Oak Tree Arb is a small Tree surgery business based in Radcliffe on Trent. I first started in the industry in 2000 at the age of 18 with a large Tree surgery and landscaping firm in Derbyshire, it was there that my interest in trees became apparent and I always looked forward to joining various teams and literally learning the ropes. I started from the bottom dragging branches and worked hard until I was trusted with a chainsaw and then progressed to climbing, after a few years I was lead climber and undertook all sorts of challenging and exciting jobs.
I moved to Nottingham in 2007 and was offered a role nearer to my location with a vegetation management company solely clearing away from powerlines. Again I worked with some great people and kept learning to further my climbing and tree surgery skills with the added responsibility of working very near to live overhead lines.
I stayed on the powerlines until late 2012 when I was offered a role with another company who carried out both domestic and commercial tree surgery/hedge trimming, I felt this was a good move for me due to the great variation of work on offer. We undertook some very large jobs which again challenged and furthered my experience to new levels.
At the start of 2017 I decided I would like to be self employed and give myself the chance of creating and working on some of my own jobs and having the flexibility to work for other companies as a contract climber. Since then I’ve been very busy working for several different companies helping out as an extra climber and also undertaking my own work in and around Radcliffe on Trent which has been very enjoyable and satisfying.
In the future I would like to hopefully gain more domestic work in and around where I live and slowly grow my customer base along with having the ability to help other companies when needed.