No charge for a visit.
I come and look, walk the job with you, and price it properly. No fee for the look or the quote.
About
Hi, I'm Josh.
I set up JM in [year] after [number] years on the tools with other East Sussex outfits. I'm based near Hastings and most of my work is within twenty miles of it. About 60% of what I do is tree surgery, the rest is fencing. Most of the jobs come from people who had me out once and called me back.
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How I work
Just me
It's just me. JM is one operator, fully insured, with a yard near Hastings. You deal with me from the first phone call to the final invoice. No call-handler, no sales rep, no juniors learning on your tree.
For the bigger jobs, the ones that need a MEWP or two pairs of hands on the rigging, I bring in people I've worked with for years. They turn up in marked vans, in PPE, and they know my standards. No sub-contracted strangers in unmarked vans.
If you ring on a Tuesday and I quote on a Wednesday, the person on the saw on the Friday is the same person you've been speaking to.
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What I do
What I do
On the tree surgery side: crown reduction, thinning and lifting, sectional dismantling, felling where it's the right answer, stump grinding, hedge cutting and deadwooding. I work to BS3998, check for nesting birds before I start between March and August, and handle TPO applications and Section 211 notices for you.
On the fencing side: close-board built on site with properly treated posts concreted in, panel fencing where it suits, post and rail, picket, gates and repairs. I'll tell you honestly when a repair is the better call and when the whole run has gone and is dragging the rest down with it.
Most of my work is domestic, within twenty miles of Hastings.
How I work
How I work
Written quote in two working days.
Plain English, with the method, the time on site and the waste plan. No hard sell after that.
BS3998 on tree work, properly treated posts and capping as standard on fencing.
The spec I'd put up at my own house is the spec you get.
Ground mats on lawns, drive blown clear before I leave.
Tree work is noisy and messy. I handle the mess.
What I won't do
What I won't do
Part of being qualified is being willing to turn work down. A few things I won't do, and why.
I don't top oaks or limes.
Topping is near-guaranteed to shorten the tree's life and double the cost over ten years. BS3998 is clear on it. I'll offer a proper crown reduction instead, or explain honestly if felling is the right answer.
I won't put up cheap fencing to win a quote.
A cheap close-board spec with cheap posts and no capping looks the same on day one and gives up in about five years. I only fit properly treated posts with capping rails, because that's the fence that lasts.
I won't fell a tree that can be reduced.
Not every time, but often enough that it's worth saying out loud. If the answer is a reduction, I'll quote a reduction, even when felling would be the bigger invoice.
What I carry
NPTC qualified. I hold the NPTC tickets for the climbing and saw work I do.
£10m public liability. Full cover in place. Certificate available on request.
LOLER inspected. Our climbing kit is thoroughly examined every six months, as the regulations require.
Waste Carrier Licence. We clear and dispose of all arisings legally under our upper-tier licence.
Where I work
Where I work
Most of my work is within twenty miles of Hastings. That covers Hastings, Battle, Bexhill, Rye, Winchelsea, Robertsbridge, Crowborough, Tenterden, Heathfield and Mayfield, plus the villages between.
Further out? Give me a ring anyway. I'll travel for the right job.
Over to you
If you've got a tree you're unsure about, or a fence that's seen better winters, get in touch. I'll come and look for nothing, tell you honestly what I think, and put a written quote in front of you within two working days.
Josh Mullett JM Tree Surgery & Fencing
Come and show me the job.
Send a photo on WhatsApp or fill in the form and I'll be out to have a look. No charge, no hard sell.