More than just cutting down trees

We don’t just cut down trees; Hills Landscaping offers a full range of tree upkeep and vegetation management services such as; tree pruning, vegetation management along roadways and rail passages, powerline clearing, mowing, slashing, premises maintenance and root barrier installation.

Servicing Lane Cove, Artarmon, Lane Cove West, Chatswood West, Chatswood, Riverview, Northwood, Roseville, Willoughby, St Leonards

To provide these services in an increasingly advanced industry, the Hills Landscaping approach is simple: Integrate highly trained specialists with a modern fleet of specialized plant and equipment supported by rigorous interactive management systems to deliver high quality services for our clients.

Ongoing partnerships with our customer base of government, utilities, road and rail operators and facility supervisors is our objective and we have been achieving this since 1992.

The right active ingredients for success

Our team: With over 70 highly competent staff members and subcontractors trained in the most recent industry standards and best practices, you know your job is in capable hands.

Specialized equipment: From insulated elevating work platforms to entire tree chippers, four wheel drive stump mills to purpose developed crane trucks and ride on mowers to root cutters, our comprehensive fleet of specialized plant and equipment means we have the resources to finish even the largest and most complex projects.

Systems with the customer in mind!: Think of having a window into your contractors’ business; being able to gain access to quotes and invoices, accept and track projects and carry out desk top audits at a time that suits you from the comfort of your workplace. With Hills Landscaping’s ingenious systems we provide just that!

All of this supported by our advanced quality, OH&S; and ecological management system designed to deliver customer focused services with a risk management approach to safety and ecological problems to ensure that your direct exposure to risk is well managed.

Providing you comfort

Whilst our team comply with advanced risk management processes we still keep various insurance coverage for those unexpected events to ensure sufficient protection of ourselves and our customer.

Playing an active role in the Arboriculture industry

Hills Landscaping is committed to maintaining the highest arboriculture standards.

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Hills Landscaping plays an active role in the industry through our subscriptions, sponsorships and leadership of numerous industry organisations.

We have met the strict membership requirements set by some of these organisations and this is just another way our clients can be guaranteed of our dependability, skills and safety.

At Hills Landscaping we believe that our team need a consistent, organised risk management approach to deliver great results. Our systems deliver all of this and so a lot more.

As a valued customer we will provide you with your own secure login to gain access to our interactive web enabled operating system through any web browser. It’s convenient, simple and permits higher capability to track and manage your task.

Hills Landscaping’s integrated management system has accomplished 3rd party certification from SAI International Assurance Services as fulfilling the requirements of

• ISO 9001:2000 quality

• AS 4801:2001 occupational health and safety

• ISO 14001:2004 environmental management

Our Services

• Tree Maintenance

Tree pruning or elimination either separately, in groups or as part of a program; stump grinding, root pruning and root barrier installation.

Our certified and experienced arborists together with our fleet of specialized plant and equipment will prune or eliminate your tree/s in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4373-2007 Pruning Amenity Trees, Workcover Tree Work Code of Practice and WorkCover Work Near Overhead Powerlines Code of Practice.

We have accredited dogmen, crane and elevated work platform operators to remove big trees in tough positions. All tree waste is processed into multiple-use leaf mulch using our fleet of wood chippers.

Our range of stump grinders| means we can easily remove big tough stumps from websites with minimal access. We likewise have root cutters and personnel experienced with the installation of root barriers.

• Powerline Vegetation Clearing

Pruning and eliminating trees to keep clearances to overhead powerlines and electrical infrastructure

We can look after all of your powerline vegetation  clearing requirements with our insulated elevating work platforms that satisfy the requirements of AS 1418.10, purpose developed tip trucks and wood chippers and ground line slashing equipment combined with our certified and experienced CATT (close approach tree trimming) personnel authorized by Energy Australia and Rail Corporation NSW.

Contact us today to find out more about our services or to get a quote.

• Grounds Upkeep Solutions

Trimming, slashing and generalresidential or commercial property maintenance activities

Our fleet of specialised plant and equipment consists of flail and industrial mowers. Whether it be ground line slashing under powerlines, clearing around poles or substations, easement clearing or grounds mowing we have the right equipment and skilled workers for the application.

• Vegetation Management

Handling vegetation along roadways, electrical easements and rail passages using a range of approaches

Vegetation management along roadways, fire routes and rail passages is our specialty. With our specialised elevating work platforms, crane trucks, hi-rail tip trucks and wood chippers and our team of highly skilled arborists and commercial rope access specialists, we have the expertise and resources to finish even the most complex projects.

Note: Industrial Rope Access is a safe system of work for tough access sites such as cliff faces, rock cuttings along road & rail passages, buildings, dams and bridges.

Contact us today to find out more about our services or to get a quote.

• 24 Hour Emergency Service

We are committed to providing 24 Hour Emergency Help to our clients. That means you can call our emergency number, at any time of the day, any day of the year and be guaranteed fast, effective and reliable reaction from among our devoted Area Supervisors who will dispatch a crew of highly competent specialists to resolve your emergency.

• Arborist Consulting and Reports

Hills Landscaping has established tactical alliances with several consulting arborists throughout our service area for the benefit of our clients.

Our Equipment

We have a range of equipment to help us in our daily activities including;

1. Elevated Work Platforms

Our fleet of insulated and electrically evaluated elevating work platforms (EWP) is specifically designed for close approach tree cutting (CATT) around live electrical infrastructure.

Tree upkeep and elimination in the metropolitan environment requires operators to continually work around overhead electrical infrastructure and with our specialised equipment we conduct this work in the safest possible method. To further ensure the safe functioning of our equipment, electrical testing of all EWP is performed on a 6 monthly basis. All EWP satisfy the requirements of Australian Standard AS/NZS 1418.10-2004 Cranes, Hoists and Winches Part 10 Elevating Work Platforms.

2. Insulated Equipment

All EWP are geared up with insulated electrically evaluated hydraulic long reach chainsaws and pulling sticks specifically designed for close approach tree cutting, (CATT) around live electrical infrastructure.

Ride On Lawn mowers

With our fleet of ride on mowers, our team makes carrying out your grounds maintenance easy, fast and safe. All our ride on mowers are fitted with ROPS, o% grade capability low emissions etc.

3. Crane Trucks

Crane trucks provide higher efficiency and improved safety in eliminating trees.

With their capacity to raise big loads and for that reason reducing our teams’ direct exposure to manual handling injuries whilst processing tree waste on the ground. Hills Landscaping has a 6 tonne truck mounted crane with telescopic reach of 15 metres. The crane is installed on a bogie drive truck with a 25m3 tipping body.

4. Tip Trucks

Covered tip trucks are used to tow wood chippers and gather leaf mulch in a safe way that reduces any pollution.

All tip trucks have purpose developed canopies designed to securely contain Leaf Mulch and Wood Chip whilst allowing airflow and reducing dust triggering air pollution. We have a range of tip trucks that range from 7m3 to 25m3 capacity to carry out any job big or little.

5. Root Cutter

In a continuously developing metropolitan environment root barriers have ended up being an essential technique in preserving the consistency of trees and infrastructure.

The Hills Landscaping root cutter is specially designed to cut a narrow trench through earth whilst neatly cutting roots to enable the installation of root barrier.

6. Wood Chippers

We have a range of wood chippers that range from 225mm to 500mm capacity.

All our wood chippers are fitted with the most recent safety functions and satisfy the requirements of Australian Design Standards. As an added safety function, we ensure that a selection of our wood chippers are fitted with winches to decrease manual handling injuries.

If you need the best services that you can not find anywhere else, contact us today to find out more about us or to get a complimentary quote.