We are all looking forward to the return of APF 2022 this year, so to celebrate we are giving away 30 tickets to this years event. To be entered into the prize draw to win one of these tickets, please like our post on Facebook or Instagram before 11.59pm Thursday 8th September 2022. Entrants must have…
We have had a call from an employed Arborist about whether staff could reduce their PPE due to the heat. He said the risk of heat exhaustion was higher than that of a chainsaw injury. I pointed out that health and safety policy was not down to us, but clearly if it is too hot…
It’s that time of year when we start to get even more claims for damage to artificial grass. This creates headaches for contractors, insurers and customers alike. The reality is that artificial grass is becoming more and more popular, although I am not sure why! The problem is that the synthetic green carpet is not…
For when jobs go WRONG. As this photo shows, jobs don’t always go the way we planned. We can arrange Public Liability Insurance with no height limits. So call us now and make sure you are covered before you start work.
Hi, I’m Simon, the Managing Director at Tree Surgeon Insurance. I want to share my true story with you, as it raises some important points. Six weeks ago, I woke up with a sharp pain in my Achilles. The only thing I had done was play crazy golf with my 14-year-old daughter. The pain got…
We’ve seen lots of posts on social media recently from Tree Surgeons who haven’t got paid for their hard work. There are a few ways to ensure you get paid on time… some perhaps a little more inventive than others! 1. Contracts We’ve talked before about the importance of having a contract in place, and…
We often hear ‘My groundsman is a bona-fide sub-contractor, so I don’t need Employers’ Liability Insurance’. These days everybody should know that it is extremely unlikely that a groundsman or even a climber is a bona-fide sub-contractor. Note the caveat – ‘extremely unlikely’. The reason for this cautionary note is the original law and guidance…
Some time ago, a friend of mine who is a local vicar asked me to recommend a Tree Surgeon. I gave him a list of 5 companies who we insure within 10 miles of his parish. Doing work for churches can be very lucrative and there was also the potential to get on the approved…
This occurred some time ago, but it is a reminder about ‘working together’. A chap, who we will refer to as John, only did hedge laying and the felling of small trees. He had Public Liability Insurance and stated that he works alone. He found he had a lot of work on, so a friend…
Not long to go now until the BIG one, and it’s already looking like the biggest yet! Will we see you there? After being cancelled for two years in a row it promises to be even more popular. The APF is a huge event, and with many top retailers exhibiting, there is nowhere better to…
