Wood Pole Inspection: Assessing Utility Poles in Water
Most wood pole inspection work starts with a straightforward question: Can we safely assess the condition of this asset? However, the answer is not always straightforward. Sometimes the challenge is not the pole itself. Instead, it is where that pole stands. Recently,...
Wood Pole Residual Strength: The Measure of Structural Capacity
Every overhead line engineer has seen it – a pole shows signs of decay, yet the obvious question isn’t whether decay exists – it’s whether the pole can still safely do the job it was designed to do. At EP Marine & Rail, that same...
Case Study: How We Extended Wood Pole Service Life Across 50,000+ Utility Poles
We can reinforce multiple wood poles in a single day, compared to an average of one full pole replacement per day. The UK electricity industry is facing a growing challenge. Timber shortages, rising costs and ageing infrastructure mean that extending wood pole service...