Our Exclusive Partner
Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
Every PoleCo program is executed with Osmose, North America’s leading provider of pole inspection, treatment, and restoration. From a single wood-preservative patent in 1934, Osmose has grown into the field organization that utilities and telecom companies rely on to assess, extend, and rehabilitate their infrastructure.
Osmose at a Glance
- Years in the field
- 90+
- Poles serviced a year
- 6M+
- Utility and telecom partners
- 400+
Source: Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
Who Does What
One integrated solution. Two complementary strengths.
PoleCo
Capital and structuring.
Funds the program and structures each agreement around the owner’s objectives.
Program accountability.
Directs the program, sets service commitments with the owner, and oversees performance.
Replacement responsibility.
Plans, funds, and ensures completion of replacements, performed by qualified line contractors.
Joint-use program management.
Takes on the agreed commercial and administrative responsibilities for attachments.
Osmose Utilities Services
Inspection and assessment.
Evaluates pole condition and identifies deterioration at the groundline and above.
Treatment and restoration.
Applies established methods to stop decay and reinforce viable poles.
Engineering and analytics.
Supports strength assessment, pole loading, make-ready design, and maintenance prioritization.
Joint-use field services.
Delivers attachment audits, make-ready engineering, transfer coordination, and remediation.
PoleCo is accountable for the program. Osmose brings the field and technical capabilities to deliver it.
One partner across the full life of a pole.
- 1
Field validation and data
Reconcile records pole by pole
- 2
Inspection
Assess condition and remaining strength
- 3
Treatment and restoration
Treat decay and restore structural strength
- 4
Engineering and make-ready
Support loading analysis, design, and permitting
- 5
Joint use
Audit and administer attachments
- 6
Replacement
Prioritize and coordinate replacements
- 7
Removal and disposal
Coordinate removal and document completion
- PoleCo + Osmose
What Osmose Contributes
Best-in-class field capabilities.
- 01
Inspection and life extension.
Backed by more than 90 years of field experience, Osmose’s proven methods combine groundline inspections, StrengthCalc® calculations, remedial treatments, and Tough Truss™ restoration to identify decay early, preserve structural integrity, and extend the service life of utility poles.
- 02
Scalable field execution.
An existing and operational national field force that can recruit, train, and mobilize crews across large programs.
- 03
Engineering and joint use.
Pole-loading analysis with O-Calc® Pro, make-ready design and permitting, attachment audits, and digital field collection.
PoleCo directs the overall program, including the planning and funding of pole replacements, which are performed by qualified line contractors.
StrengthCalc®, Tough Truss™, and O-Calc® Pro are trademarks of Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. or its affiliates.