If you are wanting to find out how to get wood chips from tree surgeons then you couldn’t have found a better website. We have made it easier than ever before for members of the public to connect with tree surgeons looking to dispose of wood chips.
If you’ve come this far then the chances are you’ve already browsed the front page of this site. There you’ll see a walkthrough of how the process works and a link to Arbtalk where you can create your free listing. The tip site directory for tree surgeons is a little over 2 years old now, and at the time of writing this blog post, it contains over 3500 sites all over the UK.
These are sites comprising of everything from private houses to allotments and farms. If you do a search, then chances are you’ll find sites near you that tree surgeons are already using. Perhaps you live in a more remote area, in which case you might not have many people competing for the wood chip from your local tree surgeons. If you’re in the former camp, the next obvious question is how to make yourself stand out from the crowd?
Help, I need to find some tree surgeons with wood chips!
When you create your listing you’ll initially be faced with 3 options to choose from. We will explain what each of these mean and which one you should choose.
Free tip sites
Exactly what the name suggests. If you are in need of wood chips from tree surgeons and have the room to accomodate a truck full of loose tipped chippings at no charge to the tree surgeon then you should choose this option.
Pay to tip sites
People choosing this option are generally waste transfer sites. In other words companies that make their living from processing green waste into useable products, such as compost or wood chips for biomass.
Tip sites that pay you
Our final category gives you the option to offer payment for any wood chips or logs that you receive. There is no set amount, and the figure you choose is entirely up to you. If you are going for a monetary value then it might simplify things to enter a price per cubic meter. Many of the existing listings state an arbitrary figure per truckload. However it is worth keeping in mind that these loads may well vary in size considerably.
Which tip site category should I choose?
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out which of the options above are the most popular. If you live in an area that has many competing tip sites then the chances are any tree surgeon using the directory will pick the paying one every time. If there are no other sites nearby then by all means go with the free option. It goes without saying that choosing the option to charge tree surgeons to tip their wood chip will put you at the bottom of the wood chip pile, figuratively speaking.
How to get wood chips from tree surgeons without breaking the bank
You’ll be surprised what will make the difference when choosing how much you should pay for your wood chips. Maybe you already know what the value of the product would be to you, in which case choosing a monetary value will be easier. But it doesn’t just have to be about cash. You can make your tip site stand out from the crowd in other ways. Many of our site holders offer goods in exchange for chips. For example, we have a growing number of people searching for poultry wood chips and offer eggs in exchange. Others offer freshly grown vegetables from their allotments. One tip site near Falkirk even offers beer in exchange for wood chips! No prizes for guessing which will be the most popular wood chip tip site in Falkirk!
If you’re really on a budget then even the smallest things can make a difference. Why not consider offering a cold refreshment on a hot summers day, or even an icecream. Conversely in the winter you could offer a hot beverage or a hot cup of soup. Its the little things in life that make the difference!
How else can I make my tip site stand out?
When you are creating your site you will see an editor window where you can add a description of your site. Many of our listing holders don’t utilise this anywhere near enough. Some leave it empty, whilst others put the bare minimum such as ‘contact first’ or ‘free wood chips wanted’. Yes this is a free service, but that doesn’t automatically make it an entitlement to get free wood chips. Why not consider making your description a little more personable. This doesn’t have to be an essay, but you should certainly include some details such as what you are going to use the wood chips for. Consider also describing the tipping area.
Describe your tipping area
If you have registered a site you would have already checked the box to say you can take a minimum of 5 cubic meters and have space for it to be tipped. If a tree surgeon is travelling a few miles to get to your site, a little reassurance beforehand will go a long way. We have had on occasion people registering sites when they clearly do not meet the requirements. This can result in a tree surgeon visiting the site only to find that they are expected to shovel the wood chips out. On some occasions they have even been expected to wheelbarrow them into a back garden. This is most definitely not with the remit of this site. Chips are tipped loose, hence how it is a free service.
So a simple description of the tipping area will go a long way, especially if a competing site near you has left the description area blank. For added reassurance why not consider adding a photo of the area you want the wood chips to be tipped?
In closing, I would like to thank everyone who has already created a tip site listing. I am actively monitoring this every day and it has so far proved an amazingly popular resource. On average a new contact request is made approximately 50 times every single day. If even half of those requests result in a load of wood chip being delivered by a tree surgeon, that adds up to a whole load of wood chips being put to good use every day!
Not registered yourself? Don’t forget to read the homepage here to get an oversight of how it works, then head over to Arbtalk to create your free tip site listing.
