Excavator handling timber during tree work beside a bridge and waterway

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Specialist plant & mechanised arboriculture

Specialist machinery delivers the greatest benefit when experienced operators, qualified arborists and site planning are treated as one system. We select plant for the task, terrain, access and surrounding assets.

What your project needs

A delivery plan that fits the wider operation.

  • 01The right machine and working method for the actual site
  • 02Less manual handling and unnecessary exposure at height
  • 03Experienced operators and arborists working as one delivery team
N&J Tree Services arborist cutting branches from a mobile elevating work platform

Core capability

What the service can include.

  • Excavators with timber and shear grabs
  • 13.1m 4x4, 21m spider and 23m vehicle-mounted MEWPs
  • Mobile cranes for complex sectional dismantling
  • Agricultural tractors, PTO winches and high-capacity chippers
  • Forestry flails, skip loading and mechanical material handling
01

Assess

Review the task, terrain, access, services and surrounding assets.

02

Match

Select the machine, operator, arboricultural crew and exclusion requirements together.

03

Operate

Deliver a controlled sequence from dismantling through processing and clearance.

Project considerations

Questions resolved before mobilisation.

  • Plant access, gradients and ground bearing capacity
  • Overhead and underground services
  • Public access, traffic and exclusion zones
  • Environmental constraints and material handling

Relevant plant

Cranes & lifting equipmentTractors, winches & lifting gearPedestrian & mechanical stump grindersMulchers, flails & shreddersMEWP access

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