About us
Three arboristsfrom Voorbeeldstad.
Kruinwerk is a crew of three arborists from Voorbeeldstad. Hessel started in 2011 with a van, a rope and a saw. Now two of us climb and Jurre is on the lowering rope. We work for homeowners, owners' associations (VvE) and schools, and always with the same people.
Hessel, Wietske and Jurre by the van. In the crates in the back: six climbing ropes, each with its own logbook.
Since 2011
A rope, a saw and a van.
As a child Hessel already climbed every tree in the street. After training in tree care he worked for eight years for a contractor in public green spaces, mostly for municipalities: avenues, parks, miles of roadside trees. Good work, but you never see the people who live under those trees.
In 2011 he started his own business, with the trees in back gardens. There's no room for big machines there, so you have to climb. In 2016 Wietske joined, who used to do climbing competitions. A year later came Jurre, who handles the stump grinder like a bicycle.
“The best job is a tree we don't have to fell.”Hessel Mulders
It stays just the three of us: we take on no job we can't do ourselves. So there's never an unknown crew in your garden.
Three of us
Who climbs at your place
On the rope since 2009
Hessel Mulders
Owner, climber
European Tree Worker · Tree safety inspector · VCA
Prefers climbing an old lime: lots of forks, and you see the whole street.
On the rope since 2015
Wietske Verhagen
Climber
European Tree Worker · VCA · aerial rescue first aid
Prefers climbing a plane tree: smooth, straight and honest.
On the lowering rope since 2017
Jurre Mertens
Groundworker and rigging
VCA · operator of stump grinder and chipper
Loves a heavy trunk section that lands exactly where he said.
How we work
From phone call to swept path
Five steps. At every step you know what happens and what it costs.
- Call or send a photoDescribe the tree and what worries you. A photo with the shed or a bike in it helps most.
- We come and lookWithin five working days we're at your tree. It costs nothing.
- Fixed price on paperThat same week we email the amount, with VAT, clean-up and removal included.
- The climbing dayWe cordon off, climb, saw and lower everything on ropes.
- Cleared upBefore we pack up, the branches are chipped and the path is swept.
In the back of the van
Kit you trust your life to
We inspect climbing gear every year and keep track of it in a logbook. A rope that raises doubts goes. Even a rope that's a year old.
- Climbing rope11.7 mm, static, inspected every year and logged
- Harness and helmethelmet with visor and ear defenders, harness with two attachment points
- Chainsaw trouserscut-resistant, class 1, for the groundworker too
- Top-handle sawbattery: quiet, no exhaust fumes in the crown, early starts without waking the street
- Lowering device and pulleysto lower 200-kilo pieces gently to the ground
- Stump grinder78 cm wide, on tracks: fits through most garden gates and leaves the lawn intact
- Chipperbranches up to 15 cm, right on the van, so no pile of branches in your front garden
- Vanwith everything in it, including the ground mats for a soft lawn
Paperwork
What's behind the abbreviations
- European Tree WorkerEuropean qualification for arborists. You prove you can climb, prune and fell safely, and that you know what a tree needs. Renewed every five years.
- Tree safety inspectorThe certificate to inspect trees using the VTA method and write a tree report on them.
- VCAWorkplace safety certificate. Everyone in the crew has it, including whoever is on the ground.
- InsuredLiability insurance up to €2.5 million per incident, including work above roofs and greenhouses.
Get acquainted?
You'd rather see us
under your tree.
Call or message, and we'll arrange a time to look at your tree together. It costs nothing.