TreeClear UK

Utility Vegetation Management

Utility Vegetation Management
Published: 11/12/2024

Looking for a trusted and approved Utility vegetation management contractor?

TreeClear UK provides Utility vegetation management to ensure that power lines, telecommunications, and other utility infrastructures remain safe and functional all-year-round. 

We are experienced in providing highly-effective vegetation clearance and vegetation management services in line with your key objectives.

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What is Utility vegetation management?

Utility vegetation management refers to the process of controlling and maintaining vegetation around utility infrastructure, particularly power lines and telecommunication cables. Overgrown vegetation, such as trees and shrubs, can cause havoc which can lead to a number of significant hazards. Because of this it can often result in service disruption, power outages, and fire risks.

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Treeclear UK vehicles

Fortunately, TreeClear UK provides effective vegetation management services including mechanical tree felling, eradicating unwanted vegetation, on-going management, and much more.

Utility vegetation management is essential for the following reasons:

Prevent power outages and disruptions: On-going management for your Utility infrastructure can help to prevent power outages and further disruptions that could have otherwise been avoided. During storms and adverse weather conditions, there is much more risk of vegetation or trees interfering with key infrastructure. With the help of vegetation management, the risk of disruptions can be kept to a minimum with the company having the peace of mind to maintain reliable energy delivery.

Enhance safety at Utility stations: Vegetation management is also critical for safety for workers and the general public. If left neglected and allowed to run riot, vegetation has a high probability of causing obstructions around substations and can block pathways too. With highly-effective and tailored vegetation management services though, you can be sure of a much safer environment for key stakeholders and workers.

Mitigate fire risks or hazards: Dead or dry vegetation can act as fuel for potential fires. Therefore, it makes complete sense that you would do everything in your control to mitigate these risks and hazards. Enter vegetation management; removing and controlling vegetation to prevent the likelihood of wildfires and potential fatalities.

Promote environmental health: Perhaps one of the most underrated and forgotten about benefits of ongoing management services. Yes, that’s right, vegetation management can help to promote environmental health. This approach helps maintain a balance between utility needs and environmental obligations.

Felled tree
Felled tree

Utility vegetation management (our key services)

Our vegetation management services are tailored to enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of your utility infrastructure. Using low-impact techniques and machinery, we provide a number of effective sub-services including:

Clearing & eradicating vegetation

TreeClear UK provides the effective clearing and eradication of trees, shrubs, and other unwanted vegetation. We provide targeted removal, specifically focusing on hazardous or invasive species which may interfere with the infrastructure. Our team safely and comprehensively clear unwanted vegetation through methods such as cutting, mowing, flailing, and mulching. 

Mechanical tree felling

When there are a number of high-rise trees awkwardly positioned near powerlines and infrastructure, this can cause a serious risk. Mechanical tree felling is a highly efficient and productive method of removing largely or densely packed trees once and for all. We use advanced and specialised equipment to complete safely and professionally.

On-going maintenance

Utility vegetation management is an ongoing process that requires regular attention. Therefore, we offer a number of ongoing maintenance and monitoring services that serve as a preventative approach. For example, we provide ongoing clearance and eradication, further mechanical tree felling, and regular inspections.

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By proactively managing vegetation, Utility companies can prevent outages, enhance safety, mitigate fire risks, and promote environmental health. 

TreeClear UK are proud to be your 5-star-rated vegetation management contractor covering Lancashire, Cumbria, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland & Co Durham. When it comes to accreditations and qualifications within the industry, we have it all. 

We are proud to be a well-recognised member of the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS), as well as the ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) and the ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems).

If you’re looking to learn more about Utility vegetation management and how we can assist with your project, please get in touch with our dedicated team by calling us at 07813 140 683. Alternatively, use our online contact form and our friendly and professional team will respond to your enquiry within 24 hours.

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5 stars

A competent contractor, always willing to innovate and problem solve. Considerate about the quality of their works, whilst still delivering good value for money. Have used, are using, and will continue to use for a variety of woodland tasks.

- Will Livesley

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5 stars

I have used TreeClear UK as contractors for the last nine years and have always been really impressed with their service and approach to each job. Anthony Lambert and his team bring extensive knowledge and experience that is applied with diligence to difficult work sites. The use of their low ground pressure tracked machines on peat mires leave very little impact on sensitive vegetation. Their bespoke mulching equipment has efficiently dealt with really dense stands of rhododendron and regenerated Sitka spruce, reducing material to a manageable chip mat. Our landowners and other clients have been extremely pleased with the end result. I would always recommend TreeClear UK for clearance work on sensitive tree/shrub clearance sites.

- Marcus

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5 stars

Treeclear removed trees, scrub and rhododendron during the winters of 2021/22 and 2022/23 at on of our National Nature Reserves. They delivered an excellent service; competent, practical and efficient on a complex and hazardous site. Their understanding of the difficulties in working on a raised bog and their expert use of specialist equipment was integral to the successful delivery of the project which has allowed us to restore key parts of the habitat to benefit biodiversity and help reduce CO2 emissions.

- Jim

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Accreditations

TreeClear UK are always up-to-date with industry standard qualifications and regulations.

CSCS
CHAS
City & Guilds
FDA
ISO 9001
ISO 14001

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