Why does tree work pay so bad in comparison to other trades?

[Ragdoll]

That's what I think they are worth. it is the same round here firms sending climber and a groundie out with van and chipper for £300 -£400 a day and it's not enuf the groundie will be on £50 and climber £80 a proper tree surgery team should be £500 minimum there's to meny willing to under cut!afew of my mates are plumbers sparckeys and teacher and wouldn't even think about setting off for less that £150 a day tree work deserves To be the same level

 

It deserves to be the same level but people don't understand nor care, it's just a tree to them, most people ive spoken to also have no idea how dangerous it is.

 

I wonder if plumbing/sparking can demand wages like that because everybody knows you don't go with a guy who doesn't have all the correct certs and stuff, the same can't be said about tree work.

[Mick Dempsey]

We're in a free market economy, you get what you're worth.

[Mesterh]

Lots of people with chainsaws and not enough trees to cut.

 

Plus its easy for anyone to get a van and chainsaw, do all the easy stuff that are good earners for cheap and get a subby climber in to do anything that requires a bit of skill.I dont think it works quite like that with most other professional trades, well the better paid ones anyway.

[Mark Bolam]

Lots of people with chainsaws and not enough trees to cut.

 

 

 

Plus its easy for anyone to get a van and chainsaw, do all the easy stuff that are good earners for cheap and get a subby climber in to do anything that requires a bit of skill.I dont think it works quite like that with most other professional trades, well the better paid ones anyway.

 

 

Where did you get your hands on a copy of my business plan?

[aspenarb]

The cut throat underpriced work is only a starting block. As time goes on you should be able to slowly change your customer base and get away from it.

 

Bob

[Thesnarlingbadger]

premium no accident = £500

 

50 percent discount for no claims =£250

 

 

 

Premium accident = £600

 

Still got 50 percent discount for no claims = £300

 

 

Spoke to a friend today who works for an insurance company and he said yes any incident does need to be mentioned and no it wouldn't effect your no clams.

Sorry if I got on anyone's nerves just wanted to clear it up for my own personal peace of mind, so I know what to do if needed.

Thanks for the help people

[Maxnaggle]

So, some guys are saying the 'proper' money is in getting your own work, other guys say they are paying themselves sub £100 a day for running a business.. I worked with a guy who paid himself £90 a day running a business turning over 90-100 ish k

 

So which is it?

[RichieR]

Where did you get your hands on a copy of my business plan?

 

I found it in a naughty shop in Soho

[aspenarb]

I found it in a naughty shop in Soho

 

Did it fall out of a copy of plumpers monthly

 

Bob

[Thesnarlingbadger]

On this whole topic the boss man put in a quote a few days ago for a big conifer fell. By wires, sheds and a monster drag. Dense tree about 70ft. Put in a quote for £1050, a full day for 4 men, plus a morning getting the logs out do 2 men.

I saw the job and would have said he got the quote spot on, maybe a little cheep. But heard today that he didn't get the job as someone went in for £500. I have no idea how whoever quoted this thought that's a good price, unless he is massively underpaying his workers.