Andy Portlock Tree Specialists Ltd.

About Us

Andy Portlock Tree Specialists Ltd are experienced tree surgeons in Derby, covering most of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire, offering many services from tree felling, tree pruning, hedge trimming and much more.

Matt is the Director of the business – as well as our most experienced lead climber, with support from Andy and Ruth Portlock, who have been running the business for over 25 years. Primary roles for them are to conduct Risk Assessment Tree Surveys, face-to-face quoting and finance support. Managing the business is Paul, who works out of his home office and also supports the quoting of tree work and occasionally works on the tools and is also a qualified tree surgeon. Lewis is our newest team member and does aerial tree work and groundwork, plus Shareen is our hard-working groundworker and Jordan our experienced climber. Our team is very professional, friendly and we receive regular positive feedback from many satisfied customers.

Trees are the lifeblood of nature – home to birds and other animals, a source of oxygen, shade from the sun or bad weather, and beautiful to look at. They need looking after, and we have over twenty-five years of experience in tree surgery in maintaining safe, beautiful trees for the benefit of everyone.

Whether you need help in pruning a tree (pollarding, crown-lifting, thinning, canopy reductions, re-shaping, dead-wooding), felling, re-planting, hedgework, or a safety issue – our tree surgeons are knowledgeable, experienced specialists with a passion for tree work and take pride knowing their workmanship contribute to our surroundings. Each of our tree surgeons has proven their abilities time and time again in private gardens, public parks, and a range of businesses including hospitals, council properties and schools.

One of our key strengths is our capacity to react quickly to your demands, with prompt site visits, speedy responses, and the ability to have a team out on site dealing with your most urgent tree issues within a short timescale. When we complete a job, you can also be assured that our arborists will be polite, professional and courteous to everyone we deal with, respectful to the environment and mindful of site safety, and that we will tidy up after ourselves by removing all unwanted waste. We also offer highly competitive rates, priding ourselves on our ability to offer value for money.

To support our commitment to promoting excellence in safety and tree care, we are registered Trusted Traders and are also members of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and The Arboricultural Association