NPTC
NPTC certified
CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39. Chainsaw maintenance and crosscutting, felling small trees, climbing and aerial rescue, and using a chainsaw off a rope.
Credentials & paperwork
The paperwork.
What Josh holds
£5m
Public liability insurance
Five million pounds of cover. The certificate is below, and you are welcome to check it before anyone starts.
BS3998
Work to BS3998
The British Standard for tree work. It governs how much comes off in one visit and where the cuts are made. It is the difference between a reduction and a topping.
First aid
Emergency first aid qualified
Current emergency first aid certification, which matters more in this trade than most.
Mar to Aug
Nesting bird checks
Between March and August we check for active nests before any cut. It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to destroy a nest in use, so the check is not optional.
TPO
TPO and Section 211 paperwork
If your tree is protected we file the application or the notice with the council on your behalf, and wait the clock out before any cuts.
2006
Trading since 2006
Twenty years of tree surgery and fencing across East Sussex, working from a yard near Heathfield.
The documents
These are not published as downloads yet. Ring or send the form and Josh will send whichever you want to see, usually the same working day.
- On request
Public liability insurance certificate
Five million pounds of cover, with the policy number and the expiry date on it.
- On request
NPTC certificates
The CS30, CS31, CS38 and CS39 tickets, with the assessment dates.
- On request
Health and safety policy
How the work is planned, what the risks are, and what happens when something changes on site.
- On request
Method statement and risk assessment
The written method for a job, produced per site. Commercial clients usually want this at tender.
What customers say, where you can check it
Every review below sits on the Google listing under Josh's name, with the reviewer's name on it. You can read them there rather than take our word for it here.
5.0 12 reviews on GoogleRead the reviews on this site, or open the Google listing from the badge above.
How to check any tree surgeon
Not just this one. These are the questions worth asking whoever you are speaking to, and a good one will not mind a single one of them.
- Ask for the insurance certificate. Check the amount and the expiry date, not just that a piece of paper exists.
- Ask which chainsaw tickets they hold. Climbing and aerial rescue is CS38. If they are going up a rope without it, walk away.
- Ask if they work to BS3998. If the answer is a blank look, the quote you are holding may well be for topping.
- Ask what happens to the waste, and get it written into the quote. A price that looks cheap has often left the disposal out.
- Ask who is actually doing the work on the day, and whether it is the person quoting.
There is more of this in the guides, including what to expect on the day.
Seen enough?
Free site visit, written quote in two working days. If you would rather see a certificate before anyone turns up, ask and it comes over first.