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Wilby Tree Surgeons Ltd is a privately owned Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor based in Ecton, Northamptonshire, who specialise in high quality amenity arboriculture . Due to company expansion, we require additional experienced climbing arborists/team leaders. The role will involve extensive volumes of high quality crown reductions and large technical dismantles. We do not undertake any utility/rail/waterways work. Applicants will require a minimum of 5 years Arboricultural experience, in a similar role and hold the relevant industry specific qualifications and holding a towing and/or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offers a full time, permanent contract with a salary of £30,000 - £40,000 dependant on skills and experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays. We will invest in the right applicant with an annual bespoke training programme. Further benefits include an enhanced bonus scheme for crew leaders, life insurance and accident cover. A relocation package can be offered to the right candidate(s). We would also welcome applications from candidates with less experience who are willing to develop and progress within the business. Please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

Wilby Tree Surgeons Ltd is a privately owned Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor based in Ecton, Northamptonshire, who specialise in high quality amenity arboriculture . Due to company expansion, we require additional experienced climbing arborists/team leaders. The role will involve extensive volumes of high standard crown reductions and large technical dismantles. We do not undertake any utility/rail/waterways work. Applicants will require a minimum of 5 years Arboricultural experience, in a similar role and hold the relevant industry specific qualifications and holding a towing and/or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offers a full time, permanent contract with a competitive basic salary circa. £30,000 - £35,000 dependant on skills and experience with an additional overtime rate, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays. We will invest in the right applicant with an annual bespoke training programme. Further benefits include an enhanced bonus scheme for crew leaders, life insurance and accident cover. A relocation package can be offered to the right candidate(s). We would also welcome applications from candidates with less experience who are willing to develop and progress within the business. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

Climbing Arborists Full time, permanent role with competitive pay and benefits WilbyTree, an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor and leading arboriculture service provider to a wide range of domestic and commercial clients, is seeking full time, permanent new members to join our professional and growing team. Working from our Northampton base, we are seeking skilled climbing arborists to undertake all disciplines and elements of tree surgery, with crown reductions featuring in high volumes. About you Demonstrated experience in a similar role, tree reductions and relevant industry qualifications and knowledge are essential. Towing and/or HGV licence advantageous. A proactive attitude and work ethic with the desire to deliver a first class service to clients. What’s on offer? A competitive salary of £13-£20ph (plus overtime) based on skills and experience, 20 days annual leave + B/H, company pension, excellent PPE allowance and a commitment to your ongoing training and development. Interested? If your skills, experience and character match what we’re looking for, please contact Steve Bones in the first instance for an initial discussion. E: [email protected] T: 01604 407976

What are you trained in at the moment? The red card will be specific to certain plant.

Become a member of the AA and you get access to their download section, which includes Generic Risk Assessments as well as lots of other useful stuff

Having been through two "interim" assessments and a "full" assessment in the last five years by three different assessors I can vouch for all the comments that say it isn't easy, but I do have some observations; Firstly, and perhaps the most important; everything the AA assess us on is something which we should be doing by law or is best practice based on industry guidance. Just take a minute to digest that: The minimum standard is what you should be doing anyway, irrespective of whether you are approved or not. If you're a big company they will assess multiple teams and require you have others on standby if they require it. The number of sites they assess is based on how many staff you have, so if you're a 2/3 man band they will assess less sites than if you have 25 staff members. So in theory, if you have multiple teams, hopefully they will see several teams, not just the golden boys. The assessors are really knowledgeable, they have been working in the arb industry for a long time and know what the standards should be. They are fair and generally have your best interests at heart. They pick up faults not to put you down as a company/individual, but because you should be doing it by law/best practice. In essence, they are highlighting failings which, if addressed, may keep your arse out of court if something bad happens. I note the comments about the assessment being an unpleasant experience; if you can't take constructive criticism you probably won't like an AAAC assessment. We go into every assessment with an open mind, an acceptance that we are not perfect and that the assessors will find faults. We then work to correct those faults (some are easier than others). If you adopt an open minded approach you will feel less like you've been grilled and bashed all day (for us it is a two day assessment!!) and that you have some valued feedback from an external party who wants to make your company better. The bigger issue doesn't seem to be the AAAC scheme being too soft or working to lesser standards (although I do agree there are faults), it seems many companies are not working to legal/best practice standards and do not seem to have a desire to do so, believing the rules don't count for them or just being unaware of what the rules are. That's fine, up until something happens and the solicitors are involved and the HSE or courts are going through your business with a fine tooth comb. Personally, I'd rather have an AA assessor grilling me than a barrister, at least one of them has my best interests at heart!

Given how desperate we are for new blood in the industry I'd say just turning up to the interview will be a good start! If you can be on time and string a sentence together you'll be fine.

Tree Surgeon / Climbing Arborist Full time, permanent role with competitive pay and benefits WilbyTree, an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor and leading arboriculture and biomass fuel service provider to a wide range of domestic and commercial clients, is seeking a full time, permanent new member to join our professional and growing business and team. Working from our Northampton base, we are seeking a skilled climbing arborist to undertake all disciplines and elements of tree surgery, with crown reductions featuring in high volumes. About you Demonstrated experience in a similar role, tree reductions and relevant industry qualifications and knowledge are essential. Towing and/or HGV licence advantageous. A proactive attitude and work ethic with the desire to deliver a first class service to clients. What’s on offer? A competitive salary of £13-£20ph (plus overtime) based on skills and experience, 20 days annual leave + B/H, company pension, excellent PPE allowance and a commitment to your ongoing training and development. Interested? If your skills, experience and character match what we’re looking for, please contact Steve Bones in the first instance for an initial discussion. We will also be recruiting for further roles across our arboriculture, biomass fuel and winter road gritting and ploughing services, in the coming months and welcome hearing from potential candidates. E: [email protected] T: 01604 407976

Tree Surgeon / Climbing Arborist Full time, permanent role with competitive pay and benefits WilbyTree, an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor and leading arboriculture and biomass fuel service provider to a wide range of domestic and commercial clients, is seeking a full time, permanent new member to join our professional and growing business and team. Working from our Northampton base, we are seeking a skilled climbing arborist to undertake all disciplines and elements of tree surgery, with crown reductions featuring in high volumes. About you Demonstrated experience in a similar role, tree reductions and relevant industry qualifications and knowledge are essential. Towing and/or HGV licence advantageous. A proactive attitude and work ethic with the desire to deliver a first class service to clients. What’s on offer? A competitive salary of £13-£20ph (plus overtime) based on skills and experience, 20 days annual leave + B/H, company pension, excellent PPE allowance and a commitment to your ongoing training and development. Interested? If your skills, experience and character match what we’re looking for, please contact Steve Bones in the first instance for an initial discussion. We will also be recruiting for further roles across our arboriculture, biomass fuel and winter road gritting and ploughing services, in the coming months and welcome hearing from potential candidates. E: [email protected] T: 01604 407976

Sadly not from what I can see. And you will need to tacho all your trips the week you travel over 100km to prove what you've done that week. Thankfully you'll be driver CPC exempt (tools of the trade) but will be subject to EU driving hours regulations! Our transport consultant thinks vans and trailers will be targeted a lot more in the coming years

Tree Surgeon / Climbing Arborist Full time, permanent role with competitive pay and benefits WilbyTree, an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor and leading arboriculture and biomass fuel service provider to a wide range of domestic and commercial clients, is seeking a full time, permanent new member to join our professional and growing business and team. Working from our Northampton base, we are seeking a skilled climbing arborist to undertake all disciplines and elements of tree surgery, with crown reductions featuring in high volumes. About you Demonstrated experience in a similar role, tree reductions and relevant industry qualifications and knowledge are essential. Towing and/or HGV licence advantageous. A proactive attitude and work ethic with the desire to deliver a first class service to clients. What’s on offer? A competitive salary of £13-£20ph (plus overtime) based on skills and experience, 20 days annual leave + B/H, company pension, excellent PPE allowance and a commitment to your ongoing training and development. Interested? If your skills, experience and character match what we’re looking for, please contact Steve Bones in the first instance for an initial discussion. We will also be recruiting for further roles across our arboriculture, biomass fuel and winter road gritting and ploughing services, in the coming months and welcome hearing from potential candidates. E: [email protected] T: 01604 407976

Tree Surgeon / Climbing Arborist Full time, permanent role with competitive pay and benefits WilbyTree, an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor and leading arboriculture and biomass fuel service provider to a wide range of domestic and commercial clients, is seeking a full time, permanent new member to join our professional and growing business and team. Working from our Northampton base, we are seeking a skilled climbing arborist to undertake all disciplines and elements of tree surgery, with crown reductions featuring in high volumes. About you Demonstrated experience in a similar role, tree reductions and relevant industry qualifications and knowledge are essential. Towing and/or HGV licence advantageous. A proactive attitude and work ethic with the desire to deliver a first class service to clients. What’s on offer? A competitive salary of £13-£20ph (plus overtime) based on skills and experience, 20 days annual leave, company pension, excellent PPE allowance and a commitment to your ongoing training and development. Interested? If your skills, experience and character match what we’re looking for, please contact Steve Bones in the first instance for an initial discussion. We will also be recruiting for further roles across our arboriculture, biomass fuel and winter road gritting and ploughing services, in the coming months and welcome hearing from potential candidates. E: [email protected] T: 01604 407976

We are an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor who specialize in high quality amenity arboriculture. We are currently looking for a skilled climbing arborist due to an increased workload from our Northampton base. The role will involve high volumes of crown reductions with occasional take downs. We do not undertake any utility/rail/waterways work. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Experience of undertaking reductions is essential. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The position offer a full time, permanent contract and competitive salary (£13-£20 p/h) based on skills/experience; 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976. www.wilbytree.co.uk

We are an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor who specialize in high quality amenity arboriculture. We are currently looking for a skilled climbing arborist due to an increased workload at our Northampton branch. The role will involve high volumes of crown reductions with occasional take downs. We do not undertake any utility/rail/waterways work. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Experience of undertaking reductions is essential. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The position offer a full time, permanent contract and competitive salary (£12-£18 p/h) based on skills/experience; 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. We would also be interested in hearing from any sub-contract climbers available for regular work. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976. www.wilbytree.co.uk

We are an Arboricultural Association Approved Contractor who specialize in high quality amenity arboriculture. We are currently looking for a skilled climbing arborist due to an increased workload at our Northampton branch. The role will involve high volumes of crown reductions with occasional take downs. We do not undertake any utility/rail/waterways work. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Experience of undertaking reductions is essential. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The position offer a full time, permanent contract and competitive salary (£12-£16 p/h) based on skills/experience; 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. We would also be interested in hearing from any sub-contract climbers available for regular work. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976. www.wilbytree.co.uk

We are currently looking for skilled and semi-skilled arborists due to an increased workload at our Northampton branch. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract, competitive salary based on skills/experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

We are currently looking for skilled and semi-skilled arborists due to an increased workload at our Northampton branch. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract, competitive salary based on skills/experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

Been through 2 head gaskets with our L200 (60,000 & 82,000 miles). Looking on motoring forums it seems common place for these. Go with a Isuzu D-max or Ford Ranger.

We are currently looking for skilled and semi-skilled arborists due to an increased workload at our Northampton branch. Applicants should be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract, competitive salary based on skills/experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

I can't stress enough how important this advice is!!

We are currently looking for skilled and semi-skilled arborists due to increased workload. Applicants will be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role and have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract. Pay would be £18,000 to £30,000 based on skills/experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

That's fine, but then the employee shouldn't be entitled to claim sick pay if he has an accident working for someone else. As it stands he is entitled to claim SSP as such the employer should be able to have a say on extra work. Can't have your cake and eat it. As part of our insurance package we can claim when a member of staff is off sick. We get the money and as such can allocate it as we see fit - i.e. top up employee SSP or just use it to bring in a subbie. Not ideal but given HMRC have shafted us it's all we have

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We are currently looking for experienced climbing arborists/team leaders due to increased workload. Applicants will be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role, have the relevant industry specific qualifications. Holding a towing or HGV licence would be advantageous. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract. Pay would be £20,000 to £35,000 based on skills/experience, 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays and company pension. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.

We are a medium sized Arboricultural Association Approved company based near Northampton. We have 20 members of staff, 15 of which are operational. We serve the domestic and commercial sectors. We are currently looking for experienced climbing arborists/team leaders due to increased workload. Applicants will be able to demonstrate suitable arboricultural experience in a similar role, have the relevant industry specific qualifications and ideally hold a towing and/or HGV licence. Previous experience of working for an AA Approved Contractor would be desirable though not essential. The positions offer a full time, permanent contract with a salary of up to £35,000 based on skills/experience and 28 days paid annual leave including bank holidays. We provide an excellent annual allowance for PPE, equipment and training. We would also like to hear from candidates with less experience but have the desire to advance their career and work towards becoming a team leader. In the first instance please send your CV to [email protected] If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stephen on 01604 407976.