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Effective UVM Programs Built for Utilities

Power is a critical aspect of national infrastructure. That’s why you deserve a utility vegetation management (UVM) partner that has your best interests in mind at all times.

At ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ, we’re the only independent national vegetation management consulting firm, meaning we have the ability and objectivity to put you first. At our core, UVM for utilities is what makes us tick, and we offer a range of services built for you. We offer a variety of UVM services ranging from a system assessment all the way through total management of your program.

For most UVM programs, the first step is a thorough System Assessment.

Our highly-trained arborists utilize sophisticated statistical sampling and modeling techniques to determine the impact of vegetation on your circuits. We then suggest the most efficient course of action and present you with a detailed report that you can immediately implement for your benefit.

An effective UVM program cycle begins with a thorough Pre-Inspection. Arborists examine circuits and collect data to create detailed work plans for documenting vegetation species, locations and growth rates, as well as specifying the most effective remediation methods.

We understand vegetation types and growth rates, and we aren’t interested in generating tree-pruning revenue, so we produce more efficient and systematic work plans for our customers. We create our plans to help you put less risk toward incurring fines and continue to provide reliable service to your customers.

Exceptional customer notifications and communications are a large part of ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ services. We engage utility customers on your behalf to explain the importance and value of UVM programs. This helps create understanding and makes refusals less likely. In the field, customer relations activities are conducted by our arborists, often simultaneously with Pre-Inspection. ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ can help utilities avoid potential UVM delays and maintain positive relations with your customers.

With choices that include text base and mapping compatibility, our workflow management software provides you with the peace of mind that the needs of your unique system is being managed properly.

Our Post Auditing services ensure that tree crews are performing as directed. After pruning is completed, ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ arborists walk the circuit again — inspecting each work unit for proper completion. Any work not completed to specifications is resubmitted to the tree crews.

A complete and multifaceted UVM program can be a massive undertaking. Fortunately, ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ can manage these initiatives for you. We can develop and enact a complete UVM program that’s designed around the challenges you face. Whether you need to keep areas clear to avoid fines or ensure that nothing is interrupting the service you provide, we’ll build a plan that fits your needs.

We can offer our core services in highly effective and systematic management procedures. We take care of personnel, choosing contractors and negotiating contract types and payment schedules, and construct and manage your UVM program from top to bottom.

The importance of an effective vegetation management program relies on objective, comprehensive insights into what’s best for your organization. At ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ, we’re the only independent national vegetation management consulting firm — giving us the freedom to put our clients first. Learn more about how we’ve helped our clients reduce costs and improve reliability.

Cooperatives

Providing Vegetation Management that Helps Keep Your Members in Power You have a mission to power communities and empower your members to improve the quality of their lives. You live this mission with your dedication to the Seven Cooperative Principles of open and voluntary membership; democratic member control; members’ economic participation; autonomy and independence; education,[...]

Government

Government Vegetation Management You want to keep people safe and maintain vegetation with the least risk and conflict possible. We know that the maintenance of your land and vegetation is a big task, which is why we partner with you on a comprehensive vegetation management approach that supports your goals. As the only independent national[...]

Investor-Owned Utilities

UVM Programs Built Around Your Needs Prevention is mission critical for you and your customers. At ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ, we understand that an outage can be extremely costly to your customer relationships and your bottom line. Over the last three decades, we’ve made it our mission to understand the complexities of vegetation management for investor-owned utilities, and[...]

Municipalities

Expert Care for Municipalities Keeping your community safe is mission critical. You already know that caring for the vegetation in your neighborhood is a big part of that, but the assessment of long-term plant growth and inventory reduction needs is a tough thing to handle when you’re managing a municipality. At ¿Ú½»ÊÓƵ, we are a[...]

Tree Care Companies

Auditing, Assessment, and Training Provided by Industry Leaders You know the hazards and stresses of the daily tree pruning grind. In everything your staff does, there are systems and processes that can be followed to prevent harm, better protect your employees, and use best practices that increase the effectiveness of your work. Safety is deep[...]

Our organization felt confident in the return on that investment in the form of reduced injuries, less downtime and fewer claims. We also know that our employees saw and felt the benefit, and we received positive feedback after the initiative was complete.

Les Day, Safety DirectorMountain F. Enterprises