Internal and external decay of wood poles due to the activities of wood destroying fungi is the principal cause of unplanned pole replacement in the UK. These processes represent a significant and ongoing economic loss to UK distribution network operators.

Poletecs therefore promotes the use of a select group of proven remedial preservative and reinforcement products, and an advanced condition assessment conservation processe as cost-effective measures to significantly reduce unplanned replacement due to fungal decay (and physical damage).

All the products have been tested or assessed by timber technologists within Poletecs technical services operation and the results of these assessments are available on request.