Day rate for a groundie......

[lewiswood]

I wish I worked for some of you, Still early days mind. And only got cs30 and 31. Few more to do and a few more years experience to go I think!

[Nick B]

I pay £60 - £70 a day for brash dragger no saw use.

[Ty Korrigan]

Right, here is the latest prices from France from a generous ex-pat tree business

We, for we are a partnership, pay 150euros gross for a groundy with sense and experience. 120euros for a groundy without. You must be self employed and we supply everything inc lunch and t shirts (except PPE)

We have just given a 100% bonus to one groundy whose experience saved us a days work.

We pay bonuses when deserved and it never mean, even if it come out of the partners pockets.

Its all good at Le Jardinier Anglais.com

[AlexB]

slightly different ball game but I pay between £9-11 a tonne depending on the site. £7 a tonne if you're using my kit. You should on most jobs with an 8 hour shift cut 10 tonne.

[PhilBeech]

slightly different ball game but I pay between £9-11 a tonne depending on the site. £7 a tonne if you're using my kit. You should on most jobs with an 8 hour shift cut 10 tonne.

 

90-110 a day and they are providing saw fuel and own transport?

 

so about 70.00 a day then lol

[18 stoner]

For what its worth, I would say there's a big difference between someone who can use a saw with tickets, to a "groundy"

 

A guy with tickets, saw and can drag brash, £80-90 /day.

 

A good "groundy" is worth upto £150 a day.

 

If you ever get the chance to work with the latter, you will know what I mean.

[eggsarascal]

For what its worth, I would say there's a big difference between someone who can use a saw with tickets, to a "groundy"

 

A guy with tickets, saw and can drag brash, £80-90 /day.

 

A good "groundy" is worth upto £150 a day.

 

If you ever get the chance to work with the latter, you will know what I mean.

 

Thats more like it. I was paying £60 a day for a lad helping me process firewood (unskilled) last winter, he will be helping me this winter on £80 a day, if he does any drainage work for me (my main business) he'll be on £150 a day, he's a skilled tradesman (in drainage) and that is the going rate around here.

[grumpydavesmith]

On my private jobs all the guys get the same be it climber or groundie. there is no difference in my opinion they both graft like mad and its a team effort no room for individuals!!! last job £180 each and finished for 1pm, usually £150!!!

[Danavan]

On my private jobs all the guys get the same be it climber or groundie. there is no difference in my opinion they both graft like mad and its a team effort no room for individuals!!! last job £180 each and finished for 1pm, usually £150!!!

 

Is that why it was a private job? get many of em do u?

 

Providing your ground's peep spend as much on equip & cert's as your climbers do I can see no prob's

[grumpydavesmith]

i work for a company and run my own small business too.All above board!!!