Yorkshireman

its all well & good having these tests in place However any eu licence holder with a relevant licence can drive that combination on these roads ,regardless of the test criteria in their home country for 12 months, without having to meet the standards that uk residents are obliged to reach ie post 97 B + additional to reach B+E this unfairly disandvantages uk residents in my book ! lets get the basics right first, then we can move forward. . Also can you imangine the up roar from the caravan brigade !!!!!! cost of fuel , road tax , car mot , caravan mot , they'll slit the governments throat

Ficus minimum height clearances over a pedestrian footpath 7' or 2.12mt & 17' or 5.15mtr over a highway clarification via the highways agency I believe

yep do it

matty my friend you miss the point wether you want it or not you 'cant' quote for it, coz they've cut you're legs out mate !!!!! wanting the work 'you want ' is all well & good but sooner or later you'll see the point that many make here

1. Title: TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES 2. Awarding Authority: Devon County Council, Environment Directorate Network Management, County Hall, Room AB1, Lucombe House, Devon EX2 4QW. Tel: 01392 382961. Email: [email protected] Web: https://www.devontenders.gov.uk/systems/devonqtpla..... (Brian Tucker, Purchasing Officer). 3. Contract type: Service contract Select List 4. Description: Inspection of Trees Effecting the Highway (Area North) 2008 The Awarding Authority is compiling a select list of contractors to undertake a survey of trees along approximately 365km of classified highway. The contractor will be required to report on trees that could be a hazard to highway users. Inspections must be undertaken by persons holding a minimum of an HND in Arboriculture and applications will only be considered from: Arboricultural Association Registered Consultants, Chartered Foresters and Arboricultural Association Approved Contractors. Contract Period (months): 3. Option to Extend (months): 0. Contract Start Date: 09/29/2008. Contract End Date: 12/19/2008. Estimated Tender Issue Date: 07/28/2008. 5. CPV Code(s): 77211500-7 6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK4, UKK43 7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West, Devon, Devon Cc. 8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: DVC/PLN/7FKHWP 9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided. 10. Deadline for Expressions of interest: 4.7.2008. 11. Address to which they must be sent: The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire available on the Awarding Authority website must be completed and emailed to Brian Tucker. 12. Other information: Please refer to the Awarding Authority website to download the Awarding Authority's Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. 13. Submitted date: 18.6.2008. :thumbdown:Not sure that the criteria is in line with best value ethos

have you tried capel manor ? myerscough do an online version

found this old fruiting body too

in the teeside area

rights to boundarys must also balanced with the extent of the 'damage to property belonging to another' as this brings into play 'willful damage' that could be seen as 'criminal' , if the works do indeed lead to the demise of the tree then a criminal prosecution could be sought

nptc issue the Certification via assessment NOT training, that way it remains independant

yep AAAC is one option as an interim, though Iso 9001 is mandatory later

basically, to work for the highways agency, in a landscape capacity inc Arbor, litter picking weed control, grass cutting, etc, etc, etc, you need to be accredited with this scheme,

has any one got on board with this scheme yet ? http://www.ukas.com/library/downloads/publications/nhss%2018%20nov%2007.pdf

has your TO seen the internal pics

Chaps this isnt worth a fallout, personal professional assessment of the individual specimen given location / condition, viability lead to the chioce in the method of TD its the circumstances that count !!! I use trad methods where ever possible as I much prefer to trust my knots over of a piece of metal ,whos history I dont know ! That ALL SAID if a mewp is the only viable tool in the box, then I have no hesitation in using it , I just dont like em, maybe thats a mis-trust issue, or just deans avatar LOL i dont know' what i do know is that Cranes on the other hand are 'most excellent' fun. & our edelrid lines have never failed me or any of my staff

done , im on

personnally I dont like either , i'd much rather be on 13mm line , had little option but the mewp as there was no viable life line or dismantle points the telescopic allows much more manouverability than the scissor & the flex in the hydraulics is good for a laugh when it bounces, he he ! working heights were 16m up & 6m out (I think)

two populus destroyed by the mindless ' little darlings' = Yobs no strength left totally knackered mewp TD

ed I believe its the brash they need to make the hurdles & jumps Pete i wish id known earlier but i will keep it in mind

not bad but the phots of the stump show why it came out !

Yep its a gonna

this is sad http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7420596.stm

cool pics mate

heres an ash I've been to look at

UK-Enfield: tree-maintenance services 2008/S 98-132381 CONTRACT NOTICE Services SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Address: Organisation: London Borough of Enfield, Civic Centre, Silver Street , Contact: Jim Ventris, Attn: Andy Robinson, Country code: UK-Enfield Postal code: EN1 3XA. Tel. (44) 20 83 79 37 39. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax (44) 20 83 79 34 94. Internet address(es): General address of the contracting authority: http://www.enfield.gov.uk/contractopportunities. Address of the buyer profile: http://www.enfield.gov.uk. Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES: Regional or local authority. General public services. The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no. SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT II.1) DESCRIPTION II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: UK-Enfield: tree maintenance works for highways, housing estates, corporate buildings and other services within the london borough of enfield. II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services. Service category: No 12. Main place of performance: Outer London - East and North East within the Borough of Enfield. II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract. II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): In general the work will include but not limited to :a)regular maintenance of highway, housing and corporate building trees within the london borough of enfield (including country lanes, housing estates, corporate facilities), and other service areas b)planting of new and replacement of trees, c)felling and grinding, d)surveying, e)24 hour emergency call out service, f)root pruning. Tree maintenance services within the borough of enfield and owned by the authority tree maintenance servicestree-maintenance services. II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): CPV code: "Tree-maintenance services">77211500 . II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No. II.1.8) Division into lots: No. II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No. II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: II.2.2) Options: Yes. Description of these options: Additional works orders for fast response teams for works that cannot be programmed within services accross the London Borough of Enfield. II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting: 1.4.2009. Completion: 31.3.2012. SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Included in tender documents. III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Included in tender documents. III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability. III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject: Yes. Pre-qualification questionnaire. III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Included in tender documents. III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Included in tender documents. III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Included in tender documents. III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No. III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No. III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: No. SECTION IV: PROCEDURE IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted. IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate: Envisaged number of operators 12. IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document. IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No. IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document Payable documents: no. IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 25.6.2008 - 17:00. IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 10.7.2008. IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS: VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: GO reference: GO 08052001/01. VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 20.5.2008.