“The point at which something is at its best or most highly developed”,
“The best or most perfect thing that can exist or be achieved”
(Oxford)
The acme of something is its highest point of achievement or excellence.
(Collins)

Arboriculture:

The cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. The science of arboriculture studies how these plants grow and respond to cultural practices and to their environment. The practice of arboriculture includes cultural techniques such as selection, planting, training, fertilization, pest and pathogen control, pruning, shaping, and removal.
(Wikipedia)

Geoff Walsh has run Acme Tree Surgery as a sole trader and climbing arborist since 2009.  He became a ISA Certified Arborist in 2010 and has maintained the qualification since then.

In 2015

Acme Tree Surgery became Acme Arb Ltd, in part to reflect the modern approach to professional tree care that had been adopted.

The name change coincided with the achievement of becoming Arboricultural Association Approved Contractors for the first time the same year.  This is a huge accolade for any tree surgery company.  Becoming an “AAAC” takes a great deal of skill, experience, knowledge, attention to detail and determination to achieve and maintain the accreditation.

Acme Arb Ltd set up the first ISA Certified Arborist training course in Sheffield in conjunction with the training school Treelife Ltd.  We are proud to promote this qualification as a benchmark for all of our climbing arborists to achieve.

We have focused on establishing a fantastic, highly trained team of professionals.  Our arborists, surveyors, management & administrative team, consultants and timber management are the best in their field to ensure we continue to meet our high standards of delivery

Sounds expensive? We’re not.

We keep our costs as low as possible through (ruthless) efficiency, modern climbing and timber-processing techniques and a high level of skill and knowledge throughout the team so our prices compare fairly with our professional competitors as well as the army of un-qualified “tree toppers” out there.

We don’t claim to have reached the “acme” of our profession but we do promise that this is the foundation of our decision-making process.

What’s the benefit of an Arb Approved contractor?

Using an Arb Association Approved Contractor brings peace of mind that your job will be carried out by a company that has undergone a rigorous examination of everything from quality of work to office procedures, health and safety to continual professional development. For our customers, it means that Acme Arb have been approved by the nation’s largest and most respected, representative arboricultural body, which brings security to tree owners and managers in an industry renowned for more than its fair share of unscrupulous contractors.  Along with this and our TrustMark and Which? accreditations, clients can be safe in the knowledge that a professional and knowledgeable service will always be delivered.

For more information on our qualifications and certification visit our Accreditations page

Sheffield’s trees!

One of the most common misconception of tree surgeons is that people think they’re solely focussed on cutting down trees.  All this training and research allows Acme Arb’s tree surgeons to offer the best advice to aid tree development and sustainability.

Green initiative & Social Value

Acme Arb has long been involved in green initiatives, with all woodchip re-cycled as bio-mass for greener electricity generation and logs processed for firewood to be used locally.

Acme Arb is committed to protecting the natural environment; trying to have as little impact as possible on the surrounding landscape and minimise disturbance to wildlife and their habitat.  Even rescuing cats from trees isn’t out of our remit and is quite often a called upon service! (Please note: they usually come down on their own when they get hungry!)

Watch this space for our new dedicated Social Value page, with a more detailed history of what we’ve been up to and what we plan to do next.

With all these elements in place at Acme Arb, they are 100% focussed on client’s needs, backing this up with the knowledge and ongoing training expected of an arb approved company.