willylopez

As per title We are a well established firm around West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester We are currently looking for the following: Experienced sub contractor climbers Groundsman/2nd Climber- Open to all candidates Fair wages dependant on experience Please Contact: [email protected] or call 07554 198 369

As per title An established small firm covering mainly domestic work local to Saddleworth We're currently looking for an experienced sub contractor climber- Good Day Rates/Wages on offer Groundsman- Open to all candidates- Again fair wages dependant on experience Please Contact: [email protected] or call 07554 198 369

As the title says , im in need of someone to come over for 2/3 days with their machine and help me out ,cash waiting , good accom available, please pm me for more details or call/txt 07947 371 848.

Thanks lads , regards Martin.

Well ive been out and bought an axe and im gonna get splitting , good exercise and something for the weekend , thanks for all your replies , Regards Martin.

Im still an arb student , i purchased them off a local tree firm this summer with a view of splitting and selling them this winter but my plans have changed , i will source a splitter and split and sell them if this add comes to nothing, thanks Martin

I have a large pile of sycamore logs all cut in managable rings and ready for splitting all off the same job from 6 months ago there is 6 semi mature trees worth im afraid im not sure of exact figures/weights of the pile but they filled a large farm trailer to the brim est 10+tons and if split would give months of burning or a good profit neither am i sure of the moisture content you are welcome to come and look asking £300 taking into account the £200 it cost to move them and 6 months storage location Saddleworth Lancs OL3 martin 07947 371 848

The very basics are covered in both the NC and ND for safety and legislation with Tree I.D and various other Arb based topics , i have been taught to climb to a safe and reasonable standard in a 'controlled environment' as well as issued with my basic tickets at a very discounted price meaning i cost very little to my prospective employer when leaving college in both time and money. I found the 'real' learning came in my second year work placement when i climbed day in day out with the seasoned pro's ,i was lucky to be in a well established reasonably large firm with helpful and keen employees who taught me loads extra 'because there climbing days where comin to an end and it was our turn ' Great guys. What makes me laugh is the fact that most students i encountered have never even seen a chipper let alone used one and just like the idea of the job. I myself spent 18months draggin the brush until i decided i wanted to "learn the trade properly" , all these fresh faced 16-19yr olds who will be earning 500 a week when they leave college and be dismantling the biggest trees in the country with ease, when they go on to work experience they soon leave , too hard for too little money they cry , theyre taking the piss !, a waste of time for the college you may think ? well actually no because bums on seats makes the college money so theyll accept the weariest most unsuitable candidates knowing they will be highly unlikely to gain employment within this industry, when i have approached lecturers about this they say its equal rights and they cant discrimiate even if the candidate is lethal with a saw or scared of heights ! yes ive seen all this at my time in college. Maybe it should be compulsory for students to have at least 12 months industry experience with proof before they are allowed on an academic course ? that statement itself opens up a whole new debate..................

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Where abouts are you based m8 ?

Hi guys i would just like to express my views from a current national diploma students prospective. To give you the lowdown i worked as a groundsman for a couple of tree companies for a year before taking the plunge and joining Askham Bryan college on the National Diploma Forestry and Arboriculture. Not only have i learnt loads more about trees and the work involved in Arboriculture i have gained my cs 30.38 this year just gone and 31.39 to follow shortly. The staff are massively dedicated with oodles of experience and teach us as much as possible with the limited time and resources they have, from being safe on the work site to the I.D of trees in winter I do feel college courses have bad press for the following reasons: The courses attract lads with a cant be arsed attitude who just wanna get there ticket and go and climb trees for no less than £500 per week at 17 years old ! These lads have little or no prior knowledge of working in land based industry or tree work I have watched the instructors spend soul destroying amounts of time and energy chasing for coursework, repeating things normally to do with safety and trying to explain they wont be earning £500 per week when they leave etc You can do a PASS which means you can do next to nothing for each peice of coursework or a MERIT/DISTINCTION which has considerably more depth of research and meaning and therefore takes considerably more time and effort With current equal opportunities and 'bums on seats make money for the college' instructors are bound over to try and make the most dangerous and incompetent students safe with a chainsaw etc when sometimes i feel it would be kinder and safer for them to turn around and say 'look im sorry but you , chainsaws and trees will never mix' you have to be cruel to be kind sometimes ! All this reflects badly on us as the student as we leave for work experience But please as employers/fellow work colleagues, give us a chance ! Although my current work experience employers, who i have never met before are slightly biased against college courses with the usuall phrase being 'so they do teach you something at college ! ' I couldn't wish for a more genuine bunch of lads who are willing to help and train me further to a standard that will not just get me by ,but help me succeed as a competent crew member/climber in this industry To sum up i believe you definately get out what you put into the N.D course but it just IS NOT regimented enough for the average 16-21 yr old yes they'll have a ND on paper at a PASS level but back ground knowledge may be very ropey ! Just my sixpence worth