Important Questions to Ask Prior to Hiring a Tree Service Company

When it comes to hiring a tree service company to work on your property there are some important factors to consider in order to determine reputable companies from those that aren’t. Knowing what to ask can help you determine if you will get the results and service you deserve. So how do you compare care companies objectively? The following questions should help.

#1 Do You Employ Certified Arborists and Fallers?

When it comes to making sure your trees and property are properly cared for it is very important to hire Certified Arborists. You want to be sure that whoever is working on your trees knows how to properly care for them. The International Society of Arboriculture, or ISA is the standard in North America for providing a professionally recognized certification process. An ISA Certified Arborist is a professional arborist who has a minimum of three years' full-time experience working in the professional tree care industry and who have passed an examination covering all facets of arboriculture.

Pruning and removing trees is an extremely dangerous occupation. Ensuring the company that you are looking to hire is invested in their staff by having properly trained and certified staff is vital to protecting yourself from potential liability in the event of an accident. Climbing, pruning and falling trees in tight quarters present a lot of unique challenges that your typical logger is not trained and equipped to deal with. Companies that claim that they don’t require certification are often not educated in the regulatory requirements mandated by Work Safe BC. Ensuring that the company you hire has properly qualified arborists and tree fallers on staff is very important.

Green Leaf Tree Services is proud to employ 4 ISA and ITA Certified Arborists who are present on all job sites. Our team has a rigorous in-house training program designed to engage all our employs in furthering their skills, knowledge and certifications. We regularly practice emergency preparedness scenarios and all field staff have first aid training. We employ 4 qualified BC certified fallers.

#2 Do You Have The Necessary Insurance Coverage?

Tree care is an extremely dangerous occupation with the potential for serious property damage and worse injuries and potential fatalities. It is very important for a company providing tree work on your property to have adequate liability insurance so you are not liable if an accident were to occur. Also researching the local reputation of the company you are looking to hire will often provide some input into their safety and accident history. Any reputable company will not have any issues with providing proof of insurance. If there is any hesitation in providing this during the quoting process you should be highly suspect.

Asking the company to provide proof of Workers Compensation is extremely important prior to hiring a tree service provider. You as the property owner can be held liable for any claims for an injured worker on your property if they are not registered and insured with Work Safe BC! Again any reputable company will be happy to provide a proof of certification.

Green Leaf Tree Services Ltd. is fully insured with 5 million in liability coverage. We have an excellent safety record and all of our staff are covered by Work Safe BC. We are also SAFE Company Certified by the BC Forest Safety Council which qualifies us as a COR Certified company with Work Safe BC. We are always more than happy to provide proof of coverage which can be found by clicking this link www.greenleaftree.ca/insurance

#3 Do You Have Adequate Experience and Equipment for the Job?

In the age of YouTube trained experts it is more important than ever to do your due diligence to ensure the tree company you hire has the proper training, experience and equipment to safely complete the job. When your neighbor tells you they know ‘a guy’ to cut your trees down you should consider the consequences of what the worst case scenario can be by just hiring ‘the guy in the pick up truck’. We live in an age with a lot of information available online and often people are skipping the important steps of gaining adequate experience with proper guidance and hands on mentorship. Tree work is extremely dangerous and it is very important to choose a company that has the proper experience and equipment to safely and efficiently complete your job. How long has the company you are looking to hire been in business? What kind of jobs are they experienced in? What kind of equipment will they be using? These are all very important questions to ask.

Green Leaf Tree Services Ltd. was rooted in the Columbia Valley in 2007. We have been providing safe and efficient tree services for over 16 years. Our professional staff are properly trained, mentored, and equipped to provide top level pruning and tree removal in the safest and most efficient fashion. We invest in and use state of the art tree care equipment to best serve our clients. We have a fleet of trucks, chippers, skid steer, aerial lift and stump grinder to ensure jobs are completed efficiently and safely. We provide ultimate value in the service we provide to our clients. Don’t just take our word for it, read our lengthy list of reviews from satisfied customers by clicking this link.