NTCA Agathis Fund begins to take shape

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 23, 2010

The NTCA (Northland Tree Climbers Association) Agathis Fund, led by Troy Alderton and Joe Cooper, is starting to take shape. The Agathis Fund is a ..

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Replies to Kal Hubay's Open Letter to the Arb Industry

Richard Tregoweth, Thursday, September 23, 2010

Below are some 'Comments' to Kal Hubay's Open Letter to the Arb Industry.



I think Matt and Lee are right.

The only way to protect our trees and our clients from tree hacking is by educating the ..

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Ambrym lunacy with Drew and Johno!

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Get a load of this! Pitching a tent this close to a boiling lava lake is almost going too far lads!

Visit geoffmackley.com for more pics of the boys in action. Geoff Mackley is the expeditionorganizer and chief 'nutcase'.

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Auckland tree climbers to converge on Wellington

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 22, 2010

A number of Auckland tree climbers are planning 'road trips' or flying to Wellington for the Wellington Regional TCC on Saturday, 2 October at the Botanic Gardens.

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Stein Skyline Dyneema Throwline arriving soon

Richard Tregoweth, Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Stein have launched a new 100% Dyneema throwline to compete with Samson Zing-It and New England Dynaglide and it will be available soon from Treetools.

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Open Letter to the arb industry by Kal Hubay

Richard Tregoweth, Tuesday, September 21, 2010

What's happening out there? by Kal Hubay

"Lately I have been looking at marketing strategies to make myself more competitive during these tough economic times.

I have been trying to focus (more) on my local residential market in particular, having been fortunate ..

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i-Splice tests at 28kN on Samson Arbormaster

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 20, 2010

To ensure the integrity of all PPE splices sold by Treetools we regularly conduct random break tests on spliced rope supplied to us by Auckland splicers DB Tree and i-Splice.

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The most incredible volcano footage… ever!

Richard Tregoweth, Monday, September 20, 2010

Film maker, Geoff Mackley has uploaded a short video via sat phone showing Auckland climbers, Drew Bristow and Johno Smith descending to the lip of the lava lake in Marum volcano, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu - absolutely amazing video footage!

Visit

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The greatest show on earth - photos posted!

Richard Tregoweth, Sunday, September 19, 2010

Marum volcano, Ambrym Island, Vanuatu, Sunday 19 September, 2010 - check out the photos of Drew Bristow and Johno Smith on Geoff Mackley's website(scroll to the bottom picture and you'll see Johno disappearing over the edge with the lava lake in the background).

Apparently, Geoff has ..

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New Protos Integral protective helmet announced by Pfanner

Richard Tregoweth, Friday, September 17, 2010

Pfanner, known in the arb industry for Stretch-Air protective clothing and Klima-Air boots, unveiled the Protos Integral protective helmet at their 20th anniversary celebration on Monday 13 September.

A family-ownedAustrian business, Pfanner has invested €1.8 million and spent ..

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