By incorporating Polesaver Rot-Guard™ Sleeves into electrification projects, investments are optimised for long-term impact. This not only aligns with the goals of Mission 300 but also ensures that stakeholders achieve the highest possible return on investment, driving sustainable development and bringing reliable electricity to millions.
By incorporating Polesaver Rot-Guard™ Sleeves into electrification projects, investments are optimised for long-term impact. This not only aligns with the goals of Mission 300 but also ensures that stakeholders achieve the highest possible return on investment, driving sustainable development and bringing reliable electricity to millions.
Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves: The Proven Solution for Timber Poles 2025 is set to be pivotal for the utility industry as several countries take significant steps toward reviewing and updating legislation surrounding the use of creosote-treated timber poles. This review follows increasing environmental and health concerns regarding the long-term use of creosote as a wood preservative, […]
Polesaver, a leading UK-based provider of utility support solutions, is accelerating its growth in the U.S. market through a new partnership with Louisiana-based TBG Associates. This strategic collaboration will position TBG Associates to represent Polesaver’s innovative product line across the Southeastern states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and parts of Florida.
Termite damage to wood poles costs the global utility industry billions of dollars each year. Polesaver, expert in the long-term protection of wooden utility poles, has launched Termi-Guard™, a new anti-termite protection product. Termi-Guard™ is a non-chemical physical barrier that can be fitted to the pole before its installation in the ground.
With the growing demand for Polesaver products, we have recently set up a dedicated USA based office to service the USA and Canadian markets. We are now working with an ever-expanding number of field sales engineers across the USA and Canada to promote the benefits of using Poleaver products to utilities and provide full on the ground support and training.
Lehighton Light & Power has been supplying electricity to customers in this area since 1943. Read more to find out how Polesaver helped solve their operating issues
Recently, 50 installation engineers attended a 2 day training session organised by Umeme at its headquarters in Kampala, Uganda. The purpose of the training was to demonstrate the benefits of applying a Polesaver sleeve to wooden utility poles
Over the years our distributors and ourselves have witnessed the sometimes, quite astonishing lengths people will go to keep utility poles standing rather than having to replace the failed pole. Here are some examples
We were recently contacted by a West African utility who were having problems with a percentage of premature pole failures. These had been tracked down to variations in the quality of preservative treatment of the poles
Ground conditions in many parts of Africa are a real test for even the best of wooden poles. In some cases, utilities are seeing pole failures in under 5 years
A recent training day with a major telecom provider proved to be a hit in more than one way. Looking for a solution to early-onset decay in a poorly treated batch of poles Polesaver retrofit was identified as an ideal candidate
In many Eastern European countries, Chestnut is the material of choice for utility poles. Readily available and with good natural durability it offers a service life of around 20 to 25 years. The major downside is that
Polesaver manufactures and supplies guaranteed products that are proven to maximise utility pole lifespan. With millions of Rot-Guard™ sleeves supplied to date, our patented ground-line barrier sleeves have been proven in volume use since 1994.
*Polesaver uses long term independent test data on the effectiveness of barrier sleeves and fire protection fabric to reach all the conclusions given on this website (test data available on request). Based on this data, Polesaver believes longer life, maintenance of strength over time, improved safety and reliability, extended inspection periods and reduced maintenance requirements are reasonable claims. This is subject to Polesaver products being correctly applied as per our instructions and used on correctly preservative treated (for long term in-ground use - Use Class 4 or higher) wooden utility poles that are free of decay at the time of sleeve application. The claims made, real or implied are not warranties. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate and satisfy themselves that the performance of the product meets their specific safety, reliability, extended inspection, repair and any other performance or cost-benefit criteria before using Polesaver sleeves or fire protection fabric.
