Tree & Hedge Maintenance Contractsfor estates, commercial sites& property managers.
Scheduled visits, agreed spec, one annual price. Perfect for housing associations, schools, care homes, estates and property portfolios that need trees managed properly — not fire-fought.
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What maintenance contracts actually involves
A written annual or multi-year agreement covering scheduled inspections, hedge cutting, dead-wooding, priority reductions and emergency response, at an agreed fixed price per visit or per year.
Housing associations, property management companies, schools, care homes, hotels, estates, private landlords with portfolios, commercial sites, hospitals and religious institutions.
Anywhere a site has enough trees or hedges that ad-hoc quoting is inefficient, safety-critical inspections need to be documented, or budgets are set annually.
One phone call a year instead of six. Documented safety inspections instead of reactive scrambling. A known cost line on the budget instead of surprise storm-week invoices. And a contractor who actually knows your trees, not one meeting them for the first time in an emergency.
What happens if you put it off
Ad-hoc, reactive tree management costs you three ways: emergency premium rates, higher insurance exposure, and the audit gaps that turn a minor incident into a legal problem.
Undocumented duty of care
For commercial and landlord clients, the Occupiers' Liability Act and Health & Safety at Work Act require documented tree risk management. No records = no defence.
Emergency-rate spending
Storm-week call-out rates are 2–3× standard scheduled work. A contract locks in scheduled pricing plus priority emergency response.
Missed hazards
One-off jobs mean nobody's tracking your trees between visits. Dead limbs, fungal fruiting bodies and structural defects go unspotted.
Common mistakes we're called in to fix
- Only calling a tree surgeon when something's already broken.
- Using several different contractors — nobody owns your site or knows its history.
- Skipping annual safety inspections on trees over roofs, car parks, playgrounds and pathways.
- Assuming your grounds-maintenance contractor's staff are qualified to do tree work — usually they're not.
A clear, quoted, tidy job — every time
No day rates. No guesswork on the day. You know what we're doing, when, and what it costs before a single cut is made.
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Site walk & tree inventory
Full walkover, tree-by-tree condition notes, priority list, risk-rated.
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Proposed schedule & spec
Written proposal — visits per year, work scope per visit, inspection frequency, response times, agreed price.
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Contract signed
One-year or multi-year contract, invoiced per visit or annually.
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Scheduled visits
Team returns on the agreed calendar; work carried out to spec; site sign-off form completed each visit.
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Annual review & re-inspection
Full tree walkover annually; updated inventory and next-year plan.
What you actually get when we do the job
One known cost line
Fixed annual price, invoiced how it suits your accounts.
Documented duty of care
Written records of every inspection and job — your defence in any incident.
Priority emergency response
Contract clients jump the queue, at contract rates, out of hours included.
Same team, same trees
Continuity means small changes get spotted early.
Budget predictability
No surprise invoices — planned work costed at the start of the year.
Compliance-ready records
Meets insurer, HSE and Occupiers' Liability expectations for tree risk management.
Maintenance Contracts — the full picture
Typical scope of a maintenance contract
A standard commercial contract includes an annual safety inspection (VTA — Visual Tree Assessment), scheduled hedge cutting (usually 2 visits/year), routine dead-wooding on a 3–5 year cycle, priority reductions as identified in the annual inspection, and an emergency call-out line — the phone is answered out of hours — at contract rates. Everything is agreed upfront and priced.
Sectors we work with
Housing associations and social landlords, private residential estates, schools and academies, care homes and hospitals, hotels and hospitality, religious institutions, industrial and commercial estates, retail parks, and highway/rail-adjacent clients requiring qualified NPTC teams and RAMS documentation.
Compliance, RAMS and paperwork
For every scheduled visit we provide (as required): risk assessment and method statement (RAMS), copies of insurance certificates, NPTC/City & Guilds qualification records, Environment Agency waste carrier licence, and dated waste transfer notes. Post-visit sign-off documents are held on file and can be sent to you or your compliance team.
How pricing works
We quote per site after a full walkover. Contracts are typically one year with a rolling renewal, though 3-year fixed contracts (with modest indexing) suit larger estates. Emergency call-outs for contract clients are prioritised and charged at contract rates, not the retail emergency premium.
Maintenance Contracts: your questions, answered straight
How much does a maintenance contract cost?
Fixed annual price per site, quoted after a walkover — reflects tree count, condition, hedge lengths, access and required visit frequency. There is no set 'per tree' or 'per acre' figure.
Can I have a contract for a small residential garden?
Yes — many private clients with several mature trees use a light 'inspection + priority work' contract for peace of mind. Not the norm, but easy to arrange.
Do you provide RAMS?
Yes — standard for every commercial visit and available on request for domestic contracts.
What happens in an emergency between scheduled visits?
The phone is answered out of hours, including at weekends. Contract clients get priority, with a response arranged straight away at contract rates.
Are you insured for commercial and public sector work?
£10m public liability, £5m employers' liability. Insurance certificates supplied to procurement before contract start.
Do you subcontract or is it your own team?
Our own NPTC-qualified team, led by Sam. Occasional MEWP or crane hire is subcontracted to accredited operators for specific jobs.
Can you tender for larger contracts?
Yes — we tender for housing association, council and estate contracts. Full documentation pack available.
Is there a minimum contract length?
Standard is one year rolling. We can also do three-year fixed contracts for larger sites where budget certainty is important.
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Free site visit. Written quote — not a day rate. Council TPO paperwork handled on your behalf. Full clean-up and all waste chipped or taken away under our Environment Agency waste carrier licence.
- Owner-led team — Sam or the team quote every job in person
- £10m public liability + £5m employers' liability
- NPTC CS39 climbers, City & Guilds qualified
- 24/7 phone answered for emergencies
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