Things to look for in tree surgeons cork before you hire
Before diving deep into this blog, you may be thinking that all tree surgeons cork do pretty much the same job. You must be wondering what is so special to consider before hiring a tree surgeon. Well, your opinion will be changed, by the time you finish this blog. Here we would discuss 4 important things you must consider before hiring any operator who offers tree services including hedge cutting glanmire or gardener cork removal.
Here we go!
Things to look for in a tree surgeon
1. He must have a proper address
This is the first stage where you can weed out untrained and potentially dangerous tree service flyers. A flyer or a rogue trader is unlikely to have a proper business address printed on his advertisements. They often prefer to make it tough for you to contact them after the service is rendered. On the other hand, reputed tree surgeons will have a proper business address on their advertisements or websites. They are proud of what they do and will include reviews/statements/testimonials of satisfied customers on their sites as well as on their business premises.
2. He must possess adequate insurance cover
Getting your hedge cutting glanmire or gardener cork removal work done by an untrained tree operator may lead to damages. Therefore, you should enquire if the tree surgeon has gone through proper tree surgery training and has obtained competency-based certifications. These training courses include tree knowledge, working with specialised equipment such as chippers, chainsaws, stump grinders etc, working at height, knowledge of health, safety & protection of public and so on. Most insurers insist that a tree surgeon must be trained on these aspects, before providing the insurance cover. Reputed tree surgeons cork often flaunt their certifications and professional & public liability insurance covers, on their websites and business premises.
3. Accreditation and qualification for tree surgery
Simply possessing a chain saw does not make anyone qualified to handle a tree surgery job. When you look to hire a tree surgeon, you must check if he has the requisite qualification and experience. You should look for an NPTC accreditation issued in his name. Also, he must provide a statement that he carries out such work strictly adhering to the Environmental Restrictions and as per the Health and Safety Executive Guidelines. Please note that if the operator is not qualified, most home insurance and tree surgeon insurances would be invalid.
4. Has he got any testimony of satisfied customers?
Do check for records/testimonies of satisfied tree surgery customers, before you hire the services of a tree surgeon. The easiest place where you can find these is the testimonial or review page of his website. This will be absent in the case of most rogue traders as they do not like to keep too many public records of their previous works.
Based on the above discussion, you must ask the following questions to each of the tree surgeons you have shortlisted, before actually hiring one-
- Do they own a reputed and convincing website with testimonies of real customers? What are their registered business addresses?
- Are they properly insured for their tree surgery works? Check the evidence for authenticity.
- Can they show authentic certificates for their qualifications or training completed as tree surgeons?
- Where is the statement or any other evidence to show that they work strictly adhering to the Environmental Restrictions and as per the Health and Safety Executive Guidelines?
From what we have discussed above, you may have got a clear idea about what to look for in tree surgeons cork before you hire one. Considering these points would surely help you differentiate between a ‘rogue trader’ and a qualified tree surgeon. Based on this, you will be able to make an informed decision to hire the best one, to suit your needs.