Average day rate for tree surgery

[Mountain man]

Another spot on post!

 

I use a guy and his groundy, I used to work for him, many moons ago, he is charging that rate and when he comes out for me I make the same with out the overheads and commitments!

 

As a friend Ive tried to show him the error, but he has a mental state that denies him the capacity to see past his own low self worth, HE has convinced himself he wont get the work, its the saddest thing to see a friend struggle this way.

 

Have you been running your own business for long?

[Ty Korrigan]

I find that on larger jobs, ones worth running a crew of 4-5 on, that there is a far better margin to be made.

I shan't talk about my own figures, that just get's up peoples noses.

However, it has been a long road to realising that if you don't ask, you won't get.

I know what my running costs are, the rest is lovely profit.

Ty

[SteveA]

Okay, so Glastir Advanced have offered to pay for some of our trees to have surgery (I think it's about 10 medium sized oaks that need a haircut/ and to be made safe).

 

Glastir will pay £97 for one day (they only offered for a single day).

Anyone interested in that paltry sum? (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire).... if not then we'll have to consider rejecting their offer and leave the trees as they are, which would be a shame. cheers, Steve

[slack ma girdle]

Okay, so Glastir Advanced have offered to pay for some of our trees to have surgery (I think it's about 10 medium sized oaks that need a haircut/ and to be made safe).

 

Glastir will pay £97 for one day (they only offered for a single day).

Anyone interested in that paltry sum? (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire).... if not then we'll have to consider rejecting their offer and leave the trees as they are, which would be a shame. cheers, Steve

 

I can offer my services for half a day for £97.

[SteveA]

I can offer my services for half a day for £97.

 

yay!! I wasnt expecting that! ....I'll try to find out how long a day lasts at Glastir. cheers, steve

[Hodge]

What is Glastir? They have no idea if they think £97 would pay for a tree surgeon for a day.

 

 

Hodge

[slack ma girdle]

What is Glastir? They have no idea if they think £97 would pay for a tree surgeon for a day.

 

 

Hodge

 

Good job i am offering only half a day

[SteveA]

What is Glastir? They have no idea if they think £97 would pay for a tree surgeon for a day.

 

Hodge

 

Glastir is the Welsh version of Forestry Commission grants for looking after/ managing land/woodland. It's mostly for environmental/ nature purposes, eg putting up bat boxes, bird boxes, protecting woodland from cows, etc and lots of other things. I think the rate they offer is designed to go towards costs rather than cover the whole amount. Well, I guess???

 

It's EU money, and it's complicated! cheers, Steve

[Ty Korrigan]

Perhaps Glastir also read thread like this an think they can get a hard up hungry mug to work for that per day...

Ty

[SteveA]

Good job i am offering only half a day

 

hmmm, Would you like some haylage if you worked a full day?.... got lots of wrapped haylage bales.