Consultants(click to go to directory) provide specialist opinion on tree health, safety, preservation, trees and buildings, planning and other law. Consultants use their training and experience to form opinions about arboricultural issues. The following is a list of subjects on which arboricultural consultants will commonly advise:
assessing trees for hazard and where appropriate specifying remedial work
investigating cases where trees are alleged to be involved in structural damage to buildings
providing advice in relation to tree preservation law and where necessary, expert evidence to the planning inspectorate
provide advice in relation to trees and development and when necessary, expert evidence to the planning inspectorate
formulating tree and woodland management plans
investigating accidents caused by tree failure.
In addition, consultants may provide further services such as
designing arboricultural features
assessing plant ecology and providing environmental impact assessments
providing expert witness services to the courts
investigating tree work accidents.
Arboricultural Association Registered Consultants
Arboricultural Association Registered Consultants have submitted their work to the Association for assessment and have been found competent to provide arboricultural consultancy services to clients.
The Arboricultural Association's assessment of Registered Consultants is not limited to their knowledge and understanding of current arboricultural practice and that of related professions but also their ability to apply and effectively communicate that knowledge and understanding in a wide range of situations and to a wide range of clients both verbally and in writing.
Arboricultural Association Registered Consultants do not undertake work to trees (such as planting, pruning and felling) but will provide a schedule and specification of such works if clients require them to do so, against which a suitable tree surgeon (contractor) may quote or work.
The name of the Registered Consultant, their qualifications and contact details are listed together with the name of any organisation with which they have a contractual or business connection(s) which may be relevant to any opinion given.
Only the listed consultant is registered by the Arboricultural Association and not any company or organisation with which they may be associated, or any of their employees unless also listed as a Registered Consultant in this directory. Prospective clients are advised to ensure that the named Registered Consultant is providing the required service.
Fees should be agreed between client and consultant at the outset of an instruction. Rates may depend on the type of work to be undertaken and may vary from region to region. Most Registered Consultants operate over the whole of the UK and some beyond.
The Arboricultural Association requires that Registered Consultants operating in the UK must hold professional indemnity insurance to a level appropriate to the liabilities that their work may generate and in all cases to a minimum of £500,000 at all times. Inclusion of a consultant in this directory should not be regarded as proof of current insurance cover - before entering into any contractual agreement clients should satisfy themselves that appropriate insurance is in place by asking for evidence from the consultant and/or their broker.
In the unlikely event that clients are not satisfied with services from a Registered Consultant a complaints procedure may be followed.
Whilst the Arboricultural Association makes every effort to ascertain the competence of its Registered Consultants it cannot accept liability in respect of any persons or companies named in the directory. The Association cannot be held responsible for the advice or actions of any persons or companies named in this directory.
There are 45 Registered Consultants and many will operate well beyond the county where registered. For a key to qualifications and other initials click here.
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