work is to the current BRITISH STANDARDS
• Qualified staff
• Fully Insured
• Health & Safety policies and practices
• Knowledge and technical competence
• Wide range of equipment
• Sensitivity to the environment
• Excellent customer service and administrative working practices

The objectives of the Association are:-

• To advance the study of Arboriculture
• To raise the standards of its practice
• To foster interest in trees through publications, exhibitions and the stimulation of research or experiment
• To assist in the training of students in disciplines where arboriculture is a major subject
• To co-operate with other bodies having similar aims

Of particular importance is the publication of an annual updated directory, the Directory of Approved Contractors and Registered Consultants. Rigorous standards of assessment are applied to anyone who qualifies to be entered in either directory.

The companies listed have been approved by the Council of the Association as complying with, and practicing to, the standard required by the Association. The companies have been examined for safe working practices and technical competence consistent with British Standard 3998: Recommendations for Tree Work, 1989.

The work undertaken by the Contractors includes advice on maintenance requirements, planting, tree pruning, cable bracing, pest and disease control and the felling of trees in difficult positions. The Arboricultural Association expects very high standards which restrict the number of successful applicants. Because of the irrevocable nature of all operations concerning tree care these standards are carefully maintained by inspection of the recommended contractors.

We are also a professional member of the Association which means we are regularly updated and informed of scientific and technical developments through the scientific Arboricultural Journal and kept up to date of the latest arboricultural techniques and best practice.