Cary, N.C. - Schneider Tree Care has announced it will provide the treeShield^® Service Warranty to their South and North Carolina clients. Developed by HMI, treeShield^® represents the only structured warranty backing arboricultural services provided by tree care professionals. The Warranty covers the cost of clean-up and repair efforts if a treeShield^® client experiences storm-related damage to trees being maintained by a company in HMI's Authorized Member network.

"Schneider Tree Care has always prided itself on providing the highest quality products and services to our clients," said Brandon Brown, President. "Our arborists work very closely with their customers to ensure that we are doing everything to protect their valuable trees and shrubs and treeShield^® let's us stand behind those efforts."

"I am very pleased that Schneider Tree Care has elected to provide the treeShield^® Warranty to their clients," said HMI president and CEO Doug Cowles. "It is exciting to see the growing number of Authorized Members that are distributing treeShield^®. It seems clear that the professionals in our industry are looking for solutions like this to both reward and defend their best clients."

HMI is the only national provider of comprehensive insurance claim support and other services involving trees and landscaping. HMI's services include emergency tree removals; standardized health inspections and average replacement costs, proof and cause of loss analyses as well as cost estimates for tree removal and repair. HMI established its Authorized Member (AM) network to ensure professional, quality services are available nationwide to insurance organizations, commercial businesses and residential property owners. HMI also developed the treeShield^® Service Warranty that the company's AMs can sell to property owners to aid with post-storm cleanup and recovery. treeShield^® protects property owners from the cost of tree removal, tree debris removal, hazard tree/limb removal, as well as restoration services (restorative pruning, cabling, etc.). For more information, please visit HMI's web site www.HMIadvantage.com or call (866) 937-6468.

Schneider Tree Care has been providing tree care services since 1997 and we are currently located in the Upstate of SC and Charlotte, NC regions. We are Committed to Adhering to Arboricultural Standards by Doing What's Right for the Urban Forest both Consistently and Ethically through Proper Education and Training. With over a dozen Certified Arborists on staff, we can answer any tree care question and provide solutions and remedies. For more information visit www.schneidertree.com.

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