Utilities - Chicago, Illinois, United States
Duratel was established in 2007. Prior to that, the company founders spent three years in research and development designing the profile and flagship utility pole product. The founders noticed the deteriorating status of the current utility infrastructure: rotting wood poles, corroding steel poles, leaning poles, inadequate response to relief and recovery efforts. Leveraging their business and product development experience, they decided that advances in fiber-reinforced polymers and pultrusion technologies provided a perfect opportunity to create a smarter, stronger, greener utility and telecommunications pole. Following the research and development period, Duratel created its first of three pole profiles for use in utility distribution, transmission and municipal lighting. The patented shape and design allows for maximum strength with nominal deflection.