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The 3rd National Utility ARB
Conference 2011:

Looking Beyond the Problem

Building upon the success of the two previous years, in 2011 the AA Utility Conference presented a programme designed to deliver updates on critical industry developments to all levels of professional interest.

The 2011 Utility ARB Conference
Presentation Downloads

Below is a list of presentations given over the 11th and 12th of July at this years’ Utility ARB Conference. There are three formats available for download. Powerpoint - for both new and older versions of Powerpoint (PPTX and PPT) and also, a PDF version too. Please click on a relevant icon to download:

Presentation	PPTX Powerpoint	PPT Powerpoint	PDF
11th July
David Smith: Looking Beyond the Problem
Peter Roberts: Feedback from Safety Summit
Will Porter: UK Utility Vegetation Management Benchmarking: What it means to you
Tony Sangwine: Highway Practice and Specification
Glynn Percival: The Effect of Tree Growth Regulators (TGRs) on Fast Growing Trees and Application to Utility Arboriculture
12th July
Jonathan Callis & Dr Neil Strong: Network Rail – Mechanising Vegetation Operations
Samantha Rose: Why do we use machines? Tree Shears
Alan Hall: Tree Cutting with Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE)
David Gill: Customer Experiences
Peter Hancocks: So you think you care about the Environment
Paul Muir: The Static Load Test: Tree Structural Integrity, Safety Factors and a Storm Resilience Protocol
Matthew Rivers: The BIG Picture
Andrew Clark: Managing Trees for Energy
Richard Peberdy: Biomass Opportunities – An Environmental Focus
Simon Richmond: Amenity Tree Valuation
Doug Cunningham: Safe Tree Working in Proximity to Overhead Electric Lines
Simon Richmond: Tree Risk Management

 

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