ISO Accreditation

Posted on 26 February 202116 December 2022 by Debbie Newman

We have received the confirmation this week that we are now accredited to ISO standards for the following areas of their Assessment Scope:

Tree Surgery Contracting
Forestry Contracting
Tree Consulting
Fencing

ISO certification is a seal of approval that we run to international standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in these four areas.

ISO 1 4001: 2015 – Environmental Management Systems

ISO 45001: 2018 – Health and Safety Management Systems

ISO 9001: 2015 – Quality Management Systems

See our Accreditation page here for full details

Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp

Posted on 24 February 202125 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

Clearing of dense scrub at Blandford Camp for a new stock fence to be erected to allow grazing of cattle on Monkton Down SSSI, to control scrub and aid chalk grassland.

Repairing fences on Salisbury Plain

Posted on 15 February 202131 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

A little fresh on Salisbury Plain today repairing fences around ancient burial grounds.

Old fences were in need of repair so we were asked to add new fence posts to the existing fences to prolong the life of them. In all approx. 1500m in two areas

Tristan drove the tracked post driver with Adam and Tad stapling the wire to the posts behind him.

For full details of our other fencing and gate work please see the link on our website here.

Fence project to protect the lake providing disabled fishing at Tucking Mill

Posted on 2 February 202131 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

A fence project to protect the lake providing disabled fishing at Tucking Mill Nr Bath. We used 6ft high wire mesh with gates to match and green 358 mesh around the sluice.

See the link to the Tucking Mill Reservoir here

You can read about 358 mesh security fencing on our website here: “358 Security Mesh is incredibly strong and is the ideal solution for a wide variety of high-security perimeter and access control applications. The mesh is made from 75mm x 12.5mm x 4mm galvanised material and polyester-coated welded mesh fabric. Whilst its main use is for Utility companies, prisons, secure units and high-security needs, it can also be used for schools as the look of 358 mesh is not as “hostile” as Palisade. It is:…. Read the rest of the info here” – 3rd para down.

For more details of our other fencing activities please see here.

MEWPs or Cherry Pickers

Posted on 9 December 202031 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

We have now added a 3rd MEWP to our fleet.

It’s a Tracked Teupen 23GT with a working height of up to 23m – compact but with a great working height.

It’s ideal for quick, efficient jobs. It is especially suited for job sites that provide little space and require great working heights. It has a variable and quick multi-position stabilising system, 180-degree rotatable basket and flexible, articulated boom. For full details please see here

And for details of our three MEWPS please see our web page on our MEWPS here

Walnut Take Down

Posted on 7 December 202031 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

Takedown today of a 25 feet walnut tree in Westwood, where disease had spread top down to about one-third of the height of the tree. We chipped all the smaller branches and then the trunk was cut into logs for enthusiastic woodturners.

We then ground out the roots and planted a Betula McBeath adjacent to where the walnut had stood, supplied by Downside Nurseries in Upper Westwood.

Full details of all the tree work we undertake can be found on our website page here and for Tree Surveys please see here

150m native hedging and 500 new trees planted in Lavington

Posted on 4 December 202031 January 2023 by Debbie Newman

Not only pruning and removing trees but planting as well!

100m of new, native hedging planted by Tad by hand yesterday in Easterton, near Devizes.

The planting mix was 80% hawthorn with the remainder made up of spindle, dog rose and hazel – no blackthorn as there will be horses in the field in the future.

Hawthorn in hedging has a lot of great seasonal features including haws, hips, nuts, flowers and sloes, so white flowers in the spring. And then the berries and nuts will attract a diverse range of wildlife.

Update Dec 2020: The 100m continued to 150m of the new native hedging, as well as 500 new trees – a mixture of oak, beech, rowan, spindle and cherry. As with the hedging, all the trees were planted by Tad by hand.

The field was purchased in addition to the house and the owners wanted to create a woodland in years to come. The trees were part-funded by The Woodland Trust.