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Chat, questions and shop talk for UK arborists. Be sound to each other. Selling goes in the listings; posts saying you're available for work go in Jobs, training & tickets, or list yourself in Subcontracting. Community rules
Guides
All guides- Spider lifts and MEWPsWhat to check before you buy or hire a spider lift or other MEWP for tree work in the UK: the six-monthly thorough examination report, basket and ground controls, hours, outriggers and leaks, operator training and overhead lines.
- Funding for ticketsWho pays for NPTC chainsaw and arb tickets: your employer, an apprenticeship, a college course, Farming Connect in Wales (farm businesses only), ELCAS for service leavers and Skills Bootcamps in England. What each covers and who qualifies.
- Do tree surgeons need a licence?There's no licence to work as a tree surgeon in the UK, but a few rules catch most tree businesses: waste carrier registration, felling licences, protected trees (TPOs and conservation areas), chainsaw certificates and site cards. What each needs, with the official sources.
- Do you need a chipper ticket?No law in Great Britain names a particular wood chipper ticket, but anyone using one at work must be adequately trained. What the law and HSE say, the NPTC and LANTRA courses, and what to check when you hire or buy a chipper.
Want woodchip, or have a load to give away? Give your town or area, not your full address. Tree businesses giving chip away: the waste rules still apply to you.