Butlers the tree people are pleased to announce their success in the recent South Oxfordshire and Vale of the White Horse District Council tree maintenance tender bid.

Cheltenham area manager Jonny Platt says “we are excited to work with South Ox Council over the next few weeks on this new contract. We have been awarded 21 of the 30 sites available which is a great result. There is a good variety of  work, from removal of dangerous trees to reductions and pruning, we look forward to getting started on it”

The contract will be carried out by both Newbury and Cheltenham teams, with the aim of completing all works within four weeks. Watch out for our vans and MEWPS in the Oxfordshire area!

Butlers the tree people have been undertaking some exciting new work over the last few months. Working on behalf of a large telecoms management company we have been travelling the country, carrying out work on trees blocking the signal from phone masts. So far the work has seen us travel to Snowdonia, Cornwall, Kent, Liverpool and even in to Scotland.

Director Stephen Butler says “We are enjoying this exciting venture and we hope to continue providing a great service to the telecoms industry over future months and years. From our head office in Newbury and yard in Cheltenham we are well set up to cover large areas of the country, even if it does mean a few early starts.”

Often the work involves reducing trees in height to allow signal to pass over them, however at times we have found ourselves carrying out large scale woodland clearance work. We love the variety and the lads are enjoying the change of scenery. Often the arising’s from this work as habitat piled back on site, allowing us to use our fleet of Bipper vans to transport staff to the job. They are far more efficient and have much lower emissions than a regular Arb truck. However, when needed our MEWPS, Lorry’s and 4x4s are all available to get the job done.

Butlers the tree people have taken the decision to launch a branch of the business in the spa town of Cheltenham. This exciting venture, headed up by new Area Manager Jonny Platt will be bringing the same expertise, attention to detail and customer focus, established over the last 30 years in our Berkshire HQ, and applying it to our new Cotswold clientele.

Jonny says “I am excited by the move, although I have thoroughly enjoyed working alongside the guys down in Newbury, I am looking forward to the fresh challenge. I imagine it will take some time to develop a strong team and client base, but with the full support of the management team in Newbury we will succeed I am sure. I would like to thank them for their support and backing in this move.”

Why not give Jonny a call on 01242 650620 or drop him an email at info@lopit.co.uk, we would love to quote for any of your upcoming tree work.

G A Butler & Sons Ltd have taken delivery of a new stump grinder from Orange Plant, the machine is a 7015 tracked machine featuring a Deutz 66hp engine this machine has been described as “the most powerful and versatile self-propelled portable grinder made; combining the convenience of a narrow 35″/ 88.9 cm machine with the high horsepower of a tow-behind unit to create an extremely productive stump cutter.

The SP7015 offers a huge 70″/ 177 cm cutting arc while extending below ground 15″/ 38.1 cm and aboveground height to an amazing 43″/ 109.2 cm. Carlton’s exclusive patented turntable design keeps the weight low on the frame and the engine level during operation. This design also allows the use of a torque magnifying two-stage cutter wheel drive system.

Director Luke Butler said “We have chosen the Carlton 7015 after a long process of trialing other machines. What has impressed us is the robust nature of the machine and its ability to blitz stumps safely and efficiently”. He also comments on the width of the machine saying that we should be able to access 99% of all stumps. Luke says that “the lads are all keen to get the machine out and working and comments that the machine is particularly suited to large scale site clearance jobs.

Stephen Butler Health and Safety Manager says that the machine, being remote controlled puts the operator away from the noise, dust and fumes associated with other standard machines. Stephen adds that “our commitment to health and safety is demonstrated in our machinery purchasing.

G A Butler & Sons Ltd carry out tree stump grinding and tree stump removal locally in Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford, Andover, Basingstoke, Winchester, Wantage, Oxford and Cheltenham.  We also cover all of the south of England. If you are looking to remove a single stump in a back garden or have multiple stumps then we the machinery to complete the task.

2012 saw the addition of a new telehandler to our fleet of vehicles. Graham Butler comments “this machine has already proved invaluable around the yard for moving materials and loading lorries” Although predominantly based at our yard near Kintbury the machine is also used on sites where large trees are felled and require removal. The machine also carries out emergency clearance around West Berkshire.

Newbury tree surgery company G A Butler and Sons Ltd are celebrating our first anniversary of being in our new purpose built premises. The premises covering nearly 3,000 square metres enhances existing security and allows the business to respond quickly to customer needs. The yard located at Ball Hill, South of Newbury, just ten minutes from Chieveley services makes us ideally placed to cover all of Central and Southern England and provide the public with a range of services, including Tree Surgery, Tree Felling, Tree Planting, Stump Grinding, Chainsaw Training, Fencing & Landscaping, Grounds Maintenance, Arboricultural Consultancy and Tree Surveys.

Director Luke Butler says “the yard has been amazing for us it is so conveniently placed for covering all of the local areas. We can be on the Newbury bypass in less than 5 minutes to get to Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford, Andover, Basingstoke, Winchester, Wantage & Oxford”. As well as the towns we also work in all local villages such as Highclere, Burghclere, Kingsclere, Kintbury, Inkpen, Ham, Shalbourne, Yattendon, and Frilsham.

Graham Butler comments “now we have 600 square metres under cover, dry seasoned logs can be processed and stored inside to ensure that our customers receive the highest quality logs”

G A Butler & Sons Ltd are an arboricultural contracting company with a combined 80 years experience in the industry between the directors. We have a large amount of resources. We are approved contractors of the Arboricultural Association providing a range of services, including Tree Surgery, Tree Felling, Tree Planting, Stump Grinding, Chainsaw Training, Fencing & Landscaping, Grounds Maintenance, Arboricultural Consultancy and Tree Surveys.

We encourage the public to come and meet us at the yard where you can see examples of our works and also purchase woodchip, logs and sawn timber which we process on our saw mill. We have a personal approach to our customers and love to talk timber and seek to help people whether they require one piece of Yew for wood turning or a number of Oak beams we will do our utmost to help out.