Fake Tree Surgeons Operating In Essex

There has been a report in the local Echo paper of fake tree surgeons operating in Essex, burgling home owners !

T.H Tree Services understand how difficult it is for home owners to spot genuine tree surgeons, so here is a how to for you. Avoid cowboys and robbers !.

• Only accept quotes from NPTC (National Proficiency Test Council) certified company’s

Tree surgeons are very proud of the qualifications they hold as they are very expensive to gain, A fully qualified tree surgeon like Terry from our tree surgery team has spent over £10,000,00 in time and money spent gaining all the legally required certificates of competence. The quickest way for a client to check is ask to see the NPTC CS301 medium/large tree felling and NPTC CS 309 aerial tree dismantling certificates. This will mean your tree surgeon already holds all other legally required certificates of competence as they can only be gained in succession of passing previous certificates.

Should you require stump grinding you must check if your tree surgeon holds either NPTC or LANTRA certificates of training in stump removal, which T.H Tree Services hold.

All certificates are viewable here: Our Certificates Of Competence

Finally if you failed to do proper checks and your tree surgeon is not qualified they will also have no insurance cover, insurers require all individuals and company’s work within English law. Under PUWER ( Provisions & Use of Work Equipment Regulation ) states a person must be competently trained and certificated for the machinery and task they undertake. So reject all tree surgeons than cannot provide adequate proof of training, certification and insurance.

• Check the company has tree surgery public liability insurance, insist on viewing this document

Any genuine tree surgery company will only be to happy to show a public liability insurance certificate. We pay a lot in insurance for our customers so we do like to be asked as it shows we run a proper service. Make sure it is in date, states tree surgery not landscaping and as a last resort if your not sure ring their insurer.

View our insurance here: Public & employers liability insurance

•  Check if the company is trading standards BWC (Buy With Confidence ) Approved

Buy with confidence is a scheme set out by Essex, Thurrock and Southend councils trading standards people. T.H Tree Services have been members for many years now. They personally visit us and inspect our company to make sure we provide a proper customer service and hold the correct qualifications and insurances. All staff are CRB checked and vetted. It is the best vetting process we have found and are very proud to have met their approval.

Visit Trading Standards Website Here

Safe4Site Aproved

T.H Tree Services go the extra mile in accreditation and also hold safe4site approval which means we meet the stringent health and safety requirements for working on commercial premisses.

 Evening Echo Article

Visit this article from the evening echo: Evening Echo Article

Here is the latest report of such activity by rouge traders. Its down to the customer to make and informed decision, almost always avoid cheap prices. It is impossible to offer rock bottom prices in tree surgery unless you have cut serious corners in operating costs or have another agenda. 80% of our price is cost as a minimum, when you go cheap you are more often than not taking on all liability from the actions of your unqualified tree surgeons.

With tree surgery you really do get what you pay for !

Call T.H Tree Services now on 01268 642814 for genuine, qualified, insured tree surgeons that only want to provide competitive prices for your tree work.

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