About Mark Foster Tree Surgery

Mark Foster Tree Surgery was established in 2011. Mark worked at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh as a senior arboriculturist.

Mark also worked at The Hidden Gardens, Glasgow and has since returned as the contract arboriculturist.

Mark is very passionate about trees and all the associated natural relationships that can develop within tree canopies. Mark takes a holistic approach to trees, taking into consideration all parts and functions to specify the most appropriate action.

Mark is a committee member of the Scottish Branch of the Arboricultural Association. This voluntary position includes writing articles for the quarterly journal, part of the organisational committee of the Scottish Tree Climbing Championships and other tree climbing workshops as well as contributing to the wider goal of promoting arboriculture for the greater good of trees.

Mark Foster Tree Surgery hold Public Liability Insurance for up to £5million and Employers Liability to £10million.

Mark holds NPTC (City and Guilds); LANTRA and IPAF certificates for all tree climbing, rigging, chainsaw work and MEWP access, as well as tree surveying certificates Mark has a Diploma Arboriculture, the Royal Forestry Society Certificate Arboriculture.

Our Health and Safety at Work (1974) policy uses Job Specific Risk Assessments, Working at Height Regulations (2005), Lowering Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (1998) and Provision of Work Equipment Regulations to ensure best industry practice.

All members of staff hold NPTC qualifications and we all have full First Aid Certificates.

All our work is carried out to the highest standards, using British Standard 3998:2010 (Tree Work Recommendations) and British Standard 5837:2012 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction) as well as reading and referring to up to date publications and research.

Mark Foster Tree Surgery
Arboricultural Services
TechArborA, CertArb (RFS)
Millbrae Crescent,
Glasgow G42 9UW