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Taranaki Open TCC and Film Fest this weekend

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, February 04, 2015

It's all on in Taranaki this Waitangi weekend - Windsor Park, Stratford. 

Here's how to find your way to Windsor Park; those arriving in town from the South, turn right at the first roundabout, cross the railway tracks and then turn right - the entrance to Windsor Park is just behind ..

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Petzl respond to latest ZigZag failure

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, January 23, 2015

Petzl engineers have undertaken additional testing overnight to try and replicate the deformation visible in the photographs Treetools published Wednesday on FaceBook and again in the Treetools Blog yesterday - here are the results of those tests (ad verbatim) - make of it what you will:

"Based on our understanding of ..

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In some cases cognitive connection defies logic

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, January 22, 2015

Marketers know all about 'cognitive connection' and 'emotional empathy' towards products - achieving this state is the holy grail for many brand owners.

Anecdotally, most of us can identify with this phenomenon - simply put, we fall in love with the gear we buy, especially if it works well and is ..

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A good tradesman does not blame his tools

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, January 16, 2015

The New Zealand silly season got underway with two major tree-climbing incidents just before Christmas. The New Year rang in two more, equally serious.

Two of the four accidents involved seasoned practitioners and the other two were inexperienced tree climbers… to the point where they should not have been aloft alone ..

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New 'business' features for Treetools 2015 website

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, January 05, 2015

Treetools has added a couple of new features to the website for 2015.

Due to popular demand Treetools monthly credit account holders will now be able to see all product pricing exclusive of the GST component.

And all orders can be placed directly on the website without the need for credit card ..

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Time to take a break!

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, December 20, 2014

Yes, it's that time of year again. Time to re-charge the batteries and take a well deserved break.

Every year the New Zealand tree care industry all but shuts down over the Christmas New Year period… and we think it's a great idea.

Treetools will officially close mid-day Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24 ..

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Kiwi Klimbers debut on New Zealand market

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, October 08, 2014

The Harrison Rocket, designed and produced locally by Andy and Ali Harrison, proved to the world (and naysayers in NZ) that a quality New Zealand made tree climbing related product could succeed, and thrive, in the international marketplace.

Over the years Drew Bristow, ..

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New winch-bollard from Stein

Richard Tregoweth, Saturday, September 27, 2014

Here's an interesting new rigging product designed by Reg Coates and manufactured and marketed worldwide by Stein - due for release early next year.

The video is delivered in typical Reg Coates fashion making for good entertainment in itself - check out Reg's hard hat. ..

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Certified? Fit-for-purpose? Or both? Who cares?

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The last decade has seen quantum leaps and bounds in the development of arb specific work-at-height equipment.

In the early days, the 'company' acceptance of equipment in the New Zealand arb market was largely dependent on certification, mostly EN, ANSI and AS/NZ.

If a piece of equipment was ‘rated’, parlance for ..

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SRT and the working tree climber (with Rich Hattier)

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Those new to tree climbing might be lead to think SRT is restricted to competitive tree climbers and the International Tree Climbing Competitions.

However, nothing could be further from the truth: climbing on a single line is a working mans tool. It's simply another 'tool in the box' for the aerial ..

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