Pro Climb is offering a range of tree aerial rescue, tree climbing and tree rigging training ( workshops) this summer.

Please register your interest by using our online booking system or by downloading our booking form and faxing it to 09 214 99 76

If you would like to receive ISA CEUs for a workshop, please note this on your registration form.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.

Neal and Nicky have again organised the Taranaki Open. A great opportunity for all who would like to give tree climbing competitions a go without the stress of an official comp. The Taranaki Open is an entry level competition that does not qualify you for the national competition, but is designed to allow comp climbers to train and give newbies the opportunity to look into the competitive side of tree climbing. The Taranaki Open was a great success last year and I have heard that international competitors are flying in for this year’s event.

Looking forward to catching up with you all.

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I was lucky to dash off to Germany over the holiday season to meet up with friends and family, and there was the opportunity to have a good look at the German arboriculture scene. I was very interested to see how arboriculture has developed in the years that I have spent overseas.

Already just by having a quick look around it is obvious that the arboricultural industry has grown rapidly. Many different qualifications and certificates are available for those who are looking for a career in the industry. Germany alone has 17 education providers for arboriculture and hosts 5 arboricultural conferences a year.

The legal system in Germany requires every tree owner to have their tree checked for hazards regularly. The awareness of this rule has been promoted and has created a lot of extra work in the last decade.  Many tree owners have put aside an annual budget to deal with their arboricultural needs. Although many of us would love to hear this from our customers in New Zealand it also has a downside for the trees. Tree care demands are not as consistent as an annual budget as weather and diseases can change dramatically the amount of work necessary for the trees. The annual budgeting style not allowing for a flexible approach can drive companies to perform unnecessary tree work in one year and not have the money to perform necessary tree work the next year.

I also caught up with Johannes Bilharz from the Munich Tree Climbing School and Freeworker and can only say that it is well worth going there if you have the chance. Johannes has a lot of passion for trees and the industry and has definitely left his mark on arboriculture in Germany.

Cultivated pear tree on Fort Burghausen, Germany.

 Removal of a Norfolk Pine

Height: 28m

Climber:
Rossy from Pro Climb

Main Contractor:

Rotorua Tree Professional LTD

For more information on Pro Climb Contracting click on the link below:
Pro Climb Contracting

Hi Everyone

Ross from Arborcare Gisborne found a cambium saver at the Hackfalls Arborcamp.

If you are missing one give me a call and I will get it send out to you.

Cheers

Rossy

Auckland Council’s Resource Consents Department is hosting three information sessions for arborists and contractors on the effect of the changesto the tree rules.

The details of these sessions are:

Auckland City:
Monday 12 December: 10.30 – 11.30 a.m
35 Graham Street, Level 1 Training Room [you can take a lift up to
Level 1, go through the glass doors; the Training Room is on the left]

North Shore
Tuesday 13 December: 11.00 – 12.00 pm
Meeting room 6, Ground Floor,1 The Strand, Takapuna

West
Wednesday, 14 December: 1.30 – 2.30 pm
Civic Building, Waitemata Room, 6 Henderson Valley, Henderson

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Pro Climb is offering a range of aerial rescue, climbing and rigging workshops at the beginning of the year.

Please register your interest by using our online booking system or by downloading our booking form and faxing it to 09 214 99 76

If you would like to receive ISA CEUs for a workshop, please note this on your registration form.

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.

From the first of January 2012 Auckland will have a new tree rules.

Other than suspected the majority of tree work  will still need consent.

More information can be found in the Auckland Council release on Tree Consent Changes.

Hi everyone

Just a quick reminder that next weekend is the Hackfalls arbor camp/ work bee.

It looks like Tim picked the right date after consulting with the moon man, the weather is supposed to be superb. J

This is a weekend fun event, yet I would like you to bring helmets, earmuffs, and chainsaw chaps. If you are intending to climb you need to bring your own climbing gear, handsaw, and if you can your top handle chainsaw. The work that we are approaching is mostly snow and wind damage in medium size trees, also I was told that there are some big trees.

As it is tradition in most arbor camps, we will be setting up a flying fox, have harnesses for kids to go tree climbing, and Mark has just let me know that we also can use the lake for kayaking (as long as you bring the kayaks J).

The camping is quite basic and it is advised to be prepared for being outdoors the whole weekend. The shearing quarters have been cleared out for us so that we have a roof if Tim’s weather prediction does not work out. There is one toilet, one shower, and a dorm with 10 bunk beds (I was told very soft).

Any further questions, just give Mark or me a ring.

Mark 0274527804

Rossy 0210504351

Looking forward to seeing you all.

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