More than just cutting down trees

We do not just cut down trees in Castle Hill; Whitmire Outdoor Living offers a complete range of tree maintenance and plant life management services in the Hills District, such as; tree pruning, vegetation management along roads and rail passages, powerline clearing, mowing, slashing, grounds maintenance and root barrier setup.

To provide these services in a significantly advanced industry, the Whitmire Outdoor Living technique is simple: Combine highly trained specialists with a modern fleet of specialized plant and equipment supported by extensive interactive management systems to deliver high quality services for our customers.

Ongoing collaborations with our customer base of government, utilities, road and rail operators and facility supervisors is our goal and we have been achieving this since 1992.

The right components for success

Our team: With over 70 highly knowledgeable staff members and subcontractors trained in the most recent industry standards and best practices, you know your job is in capable hands.

Specialized devices: From insulated elevating work platforms to whole tree chippers, 4 wheel drive stump mills to purpose constructed crane trucks and ride on mowers to root cutters, our comprehensive fleet of specialized plant and equipment means we have the resources to finish even the largest and most complicated tasks.

Systems with the consumer in mind!: Think of having a window into your specialists’ business; being able to gain access to quotes and invoices, accept and track tasks and perform desk top audits at a time that fits you from the comfort of your workplace. With Whitmire Outdoor Living’s innovative systems we offer just that!

All of this supported by our advanced quality, OH&S; and ecological management system developed to deliver consumer focused services with a risk management approach to safety and ecological problems to guarantee that your exposure to risk is well handled.

Giving you assurance

Whilst our team abide by advanced risk management processes we still keep various insurance plans for those unanticipated occurrences to guarantee sufficient protection of ourselves and our customer.

Playing an active role in Castle Hill’s Arboriculture industry

Whitmire Outdoor Living is devoted to maintaining the highest arboriculture standards.

Whitmire Outdoor Living plays an active role in the industry through our subscriptions, sponsorships and management of different industry organisations.

We partner with Hills Emergency Plumbing Pros to provide water-efficient planting solutions across the Hills District.

We have fulfilled the stringent membership requirements set by some of these organisations and this is just another way our customers can be ensured of our dependability, skills and safety.

At Whitmire Outdoor Living we believe that our team need a constant, organised risk management approach to deliver great outcomes. Our systems deliver all of this and so a lot more.

As a valued consumer we will provide you with your own secure login to gain access to our interactive web enabled operating system through any internet web browser. It’s hassle-free, simple and allows higher ability to track and manage your project.

Whitmire Outdoor Living’s integrated management system has achieved 3rd party accreditation from SAI Worldwide Assurance Services as satisfying the requirements of

• ISO 9001:2000 quality

• AS 4801:2001 occupational health and safety

• ISO 14001:2004 environmental management

Our Services in Castle Hill

• Tree Maintenance

Tree pruning or removal either separately, in groups or as part of a program; stump grinding, root pruning and root barrier setup.

Our certified and experienced arborists together with our fleet of specialized plant and equipment will prune or remove your tree/s in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4373-2007 Pruning Amenity Trees, Workcover Tree Work Code of Practice and WorkCover Work Near Overhead Powerlines Code of Practice.

We have accredited dogmen, crane and elevated work platform operators to eliminate big trees in difficult positions. All tree waste is processed into multiple-use leaf mulch using our fleet of wood chippers.

Our series of stump grinders| means we can quickly eliminate big difficult stumps from sites with restricted access. We also have root cutters and personnel experienced with the setup of root barriers.

• Powerline Vegetation Clearing

Pruning and eliminating trees to keep clearances to overhead powerlines and electrical facilities

We can look after all of your powerline vegetation  clearing requirements with our insulated elevating work platforms that meet the requirements of AS 1418.10, purpose constructed tip trucks and wood chippers and ground line slashing devices paired with our certified and experienced CATT (close approach tree trimming) personnel approved by Energy Australia and Rail Corporation NSW.

Contact us today to find out more about our services or to get a quote.

• Grounds Upkeep Solutions

Mowing, slashing and generalresidential or commercial property maintenance activities

Our fleet of specialised plant and equipment includes flail and industrial mowers. Whether it be ground line slashing under powerlines, clearing around poles or substations, easement clearing or grounds mowing we have the right devices and qualified personnel for the application.

• Vegetation Management

Handling vegetation along roads, electrical easements and rail passages utilising a variety of methods

Vegetation management along roads, fire tracks and rail passages is our specialty. With our specialised elevating work platforms, crane trucks, hi-rail tip trucks and wood chippers and our team of highly skilled arborists and industrial rope access technicians, we have the competence and resources to finish even the most complicated tasks.

Note: Industrial Rope Access is a safe system of work for difficult access sites such as cliff faces, rock cuttings along road & rail passages, structures, dams and bridges.

Contact us today to find out more about our services or to get a quote.

• 24 Hour Emergency Service throughout the Hills District

We are devoted to offering 24 Hour Emergency Help to our customers. That means you can call our emergency number, any time of the day, any day of the year and be guaranteed fast, efficient and reliable reaction from among our devoted Area Managers who will dispatch a team of highly knowledgeable specialists to resolve your emergency.

• Arborist Consulting and Reports

Whitmire Outdoor Living has developed strategic alliances with several consulting arborists throughout our service area for the benefit of our customers.

Our Devices

We have a range of equipment to assist us in our day-to-day activities consisting of;

1. Elevated Work Platforms

Our fleet of insulated and electrically evaluated elevating work platforms (EWP) is particularly developed for close approach tree trimming (CATT) around live electrical facilities.

Tree maintenance and removal in the metropolitan environment requires operators to continuously work around overhead electrical facilities and with our specialised devices we perform this work in the best possible method. To further guarantee the safe performance of our devices, electrical testing of all EWP is carried out on a 6 monthly basis. All EWP meet the requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS 1418.10-2004 Cranes, Hoists and Winches Part 10 Elevating Work Platforms.

2. Insulated Devices

All EWP are geared up with insulated electrically evaluated hydraulic long reach chainsaws and pulling sticks particularly developed for close approach tree trimming, (CATT) around live electrical facilities.

Ride On Mowers

With our fleet of ride on mowers, our team makes performing your grounds maintenance easy, fast and safe. All our ride on mowers are fitted with ROPS, o% grade capability low emissions etc.

3. Crane Trucks

Crane trucks provide higher performance and enhanced safety in eliminating trees.

With their capability to lift big loads and for that reason reducing our teams’ exposure to manual handling injuries whilst processing tree waste on the ground. Whitmire Outdoor Living has a 6 tonne truck mounted crane with telescopic reach of 15 metres. The crane is installed on a bogie drive truck with a 25m3 tipping body.

4. Tip Trucks

Covered tip trucks are used to tow wood chippers and gather leaf mulch in a safe way that minimises any contamination.

All tip trucks have function constructed canopies developed to securely contain Leaf Mulch and Wood Chip whilst permitting air flow and reducing dust triggering air pollution. We have a variety of tip trucks that vary from 7m3 to 25m3 capacity to perform any job big or small.

5. Root Cutter

In a continuously developing urban environment root barriers have ended up being an important method in protecting the consistency of trees and infrastructure.

The Whitmire Outdoor Living root cutter is specially developed to cut a narrow trench through earth whilst nicely cutting roots to enable the setup of root barrier.

6. Wood Chippers

We have a variety of wood chippers that vary from 225mm to 500mm capability.

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All our wood chippers are fitted with the most recent safety functions and meet the requirements of Australian Design Standards. As an included safety feature, we guarantee that a choice of our wood chippers are fitted with winches to reduce manual handling injuries.

If you need the very best services that you can not find anywhere else, contact us today to find out more about us or to get a free quote.