Steve Bullman

Once again, my apologies for the lateness of this years raffle, it was out of my hands unfortunately. Best of luck everyone

Skyland Equipment was formed in December 2011 by brothers Barry and Mark Hughes. We established a tree surgery business in 1995 after each obtaining a NCH (arb) qualifications. We proceeded to establish our own customer base and over the years have worked with high profile companies such as Aintree Race Course, Lang O'Rouke, George Whimpey Homes, Bupa, Urban Splash and Balfour Beatty as well as working in the utility sector for Manweb and United utilities. We have also worked with, and have a good relationship with, many local tree surgery companies. From early on we recognised the difficulty in obtaining arb equipment locally. As well as not being able to obtain daily consumables, there is no opportunity to try out new equipment prior to purchase. There have not been any shops that have supplied the arb industry in the Liverpool area until now; Skyland Equipment aims to fill this gap in the market to support local and international need for the arb, forestry and landscaping industry. Their contribution to this years raffle is the following: 1 kelly kettle aluminum trekker full kit http://www.skylandequipment.com/kell...full-kits.html A silky F180 http://www.skylandequipment.com/silk...saw-f-180.html A polar buff

Treadlight Forestry is a UK based company that is passionate about low impact woodland management. We specialise in the management of sensitive sites such as wildlife reserves and private woodlands. We use this experience to find and field test high quality, low impact forestry machinery which we sell to the UK market. Our mission is to enable more woodland in the UK to be brought into better management by equipping forestry and woodland workers with the very best machinery available. Everything we sell carries a CE mark. We provide a full support and parts service for every machine we sell. Their contribution to this years raffle is a Husqvarna forestry helmet

Robert.S has donated in treeshirts logo t in XL, thank you.

biggarlogs has donated an oregon 73 dpx chain made to any length to suit winners needs, thank you.

Based in Cumbria Eden Arb & Forest offer professional tree service, training and have a retail shop/workshop dedicated to the industry. There contribution to this years raffle is individual prizes consisting of: Husqvarna combi can Stein chainsaw gloves

Felixthelogchopper has donated a bottle of Sloe Gin, thank you.

Wood wasp has donated a bottle of Whisky, thank you.

Eggsarascal has donated a treeshirtz hoodie

Sean has donated a pair of Husqvarna chainsaw gloves, size 8, thank you.

Chainsawbars was set up to make it easier to buy chainsaw bars, chains and accessories online and our aim is to carry the widest range of this equipment. Currently we have one of the largest selections of chainsaw chain online in the UK. Our simple selector allows you to select your make and model to easily find the correct chainsaw chain, bar or sprocket. Their contribution to this years raffle is a Sugihara bar of the winners choice

JLA Arborists has donated a zubat 330mm, thank you.

A big thank you to the members who have put forward prizes for this years raffle. These are detailed below...

To mark the opening of Spuds (Steves) new business in January 2016, he is offering £50 towards the service or porting/tuning of any chainsaw. This offer is transferable so if you have no need of it, there are probably many others who will. Spuds Workshop offers a professional independent servicing and tuning service based in North Hertfordshire. Machines can be sent in via courier from anywhere in Europe or delivered personally and he offers cost effective and reliable repairs/refurbishment of faulty machines. The customer is kept up to date with regular texts on repairs and always asked if expensive parts are required before repair so you have no surprises. He is one of the few UK chainsaw porting and tuning experts as can be seen from his Arbtalk “Spuds Porting Thread”. If you still need any reassurances, just check his “What’s on your Bench” thread! Their contribution to this years raffle is £50 of servicing/repair/porting

Anglo American Oil Company is the UK distributor for Aspen alkylate petrols, which are specially designed for small capacity 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines. Aspen alkylate petrol is made in Sweden and is the petrol predominantly used in chainsaws, strimmers, lawnmowers, portable generators, portable (camping) stoves and lamps and marine engines in Scandinavia. Aspen alkylate petrols are made from the cleanest form of petrol available - alkylate petroleum. These fuels are sulphur free and contain less than 1% of the amount of benzene found in normal petrol. It is also free from aromatics and olefins; this is particularly important in engines without any catalytic converters where the user is exposed to large amounts of fuel emissions. Their contribution to this years raffle is 3 x 5 litre cans of Aspen 2, Aspen t-shirt, hat and fleece

Your local independent supplier of domestic and commercial fuels and lubricants for Kent, Surrey & Sussex Their contribution to this years raffle is 4 x 25 Litre cans of mineral chainsaw oil

We are a small business based in Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland and have been in business since 2001. Originally started in a home workshop making wooden-barrelled pens and supplied in wooden boxes, we are now in our second business workshop of about 1000 square feet. The business was started to make wooden-barrelled pens and supply them in wooden boxes. At this time pens and boxes were sent away to be laser engraved but a few years ago a laser engraver was purchased to engrave items inhouse. This resulted in a lot of benefits, chiefly, a faster turnaround for customer’s orders and also the ability to experiment with new products with laser engraving on them. We now offer beech rim coasters, slate coasters, wooden fridge magnets, keyrings, nameplates for bedroom doors, ‘cludgie’ and ‘oor cludgie’ signs for bathroom doors. We cut all our own logs with a chainsaw mill to make into planks of timber and then dry them in a kiln to ensure they are down to a suitable moisture content for making into bespoke furniture for all sorts of customers. Some of these planks are crafted into plank mirrors, which are totally unique, in size colour and shape and make ideal presents for the person or couple who have everything, or for a wedding present that is a little bit different. We are continually developing new products and are happy to work with both private individuals, charities or the corporate sector to bring ideas to life. I am a qualified designer and maker of furniture and am happy making a one-off as we are making 1000 off. Their contribution to this years raffle is 100 wooden business cards

F.R.Jones & Son are a family-run business based in South-East London, specialising in horticultural and arboricultural equipment, supplies and service. Their contribution to this years raffle is a Petzl zigzag

A world leading authority on arboricultural best practice, the Association delivers professional standards and guidance, ensuring responsible management of the trees in our care. Arboricultural Association Their contribution to this years raffle is The Body Language of Trees (Encyclopaedia of Visual Tree Assessment) - Claus Mattheck

Based in Gloucestershire Arborscape Woodcrafts offers a wide range of wooden unique and bespoke items, all handmade. From business logos to a personal gift, Ian takes pride and care in his work. Home - Arborscape Woodcrafts Their contribution to this years raffle are the following 5 prizes: Handmade pen from Oak with gunmetal and Rhodium components Handmade pen from Yew with gunmetal and Rhodium components. One Chainsaw wooden Lego man. Roller ball pen handmade from olive ash with chrome components. Roller ball pen handmade from oak with chrome components.

Based in south west Scotland, Clark Forest are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of forestry equipment and have had a close association with the forest industry since 1924. Today Clark supply a comprehensive range of equipment and services to the mechanised timber harvesting and arboricultural industries. Their contribution to this years raffle is a cutandclimb jacket and a pair of the new cutandclimb trousers.

I really don't miss the last minute panic buyers for firewood christmas week. Sure the money was good, but a part of me always wanted to say NO out of spite!

Our business was established 30 ago here in Cork, Ireland as Douglas Lawnmower Centre ltd. Directors Kieran Daly and Greg Marah have a combined experience of 47 years catering to the Small engine and Timber industry. From small beginnings we have grown into Ireland’s Premier supplier of Specialist Arborist equipment with daily deliveries to all 32 counties of Ireland where packaging is only €6.80 + vat for upto 30kgs. Greg Marah is our Resident expert in arborist and forestry equipment and is constantly out in the market place, identifying new, innovative and creative products that will give unbeatable value to you our customers. We have put together a vast range of specialist equipment in our large showroom with the option to try on our clothing or hang off a harness before you buy, thus ensuring that we supply you with the best quality products at the best prices. Why not browse our Web site www.arborist.ie compare our prices, and ring Greg @ 021-4965132 if you need anything . Don’t forget to like our facebook page to keep up to date with whats happening at Arborist.ie https://www.facebook.com/Arborist.ie Their contribution to this years raffle is 25m Yale xtc fire rope

Here at TreeKit we are passionate about climbing trees and the selection of arb supplies and tree climbing equipment on this website, and in our Bournemouth store, demonstrates this. Be sure to check out our range of arb ropes, pulleys, harnesses and protective clothing. Also keep your eye on our social media pages for details of our upcoming courses! Treekit | Tree Climbing Equipment in Bournemouth, UK Their contribution to this years raffle consists of 3 prizes: · Silverbull Large Rigging bag · Dendroid Outline T-Shirt · Dendroid Buff

sorry guys, done about as much as I can tonight, beds calling....back at it first thing in the morning. I don't start work till 11am so should be able to get it done then