Right or wrong?

[Mesterh]

Nick, if you dont mind me asking, (I know you put in a lot of work outside of the actual cutting) quoting site visits and the like are all part and parcel of running the business. If your guys are putting in a lot of graft for you and on site till 8-9, do you weigh them in aswell?

 

Looks like a no on that front!

 

 

Seriously though if your lads are working till 9PM please give them a good slap around the head and tell them to ge a life!

 

There is no way on Gods Earth I would be working that late!

[Lorry thompson]

Sounds like a good way to do things to me Nick:) can't wait to take my out and about like that

[nick channer]

Looks like a no on that front!

 

 

Seriously though if your lads are working till 9PM please give them a good slap around the head and tell them to ge a life!

 

There is no way on Gods Earth I would be working that late!

 

ha.. theres 3 of em still out working now and my climber tells me they just got a job up the street for £120 to do... they get paid by hour.. if you dont do the hours you dont get paid.. simple.. some are happy with a regular set amount each week.. my ladds wanna earn as much in 7 days as they can.. they havent had a day offin 3 weeks now... and there workin sat but not sun so that'l be 4 weeks less 1 day... my 18 yr old groundie very often takes home £700 in 7 days... and his mates are all skint all the time cos when there not workin there out spendin..

[Tree Man Tom]

Can i come and work for you Nick?

 

You seem to have it down to a fine art, fairplay.

[jaime bray]

ha.. theres 3 of em still out working now and my climber tells me they just got a job up the street for £120 to do... they get paid by hour.. if you dont do the hours you dont get paid.. simple.. some are happy with a regular set amount each week.. my ladds wanna earn as much in 7 days as they can.. they havent had a day offin 3 weeks now... and there workin sat but not sun so that'l be 4 weeks less 1 day... my 18 yr old groundie very often takes home £700 in 7 days... and his mates are all skint all the time cos when there not workin there out spendin..

 

Your lads are obviously af an agric nature, brought up on good work ethics, my oldman was coal man, and did turfing inthe summer, I was always out with him,when I get my act together can do a good fortnight of solid graft, but I do have to get my family fix, gf doesnt like me taking the kids out qouting or running erands ort logs, but they will if they want pocket money, and when they want to go to glastonbury in 10-17 years they will have the dolars saved,

 

fairplay, I knowa farmer/fencer with your mentality, got new l200 and range rover sport, people sometimes comment on asian people only having what they got because they dont drink, nah, they work hard and work together, a trait that is being lost within our ways of living

[nick channer]

i like doing the work while its there.. ladds started a £570 job at 5 which i got on monday.. only reason i got it [i was 50 quid more than other quote] was cos i promised to do it by end of week cos they got garden party on sat and other guy couldnt do till next week..

[jaime bray]

i like doing the work while its there.. ladds started a £570 job at 5 which i got on monday.. only reason i got it [i was 50 quid more than other quote] was cos i promised to do it by end of week cos they got garden party on sat and other guy couldnt do till next week..

 

Its the at all costs you will have us to do your tree work mentality that people like, people warm to the blimey hes a grafter appearance. shows pride and willingness to work on most occasions.

[nick channer]

Your lads are obviously af an agric nature, brought up on good work ethics, my oldman was coal man, and did turfing inthe summer, I was always out with him,when I get my act together can do a good fortnight of solid graft, but I do have to get my family fix, gf doesnt like me taking the kids out qouting or running erands ort logs, but they will if they want pocket money, and when they want to go to glastonbury in 10-17 years they will have the dolars saved,

 

fairplay, I knowa farmer/fencer with your mentality, got new l200 and range rover sport, people sometimes comment on asian people only having what they got because they dont drink, nah, they work hard and work together, a trait that is being lost within our ways of living

to be honest only 1 of em does bit work on farm.. my climber and other guy wouldn't of dreamed workin past 4pm 4 yrs ago before resession kicked in... after havin spells of not workin for weeks on end they wanna do every hour they can now..

[jaime bray]

You obviously hung the wedge in front of them at the right time, as long as they know that if they need to back off they can for a breather, then the work will continue to be done to a goodstandard,

 

Without being rude, do you strive to do the job to the best of your ability, or do you find yourself having to make the odd cut of a corner like?

[nick channer]

only corners cut might be fellin a tree when prod should be climbed.... have been known to stop traffic on road and fell trees in the road... but anything else is done to highest standards... and i'm very very fussy on clearing up... drives my ladds mad when i make em get blower back off truck if i spot a few twiggs or bit wood chip on drive.. even after customers paid up and happy.... old boy i used to do bit work for 20 yrs ago said 90% of customers wont have clue if you've reduced or reshaped their tree properely but they will no if you've cleared there garden up properly and i drum that into any new groundsman when they start... we obviously try to do trees properly too though...