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For immediate release
Shakespeare
Composite Structures™ Introduces
Tuff-Top Utility Pole Extensions
The new product utilizes a section of the company's square composite Tuff-Pole®. The pole section is permanently bonded to a galvanized steel adjustable bracket which can be mounted on wood or composite poles. The customer specifies length up to 20 feet (standard: 54 inches), and can add arms, brackets, fixtures, and accessories to suit any application.
The new pole extensions are available in Standard, Heavy, and Extra Heavy Duty styles. Adjustable for 6" to 10" pole diameters (19" to 31" pole circumference), they bear a UV- and weather-resistant pigmented polyurethane coating in a palette of colors, like Shakespeare Composite Structures™ Utility Tuff-Poles®.
The lightweight extensions are aesthetically pleasing, and provide unexcelled strength. During industry-standard engineering testing, the new Heavy Duty Tuff-Top Pole Extension withstood a 5,000 pound pull in Load Direction A and a 4,000 pound pull in Load Direction B.
Now a division of GenlyteThomas Group (Louisville, KY), Shakespeare Composite Structures™ has since the 1950's pioneered the use of fiberglass reinforced composites in lighting and utility poles. The company is the world leader in fiberglass reinforced composite utility poles.
Shakespeare Composite Structures™ is on the World Wide Web at www.skp-cs.com. For more information, just call. (800-800-9008).
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