Beechwood Trees and
Landscapes Ltd has invested in three new Först Woodchippers, after a successful
trial that saw the team of arboriculture experts significantly impressed with
the high performance and robust nature of the machines.
Established in 1998,
Beechwood is one of the country’s leading arboricultural, fencing and
landscaping contractors, and is continuing to show sustainable growth and
development.
With a team of 30
staff members, the success of the business over the past 20 years has been vast
and the company is now recognised as one of the most forward thinking,
innovative businesses within the industry.
Simon Rotheram, who
has been managing director of Beechwood since the company’s inception, explains
why he chose to work closely with Först after using woodchippers for more than
two decades.
He said: “The
majority of our work consists of site clearances and sectional take downs with
housing associations and local councils, so it’s vitally important that we
utilise a woodchipper fleet that can tackle any job, whilst also keeping
maintenance and service to a minimum. In our industry, time literally is money,
so we can’t afford any machinery downtime or lack of performance.
“To make sure we
maintain our high standards, we carry out a rigorous maintenance programme that
sees us review all of our machinery fleet every 3-4 years to ensure we are
utilising the best and latest equipment. Over the past 20 years we have
generally stuck to what we know when it comes to woodchippers, but on this
occasion Först kindly agreed to lend us an ST6 and ST8 machine for a week and
we were curious to see how they matched up against our current fleet.
“We put both
woodchippers straight to work and the feedback I received from my team of
operators out in the field was great. In addition to the impressive
productivity of the machines, the woodchippers are also light and mobile, which
makes transportation and completion of jobs in difficult to reach locations
very simple.
“Outside the
operation of the woodchippers, the Först machines also come with a three year
warranty, which is a great asset to our business as these woodchippers really
are put through their paces. In addition, our local Först service partner is
just down the road to cover any minor mishaps, so the service and aftersales
care Först can offer is second to none. When you combine all of this, the
decision to move across to Först really was a no brainer and we purchased three
ST6 machines as soon as we could.”
With the investment
in Först woodchippers made, Simon can only see the working relationship with
the manufacturer growing stronger moving forward.
Simon concluded: “We
are very excited about working with Först. Although it’s still early days, the
service support we have received from the manufacturer in such a short period
of time, as well as the performance of the woodchippers, is something I have
been really impressed with and this enables the team and I to simply focus on
the job at hand.”
