Utility arborist and vegetation management
Vegetation management.
Lines kept clear.
Low and high voltage power lines, for network operators and their contractors.
- Avove UtilitiesOverhead line clearance, LV to 132kV
- SP Energy NetworksAuthorised, and booked for storm response
- New-Way HomesTree work across their rental homes
- Onward HomesTree and grounds maintenance
- 40+years combined experience
- £5mpublic liability insurance
- NPTCand utility arb qualified, Forestry First Aid trained
- 24/7emergency call-outs
What we clear.
From a single span beside a house to a run of line across open fields.
Low voltage lines
Trees cut back from the line.
High voltage lines
Hedgerows and trees kept clear.
Telecoms lines
Poles and cables cleared.
Arisings
Chipped on site and taken away.
Roadside work, traffic managed.
Trees beside a road mean keeping the road safe while we work. Where a job needs traffic management, we bring in a specialist traffic management company, who also apply for the permits. For work close to a road, we set out our own signs and cones.
The work
Before and after.
Low voltage · Silver birch beside an LV line
1 of 2
- Before
- After
Who we work for.
Avove Utilities
Vegetation cleared from overhead power lines to SP Energy Networks specification, from low and high voltage to 33kV and 132kV.
SP Energy Networks
Authorised by SP Energy Networks, and booked directly for storm response on damaged overhead lines.
New-Way Homes
All types of tree work across their rental homes.
“They removed a tree from one of our rental properties quickly and safely, with minimal disruption to tenants. Communication was excellent, the site was left spotless, and their pricing was very fair.”
New-Way Homes, Facebook, August 2025 Onward Homes
Tree and grounds maintenance for the housing association.
Farmers and landowners
Trees overhanging the road, field edges cleared, and new rides cut through woodland.
We also look after grounds for housing associations, landlords and businesses. Grounds maintenance
How a job runs.
Five steps, the same on every span.
Survey
The trees along the line are surveyed.
Agree
The landowner agrees the scope and consents to the work.
Before cutting
A risk assessment and method statement are completed.
Cut
By rope or access platform, to the agreed clearance.
Clear
Arisings chipped or stacked on site, with the landowner’s consent.
Insurance and paperwork.
Everything a contractor asks for before work starts.
- Arboricultural Association
- James is a Technician Member
- £5m public and £10m employers’ liability
- Insurance in place
- Forestry First Aid
- Whole team trained
- Registered waste carrier
- Environment Agency, CBDL572678
- Travis Arb Ltd
- Company no. 16655849
- 40+ years
- Combined experience in the team
Tickets and training.
Qualification
Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
Held by James
Membership
Arboricultural Association
James is a Technician Member
Tickets held
Utility arboriculture
- UA1
- UA2
- UA3
- UA5
Chainsaw and climbing (NPTC)
- Chainsaw maintenance
- Cross cutting
- Felling small trees
- Felling medium trees
- Felling large trees
- Assisted felling
- Climbing and aerial rescue
- Aerial pruning
- Tree rigging
- Chainsaw from a MEWP
Machines and access
- MEWP (IPAF)
- Chainsaw from a MEWP (Lantra)
- Stump grinder (Lantra)
- Woodchippers (NPTC)
Questions.
Which areas do you cover?
The North West. We take network work across the region, from our base in Rainhill.
Have a
network job?
Photos are a real help, so feel free to send a few with your enquiry. We always visit before giving a firm price, so your quote is accurate and there are no surprises on the day.