Opinions wanted please - Where are all the arborists?

[KateH]

Hi Arbtalk friends,

Some of you were kind enough to help with research for the article we wrote for the spring edition of the Arb Assocaiation magazine, for which many thanks 😊

If you haven't read it yet here it is: 

Arboricultural Association - Where are all the arborists?

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We're now collecting feedback. Lots of arborists have commented on different social media platforms and over the next couple of days we're collating these views. If any of you have anything to add here we'll make sure it's included in our feedback to the Arb Association. We want to get that off to them by Friday 31st March.

We know that we only see one side of the industry and are keen to make sure that the discussions we are part of are as rounded as possible so please don't hold back. Thanks in advance, Kate & Beccy

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Mostly on Instagram doing this from what I’ve seen..

 

To answer your question though, I dunno, there seems to be more than ever, like has been said before anyone any good will be doing their own thing.

Start up costs very low in this biz.

Edited March 28, 2023 by Mick Dempsey

[treevolution]

Don't think you can say that start up cost are low anymore. 

 

I would imagine you need at least £30000 to make a go of it if you're working near any city's that have ulez. 

 

Good contact climbers can make more money then some company owners with much less stress. 

 

 

[pleasant]

😁How much you paying for this valuable data content?👍

Edited March 28, 2023 by pleasant

[Mick Dempsey]

3 minutes ago, treevolution said:

Don't think you can say that start up cost are low anymore. 

 

I would imagine you need at least £30000 to make a go of it if you're working near any city's that have ulez. 

 

Good contact climbers can make more money then some company owners with much less stress. 

 

 

6” chipper plus tipper 3.5 tonner 20k. Et voilà! You can do most small to medium jobs as efficiently as the biggest firm.

[MattyF]

Most folk don’t have a spare £20 let alone 20k. 

[Mick Dempsey]

How do they afford to pay for tree surgeons then? 

[Mike Hill]

Just now, Mick Dempsey said:

How do they afford to pay for tree surgeons then? 

Instagram

[treevolution]

7 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

6” chipper plus tipper 3.5 tonner 20k. Et voilà! You can do most small to medium jobs as efficiently as the biggest firm.

£20000 will just about get you a euro 6 tipper. 

Plus chipper, saws, climbing and rig kit etc. 

Insurance. 

Chainsaw tickets 

Rent somewhere to keep the gear. 

 

I'm not saying you couldn't start with £20000 but even that is a lot of money to find. 

 

Unfortunately this is not a cheap industry to start up in. 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

5 minutes ago, treevolution said:

£20000 will just about get you a euro 6 tipper. 

Plus chipper, saws, climbing and rig kit etc. 

Insurance. 

Chainsaw tickets 

Rent somewhere to keep the gear. 

 

I'm not saying you couldn't start with £20000 but even that is a lot of money to find. 

 

Unfortunately this is not a cheap industry to start up in. 

 

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