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 upkeep and vegetation 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 installation.

To provide these services in a progressively sophisticated market, the Whitmire Outdoor Living technique is simple: Combine highly trained specialists with a contemporary fleet of specialized plant and equipment supported by extensive interactive management systems to deliver high quality services for our clients.

Ongoing collaborations with our client base of government, utilities, road and rail operators and facility supervisors is our aim and we have been accomplishing this since 1992.

The ideal components for success

Our team: With over 70 highly competent staff members and subcontractors trained in the current market standards and finest practices, you know your job is in capable hands.

Specialized devices: From insulated elevating work platforms to entire tree chippers, 4 wheel drive stump grinders to purpose developed crane trucks and ride on mowers to root cutters, our detailed fleet of specialized plant and equipment means we have the resources to finish even the largest and most complex jobs.

Systems with the customer in mind!: Picture having a window into your contractors’ business; having the ability to access quotes and invoices, accept and track jobs and carry out desk top audits at a time that fits you from the comfort of your office. With Whitmire Outdoor Living’s innovative systems we provide just that!

All of this supported by our sophisticated quality, OH&S; and ecological management system developed to deliver customer focused services with a risk management technique to safety and ecological issues to make sure that your exposure to risk is well handled.

Offering you comfort

Whilst our team comply with sophisticated risk management processes we still keep various insurance plans for those unanticipated events to make sure adequate protection of ourselves and our client.

Playing an active role in Castle Hill’s Arboriculture market

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

Whitmire Outdoor Living plays an active role in the market through our memberships, sponsorships and leadership of different market organisations.

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

We have met the stringent subscription requirements set by some of these organisations and this is just another way our clients can be assured of our reliability, skills and safety.

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

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

Whitmire Outdoor Living’s incorporated management system has accomplished 3rd party accreditation from SAI Worldwide Assurance Services as fulfilling 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 elimination either separately, in groups or as part of a program; stump grinding, root pruning and root barrier installation.

Our qualified 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 licensed dogmen, crane and elevated work platform operators to eliminate big trees in difficult positions. All tree waste is processed into reusable leaf mulch utilizing our fleet of wood chippers.

Our variety of stump grinders| means we can quickly eliminate big difficult stumps from websites with limited access. We also have root cutters and personnel experienced with the installation of root barriers.

• Powerline Vegetation Clearing

Pruning and removing trees to keep clearances to overhead powerlines and electrical infrastructure

We can take care of all of your powerline vegetation  cleaning requirements with our insulated elevating work platforms that satisfy the requirements of AS 1418.10, purpose developed tip trucks and wood chippers and ground line slashing devices coupled with our qualified and experienced CATT (close approach tree trimming) personnel authorized by Energy Australia and Rail Corporation NSW.

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

• Grounds Upkeep Services

Mowing, slashing and generalproperty maintenance activities

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

• Vegetation Management

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

Vegetation management along roads, fire routes 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 experienced arborists and industrial rope access technicians, we have the proficiency and resources to finish even the most complex jobs.

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

Contact us today to discover 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 Support to our clients. 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 one of our devoted Area Supervisors who will dispatch a team of highly competent 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 clients.

Our Devices

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

1. Elevated Work Platforms

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

Tree upkeep and elimination in the metropolitan environment needs operators to continuously work around overhead electrical infrastructure and with our specialised devices we perform this work in the best possible way. To further make sure the safe functioning of our devices, electrical testing of all EWP is conducted on a 6 monthly basis. All EWP satisfy 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 tested hydraulic long reach chainsaws and pulling sticks particularly developed for close approach tree trimming, (CATT) around live electrical infrastructure.

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 and so on

3. Crane Trucks

Crane trucks provide higher efficiency and improved safety in removing trees.

With their capability to raise big loads and for that reason lowering 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 reduces any contamination.

All tip trucks have purpose developed canopies developed to safely contain Leaf Mulch and Wood Chip whilst allowing airflow and lowering dust triggering air pollution. We have a variety of tip trucks that range from 7m3 to 25m3 capacity to carry out any job big or small.

5. Root Cutter

In a constantly developing city environment root barriers have become a crucial strategy in maintaining the harmony of trees and infrastructure.

The Whitmire Outdoor Living root cutter is specifically developed to cut a narrow trench through earth whilst neatly cutting roots to enable the installation of root barrier.

6. Wood Chippers

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

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All our wood chippers are fitted with the current safety functions and satisfy the requirements of Australian Design Standards. As an added safety feature, we make sure that a choice of our wood chippers are fitted with winches to lower manual handling injuries.

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