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Leylandii
Well aware just how good and how dedicated Tree Surgeons are and that they
deserve a decent rate for the job and if i had trees to fell i would pay them If all Janet paid was £15 for a job that would cost at least a £100 in my neck of the woods one cant help but wonder whats going on As a professional in another field I only wish i could earn even £15 per hour down here in the South where even a 2 up 2 down semi costs £160,000 "Rod" wrote in message ... Per hour? £4,000 per week, £200,000 per year? No wonder you can't get enough teachers and nurses down there, they must be leaving the profession in droves to qualify as tree fellers. Anybody who thinks tree work is money for old rope should have been with me this afternoon. We had a team here taking down a large decayed Sycamore that was overhanging a listed building as well as several smaller trees we didn't want damaged. It was bitterly cold, the wind was not strong but was a bit gusty making things difficult at times. They got that tree down in sections, lowering many of the large pieces by rope having had to cut them to swing away from the building. These guys need courage, discipline, concentration, skill, agility and a deep knowledge of the way trees grow and decay. They love trees and respect their environment. I think they'll get about 300 quid between the 3 of them for that job and worth every penny. I wonder how many professionals you'd find in other spheres who possess just those first 4 qualities. We need to pay well enough to attract the right people to this kind of work and squeeze out the cowboys. Rod |
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Leylandii
"Rod" wrote in message ... Per hour? £4,000 per week, £200,000 per year? . I think they'll get about 300 quid between the 3 of them for that job and worth every penny. And deserve considerably more! I wonder how many professionals you'd find in other spheres who possess just those first 4 qualities. We need to pay well enough to attract the right people to this kind of work and squeeze out the cowboys. Agree wholeheartedly - see my "whinge" post off this thread pk |
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Leylandii
In message , bnd777
writes If all Janet paid was £15 for a job that would cost at least a £100 in my neck of the woods one cant help but wonder whats going on Big Snip........ She said they charged GBP 15 /hour, the job took rather longer than that by the sound of it. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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Leylandii
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from "bnd777" contains these words: Well aware just how good and how dedicated Tree Surgeons are and that they deserve a decent rate for the job and if i had trees to fell i would pay them If all Janet paid was £15 for a job that would cost at least a £100 in my neck of the woods one cant help but wonder whats going on What's going on is that you didn't read my post properly. I did not say all I paid was £15 for the entire job; I said I paid an hourly rate of £15..that was whether the contractor was standing on the ground cutting the two easy smaller trees, forty feet in the air taking the large ones down in small pieces, driving his empty trailer back from where he dumped the trees, or having his tea break. A total of four days work, paid at £15 per hour. Janet. |
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