+20 YEAR PROTECTION

Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves Prevent Decay In Wooden Utility Poles

Ground-line decay accounts for over 95% of wooden utility pole failure. Polesaver Rot-Guards are proven to prevent ground-line decay and increase utility pole life by +20 years from the start.

Polesaver sleeve fitted to a wooden utility pole in the ground

WHY USE POLESAVER?

FULL PROTECTION

Our rot prevention sleeves ensure total protection against ground-line decay in wooden utility poles. Used by utility companies worldwide, our Rot-Guards are a tested and proven solution to hardening and strengthening your grid.

Image showing the different between the problem and solution when Polesaver Sleeves are fitted to wooden utility poles

+20 YEAR PROTECTION

WHAT ARE POLESAVER ROT-GUARDS?

Polesaver Rot-Guard sleeves are a patented dual-layer barrier system that is independently tested and proven to exclude all the factors required for wood decay.

Polesaver sleeve being applied to a wooden utility pole in a pole yard

Our Rot-Guards dual-layer, full barrier technology is the key to increasing pole life by +20 years from the start

How do they work?

Polesaver Rot-Guards are non-toxic, composite barrier sleeves. They feature a dual-layer construction with an outer thermoplastic sleeve and inner thermoplastic liner.
Upon heating, the liner melts, and the outer sleeve shrinks down tightly onto the pole to create a tough, air and watertight seal to the pole surface.
This air and watertight seal permanently excludes all the factors necessary for wood decay to occur, whilst also preventing loss of wood preservative. Polesaver’s dual-layer technology makes conventional ground line decay impossible.

FULL BARRIER

POLESAVER +20 YEAR PROTECTION

Polesaver Sleeve being applied by a utility company worker in at ENEO in Cameroon

Apply Rot-Guards

Quickly and easily apply Rot-Guards to enable full barrier protection, excluding all the causes of ground-line decay, including oxygen, fungi & moisture

Create a Total Barrier

Rot-Guard Sleeves make conventional ground-line decay impossible, thus ensuring pole strength is maintained over the life of the utility pole

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Reduce Costs

Polesaver makes your poles last longer

THE POLESAVER +20 YEAR ADVANTAGE

Polesaver Rot-Guards help your utility company achieve numerous benefits

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+20 Years From The Start

Rot-Guard adds +20 years to the life of the pole at the point of installation, no matter what type of wood preservative is used

Substantial Cost Savings

Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves are low in cost; they give substantial cost savings by reducing the requirement for inspections, pole remediation and replacement.

Improves Safety

Improves safety for staff who have to climb poles and the public exposed to the potential danger of falling poles and live cables

RFID Tags Built In

RFID (Radio-frequency identification) tags with a unique electronic serial number are embedded into each sleeve, allowing easy asset tracking and management

THE +20 YEAR EVIDENCE

Based on independent EN252 field test data, Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves are proven to increase pole life from the start.

Ground line decay means that a typical wooden pole loses strength over time and once below the 50% strength threshold; pole replacement will be required.

Rot-Guards make conventional ground line decay impossible, independent testing shows that they will add +20 years to the pole life from the beginning.

Rot-Guards are the only proven and independently tested product on the market that ensures pole strength is maintained over-time at the critical ground line section, improving safety and grid reliability.

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FULL PROTECTION

Graph showing how Polesaver increases wood utility pole life by 20 years from the start

(based on independent EN252 field test data, full report available on request)

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Pole Durability Study in Uganda

Electricity distribution poles in Uganda have struggled with premature failures, often within 10 years.

Request a copy of this independent report by Dr. Paul Mugabi from Makerere University which examines poles in service with and without Polesaver. The findings shows that Polesaver sleeves prevents fungal decay and termite damage, significantly extending wooden pole lifespan.

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Patented Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves meet the requirements of a number of international standards such as BSI EN252 & A.W.P.A Barrier products

Polesaver’s dual-layer barrier technology is independently tested and proven by the BRE, Europe’s largest timber test organisation.

Rot-Guards are compatible with all wood preservatives, including CCA, Creosote, water-based copper, copper in oil, copper naphthenate, Pentachlorophenol, or DCOI.

ISO 9001:2015

Certified Company

Meets SABS standard SANS-1634-2021 Barrier protection systems

Meets The Req Of A.W.P.A. P20-18 BP1 Barrier Products

Tested to BSI EN252:2014 Standards

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FREE DEMO

Polesaver +20 Year Protection Demo

Help your utility understand how they can benefit from Polesaver by requesting a demo from our trained experts to demonstrate our Rot-Guard Sleeves.

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CASE STUDIES

Polesaver Rot-Guard Sleeves are used and specified by utility companies around the globe in 30+ countries worldwide.
Learn more in our case studies below

CASE STUDY

Rovakaira – Finland

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CASE STUDY

UMEME – Uganda

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CASE STUDY

ENEO – Cameroon

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