Arbortec

21/09/2025

Pleased to announce that this great group of trainees, from very different backgrounds, as of yesterday are qualified, capable and confident tree climbers
Well done guys, we had heaps of fun in some amazing trees over the last few weeks 👏
Give us a shout if this might be your thing, a new direction, a change of career, or if you're just starting out in working life, we can definitely help kick start your journey
With the largest group of instructors on Ireland (who are all "from the tools"), we provide a wide range of Forestry and Arboriculture training courses

27/08/2025

Who's been waiting for availability to get their pruning and rigging tickets?
Get in touch with us for more details and booking info

15/08/2025

We've been exploring some new routes recently for climbing trainees on their "big tree climb" days
These guys smashed it during training, and passed all their assessments afterwards too 👏
Great to see enthusiastic and capable people on our training courses. Much as we pride ourselves in being able to facilitate learning for all candidates in a structured safe manner, this type of work definitely isn't for everyone!

11/08/2025

Pole rescue training day is a great way to break up the physicality of a climbing course!
Having a change of pace around the halfway point, using different muscle groups, alongside introducing new climbing techniques, is a win win for trainees progression
Whether climbing or ground based, we take pride in the delivery of all our training courses, teaching best practice and the safest modern techniques within and
Give us a call for more information about the range of courses we provide

06/08/2025

We started introducing these trainees to DRT ascent methods yesterday morning
Everyone achieved their top anchor on two rope systems in separate trees by lunchtime!
Which is great progress after an unseasonable stormy start to the week (thanks to Floris!)

23/05/2025

https://www.trees.org.uk/Trees.org.uk/media/Trees-org.uk/Documents/Branches/Ireland/2025/Ireland-Knowledge-Day-%e2%80%93-Flyer-May25.pdf

22/05/2025

🌳 We need your help! 🌳

The All-Ireland Tree Climbing Competition 2025 is just around the corner, and we’re still looking for volunteers to help make it all happen.

Whether it’s lending a hand with setup, helping on the day, or supporting the team behind the scenes — we can’t run this event without you.

If you’ve been thinking about getting involved, now’s the time. It’s a great way to support the arborist community, meet some amazing people, and be part of a brilliant weekend.

📋 Sign up through the volunteer form here: https://forms.gle/J5SkHdep65LW7Mcv6
Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Thanks so much — every bit of help counts. 🙏

22/05/2025

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-ireland-tree-climbing-competition-2025-tickets-1206080752999?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=PAQ0xDSwKJ8BZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpw9eFzHtDVBn7oicU8YHvJDRAyFgfwOElj-RjKJlVWhoOTlqYGqvQ4g6Bm5d_aem_We-dyyufiEPaxekrN1g-7A

Get ready to climb to new heights at the All Ireland Tree Climbing Competition on June 20th-22nd 2025!

22/05/2025

All Ireland Tree Climbing Competition 2024

02/04/2025

Drone-Pod

31/03/2025

New Stuff

How to use a throwline for tree access

Well the answer could be, unless you are really good why bother!
You could use the new Drone-Pod from Saw-Pod. We had the opportunity to use this tiny (yet powerful) drone can swiftly and easily insert your throwline into the tree canopy. We were really impressed with the compact size when compared to other drones. The patented, venting system ensures the blades never get fouled on twigs or branches during flight, ideal for the arb industry. Its size and weight also brings it in under section 107 of the F.A.A (Federal Aviation Administration) licence requirements so anyone can fly it.
Here are the main points we picked up in our review:

Robust Build

Rechargeable Battery

Long Flight Time

On Board Camera

Easy to Use


The control unit is from the same manufacturer as Xbox so it should be easily recognisable and easy to use by gamers. From the unit you can control lift speed and route through the canopy. Of course, this is easier when the tree isn't in leaf; however, the onboard camera Bluetooth links you to most smartphones, allowing you to guide the Drone-Pod in to the canopy. The bonus is that the camera also allows you to check for nesting birds, decay and cavities that may not be visible from the ground.

The tough casing allows the Drone-Pod to pass through most larger tree canopies although it's not recommended for dense foliage trees like Conifers and may struggle with pines and Yew. Once you have surveyed the tree your throwline can be easily attached via the loop at the base of the unit it allows you to attach a wide range of throwlines the manufacturers recommend a knot rather than a small karabiner which could become entangled and strand the unit in the canopy.
Rechargeable Unit
The inboard battery allows a survey flight time of around 25 minutes and a loaded (with throwline) flight time of around 15 minutes with a swift recharge of around 30 minutes. We found we were able to install our throwline with under two minutes of flight time. You this could allow for multiple uses before recharging is required.

Nick Pott from Arbjobs said " I used to judge the ISA TCC UK & I throwline primaries and have seen how hard it can be even for the top UK climbers. I was really impressed how easy it was to use this tiny unit"
Full UK manufacturing started in secret in late 2024 and the first units should be available from April 2025.
A full list of UK suppliers is available at DRONE-POD