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Quote the removal tree by tree before you leave the driveway, get the crew's SWMS signed on their phones, and invoice once the chipper goes quiet. Free up to 20 jobs a month.

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Key takeaways

  1. Chippie's co-founders are qualified arborists. It is built around how tree work is actually quoted and run, and tested on their own jobs.
  2. Removals, pruning, stump grinding, green waste and access as separate line items, so the client sees why one tree costs more than another.
  3. Build the SWMS by ticking the hazards: chainsaws, falling limbs, power lines, work at height. The crew signs on site and you get a signed PDF.
  4. Keep a register of managed trees: species, tag, DBH, height, condition, risk rating, defects and the next inspection date.
  5. Free under 20 jobs a month, then $25 a month including two users.

Built for how arborists actually work#

  • Quote each tree, not the job. The gum over the shed and the one by the back fence are not the same price, and a single total hides why. Put each tree and its work on its own line, then stump grinding, green waste and access or traffic control. GST is worked out, and the quote is sent before you leave.
  • The SWMS signed before the saw starts. Tick the hazards that apply to this job and the controls come with them. Each crew member signs on their own phone, a casual on the day signs with a typed name, and the finished SWMS locks into a signed PDF kept with your business documents. The controls are still your call; Chippie makes sure the paperwork exists and was signed.
  • A tree register for councils, strata and schools. Record each managed tree against its site with species, tag number, DBH, height, condition and risk rating. Defects and recommended work are logged on every visit, and inspections run as recurring jobs, so the next one is created when this one is marked done.

What changes when the paperwork moves to the phone#

What changes, job by job
  The old way With Chippie
Quoting A price per tree off the top of your head Each tree, stump and load of green waste itemised on the phone
Safety paperwork A photocopied SWMS signed on the bonnet of the ute Hazards ticked, crew signs on their phones, signed PDF filed
Managed trees Inspection notes in a notebook, or in someone's head Every tree on the site with its condition, risk and next inspection
Repeat inspections Remembered when the council rings to ask The next visit created when the last one is marked done
No signal Nothing works on a rural block or a bush reserve Offline mode in development; fast on a thin connection today
Invoicing Done on Sunday night from the whiteboard Raised on site from the accepted quote

How a tree job runs in Chippie#

Tree work is quoted by eye and priced by access. The same removal is half a day or two days depending on what sits under the canopy, whether the chipper can get in, and how close the power lines are. The quote has to show that, or the client argues with the total and you absorb the extra hours.

  1. Walk the job and itemise

    Each tree with the work on it, then stump grinding, green waste, and access or traffic control as their own lines. Note who is applying for any council permit so it is settled before the day.

  2. Send it from the driveway

    The client gets an itemised quote while you are still on site. When they accept, it becomes a job and an invoice without anything being re-typed.

  3. Sign the SWMS on site

    Tick the hazards for this job, have the crew sign on their phones, and finalise it into a signed PDF before the first cut.

  4. Record the trees

    On managed sites, condition, risk rating, defects and recommended work are saved against each tree, with the date of the next inspection.

  5. Invoice and book the next visit

    Raise the invoice from the job. Recurring inspections create the next visit when this one is marked complete, so the cycle follows the work rather than the calendar.

Chippie handles tree work this way because the people who built it do tree work. The co-founders are qualified arborists and carpenters, and a feature reaches you after it has been through their own quotes and jobs. What it does not do is tell you what a job earned: there is no job costing and none is planned. It shows what you quoted and what you invoiced.

Arborists: your questions#

What should an arborist quote include?
Each tree and the work on it, stump grinding, green waste removal, access or traffic management, who is applying for any council permit, and GST. In Chippie each of those is its own line item, so the client can see what drives the price.
Can Chippie create a SWMS for tree work?
Yes. Tick the hazards that apply, such as chainsaw use, falling limbs, work at height and work near power lines, and the listed controls come with them. The crew signs on site and the finished SWMS is saved as a signed PDF. Whether the controls suit the job is still your judgement.
Can I keep a register of trees for council, strata or school clients?
Yes. Each tree is recorded against the client's site with species, tag number, DBH, height, condition, risk rating and next inspection date, and every visit adds defects and recommended work to its history.
Does Chippie handle council tree permits?
No. Permit rules differ between councils and states. Put who is applying for the permit on the quote, so it is agreed before the job rather than argued about on the day.
Does Chippie work on a block with no signal?
Not yet. Offline mode is in development. Today Chippie needs a connection and is built to be quick on a poor one.

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