Why B & B?
As a third generation company we are committed to this industry 100% and strive to be the best there is, as a result we have made the investment to back up this commitment:
Genuine or not? ... Customers beware.
Anyone can call themselves a Tree Surgeon!; place an advert in the Yellow Pages or local media and offer a service. Sadly in the current economic climate this is becoming all too familiar. As a result every week hundreds of trees are being mutilated and damaged beyond repair due to inexperienced operators, with no knowledge of trees or tree requirements, who are prepared to offer unnecessary works and destroy trees simply for their own financial gain.
An advert alone does not guarantee quality of work, or that it will be carried out safely, or that it needs to be carried out at all. Simply stripping trees of all their branches or reducing them to a mutilated stump, has no Arboricultural justification what so ever. In most cases it just highlights the work of an untrained inexperienced rouge trader who is financially motivated.
If Tree work is not done properly, it will lead to:
- Injury to people,
- Damage to property,
- Irrevocable damage to trees - that have taken many years to grow,
- Loss of valuable tree stocks and wildlife habitat,
- Increased and ongoing maintenance costs for the owner,
...all through ill-advised and badly executed tree work.
Tree work operations (Arboriculture) requires a high degree of technical competance, knowledge of Trees and the work they require, supported by training, experience and the right equipment. For these reasons tree work should only be undertaken by well trained, competent arborists and remember ..Cheapest is NOT always Best !!
B & B Tree Specialists was formed on the basis that if a Jobs worth Doing, It`s Worth Doing WELL, the core of what we are about today. We are now into our third generation of the family with over thirty years of practical experience backed by an extensive range of Arboriculture Qualifications.
In 1988 we proudly achieved the Arboricultural Associations Approved Contractor status, this award is the highest industry related accreditation and is regarded as the Holy Grail of Arboricultural awards. It is a rigorous examination consisting of technical expertise, Quality of work, Health and Safety, administration and Insurance and is carried out every two years to ensure standards are always kept to the highest. After our 2007 examination we went on to gain accreditation for CHAS and CONSTRUCTIONLINE this ensures we also keep up to speed with the requirements of our Commercial customers. Later in 2007 we had our professional status independently confirmed in the form of accreditation for ISO 9001, 14001 and 18001 all recognition of the hard work, time and resourses invested. This was closely followed in 2008 by our first term contract with North Kesteven District Council, this success cemented our status as a professional and dependable company and was the recognition that has seen the business develop to where we are today. From this point we have gone on to gain further term contracts and accreditation for the National Highways Sector Scheme 18, that means we can now carry out works to trees on roadsides and major highways.
As a reputable and established company, B & B Tree Specialists will always ensure:
- Evidence of Employers Liability & Public Liability insurance of £10 million, is available on request.
- Work to British Standards BS 3998:2010
- Fully qualified staff, including NPTC certificates for chainsaw use, climbing operations, rigging and roping, M.E.W.P operations, crane rigging and dismantling, Sign Lighting and Guarding, Tree Surgery operations and CSCS for commercial sites
- Certificates for other skills and machines, as well as National Certificates and Diplomas In Arboricultural knowlege.
- Full written quotations, including a fixed price, clear and full details of the work to be undertaken, details of what will happen to the debris, who will be responsible for obtaining permissions (if trees are protected), and what steps will be taken to protect you and your property.
- Membership of the Arboricultural Association license number AC2013
- Fully Licenced for waste carriage and disposal of arisings
- References From previous customers, regular customers who are willing to back up our work and operations
