VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
Benefits of professional green maintenance
Optimal yield: Less shade and an easily accessible site directly contribute to higher returns.
Long lifespan: Regular removal of vegetation keeps the panels and cables free of tarnish and damage.
Security: A neat and orderly site reduces the risk of tripping and fire hazards, and facilitates access in case of emergencies.
Cost savings: With regular, professional care, you avoid expensive repairs in the longer term-because prevention is better than cure.
Sustainable approach: We are committed to environmentally conscious methods, keeping your solar farm and the surrounding nature in balance.
Overview
Our expert and fully qualified arborist teams ensure the lights are kept on and power operations are not obstructed by trees or overgrown vegetation.
Vegetation management is an essential process required to ensure electricity is supplied safely and efficiently to homes and businesses. We cover all aspects of vegetation management from maintenance work that can be carried out every two to three years to working through environmental weather conditions to ensure our clients’ supplies have minimal disruption.
Our approach
We put safety first and our approach follows strict guidelines to ensure the work carried out is completed to the highest standards.
We proactively maintain vegetation and help to prevent wildfires and trees from falling onto utility infrastructure. Our utility arborists hold specialist qualifications and fully meet the requirements of District Network Operators, industry bodies and are NPTC compliant.
All our utility arborists and surveyors are trained continuously to ensure our teams are fully informed on techniques and regulations in an ever-changing environment enabling them to be accurate in their reports, adaptable in the field and can carry out all aspects of vegetation management utilising their expertise, innovative approach and agility to resolve arboriculture challenges as they arise
Capabilities
Our fully qualified team of Arborists carry out all aspects of vegetation management along overhead powerlines working from Low Voltage lines at 240W up to High Voltage lines at 132KV to ensure our clients maintain a safe and continuous supply of electricity to their customers.
We provide expert arboriculture advice and provide an extensive range of vegetation services across the UK. We can offer our services to local authorities and other private and public landowners. Our vegetation management team has a full complement of personnel, including fully qualified chainsaw operatives, climbers, rope access technicians, planners and surveyors.
Vegetation Management services include:
Emergency storm response
Landowner and stakeholder liasion
Project Management
ESQCR 43.8 Maintenance surveys
ETR132 Resilience surveys
Retained tree surveys and management
Wayleaves and consent
Site clearance
Mechanised tree clearance
Maintenance and clearance – in and around structures, track, signals and level crossings
Autumn mitigation (leaf-fall) site clearance works
Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) – leaf clearance
Felling, pruning, crown reduction, dealing with hazardous, dead and dying trees
Herbicide application and weed control including Japanese Knotweed
Third-party works outside boundary fences
Vegetation and ecological surveys
