tree officers

[dodger]

these big firms like gristwood and toms, civill trees eg starting soon when they apply for contracts from the councils. the council are going to expect the contract managers of these firms to have a Diploma and must of have practical side of tree surgery. but there own tree officers only need the diploma, double standards

[Andy Collins]

My local Tree Officer is great, really knows his stuff, and is very helpful.

[dodger]

me and my work partner between us have 55 years of climbing exprences between us and deal with many tree offericers as most of our work is street trees these days, not saying what council it was but the tree officers was out of order as he ask us to do something that would have put the groundmen lives at risk, but this tree officer was a postman for 20 years before he become a tree officer to the council and had been in that post for approx a year. had another in south london that couldnt tell the difference between a ash and plane,

[Mick Stockbridge]

i think threads like this are always amusing.....there are loads of tree officers visit this site on a regular basis......they may think twice about passing work over to some of the negatively posting members.....but thats your call to make

 

I could,nt careless what my local To,s look at or what they might think of me. The fact is I think they are on the whole stupid.

[Steve Bullman]

ok thats fine, and i wasn't singling anyone out....people sometimes forget just how many people read this board, it was more of a gentle reminder than anything else:001_smile:

[MasterBlaster]

they may think twice about passing work over to some of the negatively posting members.....but thats your call to make

 

Well that's might professional of them.

[dodger]

i think threads like this are always amusing.....there are loads of tree officers visit this site on a regular basis......they may think twice about passing work over to some of the negatively posting members.....but thats your call to make

 

 

 

 

its not about negatively, its about many tree officers that havent got the pratical side of it, like getting a young tree officer freash from caple manor and never climb a tree or use a chipper in his life trying to tell you what to do, like i said we had them over the years giving out there ideals only would people a risk. ie just before xmas we had a dead lime that had been ring bark so we decided to mewp it but the tree officer for that councils said no because it cost to much for a mewp, we pointed out the tree was to unsafe to climb but because he never had any pratical exprence he couldnt see the danger. we mewp it against his wishes at a low cost to the council

[Steve Bullman]

would you use someone that was slagging you off?

[Steve Bullman]

its not about negatively, its about many tree officers that havent got the pratical side of it, like getting a young tree officer freash from caple manor and never climb a tree or use a chipper in his life trying to tell you what to do, like i said we had them over the years giving out there ideals only would people a risk. ie just before xmas we had a dead lime that had been ring bark so we decided to mewp it but the tree officer for that councils said no because it cost to much for a mewp, we pointed out the tree was to unsafe to climb but because he never had any pratical exprence he couldnt see the danger. we mewp it against his wishes

 

i know exactly what you mean.

[Mick Stockbridge]

Maybe contractors should have to do 20 years as a tree officer before being allowed to complain.

 

The term "Arse about Face" springs to mind, with all due respect Tony.