Welcome to Whitmire Outdoor Living
Trust us with all your landscaping needs in Castle Hill
Regardless of your needs, you can trust us to deliver them promptly, efficiently, and conveniently. Give us a call now!
More than just cutting down trees
We don’t just cut down trees in Castle Hill; Whitmire Outdoor Living offers a full range of tree maintenance and plant life management services in the Hills District, such as; tree pruning, vegetation management along roadways and rail passages, powerline clearing, mowing, slashing, grounds maintenance and root barrier installation.
To provide these services in an increasingly sophisticated industry, the Whitmire Outdoor Living technique is simple: Integrate extremely trained experts with a contemporary fleet of specialized plant and equipment supported by extensive interactive management systems to deliver high quality services for our clients.
Continuous partnerships with our client base of government, utilities, road and rail operators and facility managers is our aim and we have been achieving this since 1992.
The right components for success
Our team: With over 70 extremely proficient employees 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, four wheel drive stump mills to purpose constructed crane trucks and ride on mowers to root cutters, our detailed fleet of specialized plant and equipment means we have the resources to complete even the biggest and most intricate jobs.
Systems with the customer in mind!: Envision having a window into your specialists’ business; being able to gain access to quotes and invoices, accept and track jobs and perform desk top audits at a time that suits you from the comfort of your workplace. With Whitmire Outdoor Living’s innovative systems we offer just that!
All of this supported by our sophisticated quality, OH&S; and environmental management system designed to deliver customer focused services with a risk management method to safety and environmental concerns to make sure that your direct exposure to risk is well handled.
Giving you peace of mind
Whilst our team adhere to sophisticated risk management processes we still preserve various insurance plans for those unpredicted incidents to make sure sufficient protection of ourselves and our client.
Playing an active role in Castle Hill’s Arboriculture industry
Whitmire Outdoor Living is devoted to preserving the highest arboriculture standards.
Whitmire Outdoor Living plays an active role in the industry through our memberships, 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 satisfied the rigorous membership requirements set by some of these organisations and this is just another way our clients can be guaranteed of our reliability, skills and safety.
At Whitmire Outdoor Living we believe that our team need a constant, organised risk management method to deliver excellent outcomes. Our systems deliver all of this and so far more.
As a valued customer we will provide you with your own secure login to gain access to our interactive web enabled operating system through any internet browser. It’s hassle-free, simple and enables greater capability to track and manage your project.
Our outdoor living solutions include swimming pool installations and maintenance. We specialise in concrete pools.
Whitmire Outdoor Living’s incorporated management system has achieved third party accreditation from SAI International 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 removal 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 eliminate your tree/s in accordance with Australian Basic AS 4373-2007 Pruning Amenity Trees, Workcover Tree Work Code of Practice and WorkCover Work Near Overhead Powerlines Code of Practice.
We have certified dogmen, crane and elevated work platform operators to get rid of big trees in difficult positions. All tree waste is processed into multiple-use leaf mulch using our fleet of wood chippers.
Our range of stump grinders| means we can easily get rid of big difficult stumps from websites with restricted access. We also have root cutters and personnel experienced with the installation of root barriers.
• Powerline Vegetation Clearing
Pruning and eliminating trees to preserve clearances to overhead powerlines and electrical facilities
We can take care of all of your powerline vegetation cleaning 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 qualified and experienced CATT (close approach tree trimming) personnel approved by Energy Australia and Rail Corporation NSW.
Contact us today to discover more about our services or to get a quote.
• Grounds Maintenance Services
Trimming, slashing and generalproperty maintenance activities
Our fleet of specialised plant and equipment consists of 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 right devices and experienced workers for the application.
• Vegetation Management
Handling vegetation along roadways, electrical easements and rail passages utilising a variety of techniques
Vegetation management along roadways, fire trails 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 extremely knowledgeable arborists and industrial rope access professionals, we have the proficiency and resources to complete even the most intricate jobs.
Keep In Mind: Industrial Rope Access is a safe system of work for difficult access sites such as cliff faces, rock cuttings along road & rail passages, buildings, 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 Assistance to our clients. That means you can call our emergency number, any time of the day, any day of the year and be guaranteed quick, efficient and dependable response from among our dedicated Area Managers who will dispatch a team of extremely proficient experts to resolve your emergency.
• Arborist Consulting and Reports
Whitmire Outdoor Living has established strategic alliances with a number of 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 checked elevating work platforms (EWP) is particularly designed for close approach tree cutting (CATT) around live electrical facilities.
Tree maintenance and removal in the urban environment needs operators to continually work around overhead electrical facilities and with our specialised devices we conduct this work in the best possible way. To further make sure 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 Basic 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 checked hydraulic long reach chainsaws and pulling sticks particularly designed for close approach tree cutting, (CATT) around live electrical facilities.
Ride On Mowers
With our fleet of ride on mowers, our team makes performing your grounds maintenance easy, quick and safe. All our ride on mowers are fitted with ROPS, o% grade capability low emissions etc.
3. Crane Trucks
Crane trucks provide greater efficiency and enhanced safety in eliminating trees.
With their capability to lift big loads and for that reason minimizing our teams’ direct 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 mounted on a bogie drive truck with a 25m3 tipping body.
4. Tip Trucks
Covered tip trucks are used to tow wood chippers and collect leaf mulch in a safe way that minimises any pollution.
All tip trucks have function constructed canopies designed to safely contain Leaf Mulch and Wood Chip whilst permitting airflow and minimizing dust triggering air pollution. We have a variety of tip trucks that range from 7m3 to 25m3 capacity to perform any job big or small.
5. Root Cutter
In a constantly developing city environment root barriers have ended up being an essential technique in preserving the consistency of trees and infrastructure.
The Whitmire Outdoor Living root cutter is specifically designed to cut a narrow trench through earth whilst nicely 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 most recent safety functions and meet the requirements of Australian Design Standards. As an added safety function, we make sure that a selection 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 discover more about us or to get a free quote.
who we are
Whitmire Outdoor Living is your premier contractor for all your gardening and landscaping needs in the Hills District of Sydney.