Tree Mover Gets Second Chance After Layoff From Auto Industry

When Bill Westman was laid off from Chrysler in 2008, he decided to focus on his family business full-time. He and his family had been growing Christmas trees on their property in Dexter since 1967, and moving trees since 2001.

Westman, VIP of Bill's InstaTree Inc., recently submitted information about her business through Patch's Business Shout Out. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out you can fill out the form here.

How did your business come to be?: We wanted to hire a business to move trees from our farm to residents homes and could not find someone reliable so we went into business ourselves.

What kind of services do you offer?: We offer on site and off site moves as well as tree sales.

What's a fact about your business that most customers probably don't know?: That I'm a perfectionist and I'm not happy until my customer is.

What do you want your business to be best known for?: We want to be know for our reliability and honesty. When we come and give a quote on a tree moving job, I will let you know if what you want can be done and give you the best price possible.

What's your most popular product or service?: We are experts on making your project just what you want, whether it is a replacement tree or a natural fence to provide privacy. See our website www.westmanstreefarm.com for further information.

When was the business founded?: We started moving trees in 2001. Bill went full time in 2008 after being laid off from Chrysler. Our Christmas tree patch has been around from 1967.

Why did you choose to locate to Dexter?: It works out perfectly, we just happen to live where we work.