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Patricia Chaudoin

  • December 1, 2021

    Accreditation Opens the Door for Pannell Co. Utility Contracts

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Pannell Co., primarily a line-clearance contractor, recently earned its TCIA Utility Contractor Accreditation credential. Photos courtesy of Pannell Co. When Jeff Pannell and his father were clearing land and building fences in the Texas Hill Country, little did Jeff know [...]

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  • November 1, 2021

    Life-Changing Lessons Learned After Serious Incident

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Because of the sensitive nature of this report and the incident that prompted it, Frank (not his real name), owner of a seven-year TCIA member company based in California, asked that his and his company’s names not be used. He [...]

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  • November 1, 2021

    Bofinger’s Tree Service Builds Relationships Through Accreditation

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    "We have learned from past storms to value our regular customers and not go from house to house, but from customer to customer. The relationship matters when it comes to storm work," says George Bofinger. Photos courtesy of Bofinger's Tree [...]

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  • PHC sales, soil amendments, microbial soil activity, plant growth regulators (PGRs)
    October 1, 2021

    Business of PHC, PART 7 Soil Amendments: An Arborist’s Prescription for Healthy Trees

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    These ash at the Holocaust Memorial Boston were treated with a fertilizer containing nutrients, humic acid, surfactants and humectants designed to increase root development and reduce water stress. Photo courtesy of Arborjet. As most arborists know, one of the fundamental [...]

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  • August 1, 2021

    Climbers’ Work Wear: What Features Check the Boxes for You?

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Peter de Vries climbing in SIP Gecko pants. Photo courtesy of Peter de Vries. If clothes make the man – or woman, as the case may be – then what does that say about the choices in work wear made [...]

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