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TREEKIT are proud to offer two specialist workshops led by top level arborist and ART ambassador Joe Harris! Joe Harris is an arborist, contract climber and tree climbing trainer. He has worked in Europe, Australia, Asia and the US, as well as presenting at conferences and running workshops all over the world. He is a two-time Australian tree climbing champion and two-time world tree climbing silver medallist. Climbing Workshop - System Comparisons - Friday 28th of July 2pm to 6pm - followed by Pizza Rigging Workshop - Working with Angles - Saturday 29th of July 9am - 1:30pm - followed by Fish & Chips £39 exVAT each (including food) or £68 exVAT for both days. Courses will take place at TREEKIT. For more information check out: https://www.treekit.com/featured-products/joe-harris-specialist-workshops.html

We are proud to announce that we will be running a FREE* workshop with Taylor Hamel in conjunction with DMM! To makes things even better - there will also be FREE pizza! Taylor will be demonstrating advanced doubled rope techniques (DdRT) and the combination of doubled rope and stationary rope (SRT) systems for safe, efficient and confident work positioning and movement in trees. *We have introduced a £10 charge for reserving your place. This will be reimbursed in the form of a £10 voucher to spend on DMM gear at TREEKIT. Because there are only limited places, we hope this nominal charge will prevent people from booking on but not turning up. For more information or to reserve your place visit: Free DMM Workshop at TREEKIT Taylor Hamel is an arborist and contract climber with 15 years in the tree care industry. He travels extensively and has worked as a contract climber as well as presenting workshops across the US, Canada, UK/EU and Australia. In 2016 Taylor became the North American rep for DMM International. He has recently become certified as a SPRAT Level 1 Rope Access Technician. He is also the creator of the popular YouTube series [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AlDpIZraA]Hitch Climber's Guide to the Canopy[/ame]

First impressions on the DMM Captain Hook by Marcus Undery (@timberwolf190). Blog post by Marcus Undery Make sure you watch our Captain videos: [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao3KA0jFK5Y]Rec Climb with the Captain Hook[/ame] [ame=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhN8xMifJzI]DMM Captain Hook Promo[/ame] You can Pre-Order the DMM Captain Hook at TREEKIT now.

Thanks for the feedback. We will take this into consideration. We're hoping to release more videos in the near future!

Thanks guys. We are really interested in any ideas for future videos?

Check out our series of SRT video tutorials. SRT Tutorials - Treekit Arb Blog, Courses and Workshops [ame] [/ame]

Hi Treequip, these workshops are taking place at TREEKIT, Unit 3, Building 446, Aviation Business Park, BH23 6NW, Christchurch, Dorset

Winter Safety Seminars Here at Treekit we are always trying to find new ways to make your lives easier. We know not all subjects are hip and exciting so we want to make some of those painful subjects just a little easier to swallow. During the dark months of January and February why not come and join us for our series of Evening Safety Seminars? We’ll feed you and give you some food for thought at the same time: Thursday 14th January: Risk Assessment - It’s really not so painful Oliver Nixon: Christopher Hoare Tree Services Health and Safety Expert Washed down with a beer and our renowned Shutler Baguette. Thursday 28th January: “LOLER” – Equipment Inspections – Why? How? When? Oliver Nixon: Christopher Hoare Tree Services Health and Safety Expert Mike Storey: Treekit Director & LOLER Inspector Easier to swallow with a beer, chicken soup & crusty bread. Thursday 11th February: Keeping your kit safe – how to prevent it being stolen and what to do if it happens Ben Hargreaves: Ben Hargreaves Arboriculture & Chief Inspector Force Incident Commander Dorset Police A sore subject amongst some – so stay calm with a beer and a bowl of chilli. Cost is £10 ex.VAT per session to include food and drinks. (Vegetarian and other dietary requirements happily catered for – just let us know.) Meet at 17.30 for food and drinks, seminar starts promptly at 18.00 and finished by 20.00 Places are limited so book early to guarantee yours.

We are hosting a weekend of applied splicing with Dan Dass (@theknottyboy) at TREEKIT on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February 2016. Dan is the head splicer from TreeGear Australia and founder of ReeCoil Full Reach Lanyard. For more information check out: http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/treekit/95851-applied-splicing-workshop-dan-dass-treekit.html

Two day Splicing Workshop with Dan Dass on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February 2016 at TREEKIT As part of our workshop schedule this year we are offering an exciting, one off, applied splicing weekend with Dan Dass (@theknottyboy), the head splicer from TreeGear Australia and founder of ReeCoil Full Reach Lanyard. Dan will be running a ram packed splicing program covering a broad variety of applied splicing techniques. The weekend is open to both; those new to splicing and those who have been splicing for a while but who may want to learn some new techniques and approaches. Day 1: Double Braid Splicing: Rope ID (fibres, strands, carriers etc) Inspecting Splices Overview of various rope break test results (what makes a difference) 24st Double Braid Splicing (11.7mm Yale) 32st Double Braid Splice, 10mm Ocean Polyester Day 2: High Mod Splicing: Intro to UHMWPE fibres What to know before building High Mod rope tools 12st High Mod Hollow Braid Splicing (Micro Frog SRT kit from Dyneema) High Mod Double Braid Splicing (Beeline 8mm Eye to Eye) Demo - Class 2 Eye Splice (cover bury) Attendees should bring splicing equipment with them on the day if they have it; however complete splicing kits will be available to purchase if required (10% off for Attendees). £199 ex.VAT - including lunch on both days and rope pack worth over £50. Book online now or give us a call on 01202 573 575. See you there!