Service
Mechanical grinding below ground level for re-turfing or planting.
01 · Overview
Stump Grinding is one of nine services we offer across Essex and the South-East. Every job is climbed, cut and cleared by the same small team — we don't subcontract.
The shape of a stump grinding job changes with the tree, the access and the brief. The constants are how we work: climbed by hand, cut to growth points where there is a choice, and cleared to a standard the garden looks better for.
02 · How it works
James walks the site, measures up, and talks through the brief. Written quote within 48 hours.
Drop sheets across beds, rigging set, ground crew on stand-by. Equipment chosen to suit the site, not the convenience of the day.
Climbed by qualified arborists. Cuts made where they should be made — never where they're convenient.
All arisings cleared by hand. Chip away or left for your beds — your call. Garden tidier than we found it.
03 · Before & after
Three days, two climbers, twenty per cent off the canopy. Drag the slider to compare May 2025 (before) with June 2025 (after).
Day 1 · Rigging set
Day 2 · Reduction in progress
Day 3 · Final shape
04 · Credentials
Every climber holds City & Guilds NPTC certification. £10m public and employer liability cover. CHAS-accredited — our health and safety processes are audited independently each year.
CHAS — Accredited Contractor
NPTC — City & Guilds Qualified
IPAF — Powered Access
ROLO — On-Site Safety
BALI — Landscape Industries
Insured — Public £10m / Employer £10m05 · Frequently asked
Every job is quoted on site — price depends on tree size, access, complexity and what's removed from the garden. We don't bill for the quote visit, and the written quote is what you pay.
Most residential jobs are a single day. Larger reductions, multi-tree jobs and clearances run two to four days. We'll tell you the day count in the written quote.
Trees with a Tree Preservation Order, or trees inside a Conservation Area, need a council application before any work. We handle the paperwork as part of the job.
We take everything away by default. If you'd like the chip for your beds or logs cut for the stove, just say — it's no extra cost on most jobs.
Yes — £10m public liability and £10m employer liability. We're CHAS-accredited and can supply certificates before the job starts.
06 · Request a quote
Quote visits are free. We respond within one working day — sooner for storm and hazard work.
Three minutes to fill in. James reads every request himself.