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How is commercial tree surgery different from domestic?

23 July 2026

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By Ross Webster

Domestic tree surgery is one homeowner, one garden, one afternoon. Commercial work operates on a different level.

1. Insurance. Commercial sites often require £10 million public liability. Most domestic tree surgeons carry £5 million. If your site contract specifies £10 million, check before you book. We carry it.

2. Method statements. Every commercial job needs a site-specific RAMS document. Not a template. Written for your site. It covers access, plant, overhead cables, underground services, neighbouring properties, traffic management, and waste disposal. You get it before work starts.

3. Programme. A domestic job fits around the homeowner's day. A commercial job fits around your site operations. Evenings, weekends, bank holidays. Whatever causes the least disruption.

4. Scale. A domestic garden might have three trees. A commercial site might have thirty. Each with its own constraints — buildings, car parks, footpaths, roads, boundaries, services.

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