What have the AA done for us?

[Lee Winger]

Ed did your father have something to do with setting up the AA approved contactors scheme? I seem to recall it being mentioned in the past?

 

If you think the AA approved contractors scheme is so good [the impression I get from reading your views on the subject] how comes your not approved?

 

Being a small contractor, i'd have thought you would have been opposed to more division and elitism within the industry, its hard a hard enough market now , we small contractors don't need more hurdles do we?

[Mr Ed]

Ed did your father have something to do with setting up the AA approved contactors scheme? I seem to recall it being mentioned in the past?

 

If you think the AA approved contractors scheme is so good [the impression I get from reading your views on the subject] how comes your not approved?

 

Being a small contractor, i'd have thought you would have been opposed to more division and elitism within the industry, its hard a hard enough market now , we small contractors don't need more hurdles do we?

 

My father just works as an assesor on the approved contractor scheme.

 

We were approved contractors for years, but the status was lost when he became an approved consultant - I am told they no longer do this.. I've never really felt the need for renewing it, as a none of my customers seemed to worry.

 

I really dont think the AA are causing elitism and division within the industry.

If they were to turn round and say 'no more approved contractors, the rest of you can get lost', that would be elitism. But you could apply for approval tomorrow and probably get approved within 3 months.

I think the AA does far more to try and unite the industry than divide it.

[Lee Winger]

Seems daft to me that you can't be an approved consultant as well as contractor.

[Mr Ed]

At the time, I think they felt it would create conflicts of interest. Not sure if its still the case.

[High Scale]

Is it possible to become a AA approved climber?

[Peter]

Is it possible to become a AA approved climber?

 

No. The ISA certified arborist scheme is the nearest thing to that.

[Lee Winger]

Is it possible to become a AA approved climber?

 

 

No not a chance, just like you can't be an AA approved, woodland worker, or tree health care specialist etc etc

[Mr Ed]

Why would you want to be an approved climber? you have your NPTC certs.

You CAN sit the AA tech cert in arb, which is a far superior qualification, and has as a prerequisite the NPTC qualifications.

[Mac McLennan]

You have already been approved by NPTC + City & Guilds, why would you want to pay someone else to do it again......Waste of money if you ask me.

[High Scale]

Why would you want to be an approved climber? you have your NPTC certs.

You CAN sit the AA tech cert in arb, which is a far superior qualification, and has as a prerequisite the NPTC qualifications.

 

Ahh, I am not saying I would like to be a AA approved climber, I was just curious whether you could be is all.

 

AA Tech cert, moi? You have too know something about trees to do that, I just cut them.