415,000 Lattice Towers and 63 Million Utility Poles Were Sold in 2019 for Electricity Transmission and Distribution
415,000 lattice towers and 63 million utility poles were sold in 2019 for electricity transmission and distribution, telecoms, and street and car park lighting, each falling in 2020 due to Covid-19.
The installed base and annual demand of the tower and pole fleet are analysed by:
- Geography; World/9 Regions/217 Countries
- End-user segments:
- Electricity transmission lattice towers
- Telecom lattice towers
- Electricity transmission monopoles
- Telecom macro monopoles
- Telecom small cell poles
- Electricity distribution poles
- Telephone poles
- Streetlight poles
- Car park light poles
- Total towers & poles
- Material: Wood/Concrete/Steel/Composite
- Pole length: ≥70’ (21m)/40’<70’ (12-21m )/<40’ (12m )
- Annual demand; Units and $ value from 2019 to 2026
- COVID-19 - Review of the impact of the pandemic, regional commentary, analysis of supply and demand.
- National market commentary for Utility Poles - Market commentary on installed bases and demand for utility poles in selected countries, with information on numbers and type of pole.
- Long term demand cycle - The long term demand cycle is charted for new additions and replacements since 1900 and forecast to 2050.
- The March of the Monopoles - a growing trend from lattice towers to monopoles is analysed with country reviews.
- Street lighting - 323 million street and 29 million parking lights in a vigorous market driven by the conversion to high-efficiency LEDs, urbanisation and passive safety.
- Parking is an urban priority and escalating population density puts pressure on demand for space. A small market for lighting poles to date but growing
- Materials are changing - wood remains popular, but growing demand for steel, concrete and composite poles is analysed.
- Composite poles industry - market development and production technology, with profiles of the main producers.
- Competitive landscape - The principal vendors are reviewed in a 30-page section, with 102 companies manufacturing towers and poles are listed with brief reviews. The leading producers include - KEC, Valmont, Falcon, Skipper Ltd, Mitas, Al-Babtain, Brametal, Europole, Mercur Induo SystemHolztechnik GmbH, Bajaj Electrical, Kalpetaru, Al-Yamamah, Shakespeare Composite Structures, Strong- well, RS Technologies, Powertrusion, Duratel, Daji, Qingdao Sinostra, Qingdao, Megatro and more.
- Passive safety regulation is having a significant impact on some markets - analysis of countries, legislation, the technologies and types of passive safety pole, road segments affected.
- The Smart City and street lighting - efficiency, LEDs and the pole market.
- Types of lattice towers - Lattice towers are designed for different functions and stresses and there is wide variation in cost - suspension towers, tension towers, angle suspension towers, dead-end towers.
- Pole materials and service life - Real versus perceived service life and utility practices.
- The Margin Stack - The value chain is a continuous process of adding value, cost and margin to a product. Each part that is outsourced to an external supplier means less profit for the principal manufacturer, the outsourced profits stack up.
- Joint use of utility poles - Joint use by different utilities is a significant factor in the pole market. The protocols for space allocation and standards are outlined.
- ROW - Rights of Way - A significant cost that can be an obstacle in designing networks and specifying equipment. With increasing pressure on space and environmental constraints, ROWs are becoming more scarce and expensive. ROW is a significant driver in the trend to Monopoles.
- Dangers & mitigation of damage to towers and poles by birds - this is not only an issue of animal welfare but also of protecting the security of supply.
Methodology
Different methodologies were required for each segment of the pole population. For the largest segment, utility poles, the cumulative installed base grows in a linear trend but demand fluctuates in cycles, consisting of units that are installed in one year, either as additions for expansion of the networks or replacements of aged towers or poles. The publisher has created databases of the fleets of towers and poles for every country, with historical records from 1900 and new build and replacements are calculated from these records, to create the long-term demand trend. These are reviewed with market intelligence and modified where necessary to estimate short-term sales trends. For other segments, populations were established from industry reports and gaps were modelled.
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Definitions and terms for supports
- The functions and types of supporters.
- All towers and poles, ‘000 units
- Global installed base of lattice towers and monopoles for electricity transmission and macro telecoms
- Global installed base utility poles for electricity distribution and telephone lines, streetlights and car par lights
- The market for supporters
- Lattice towers and poles annual sales, units and $ 2019 to 2026
- Sales of supporters by $ value in 2020 by type
- Revenue by region, $ billions
- Demand for poles by pole type
- The impact of Covid-19
- Long term demand trend - New and Replacement
- The value chain - the margin stack
- Types of lattice tower
- The growth of monopoles
- Production and manufacturers of towers and monopoles
- Streetlighting
- Lighting poles in the parking sector
- Passive Safety
- Materials
- Wood
- Steel & aluminium
- Concrete
- Composite
1. OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTERS - TOWERS AND POLES
- The different infrastructures in which towers and poles are used.
- Lattice towers, large monopoles and utility poles - owners and users
- Lattice towers - Transco and MNO
- Lattice towers -Transco towers installed base 10.0 million,
- Transco monopoles - installed base 6.9 million
- Telecoms communications macro towers - installed base 5.1 million macro cell stations and MNO lattice towers 1.6 million
- MNO macro monopoles - installed base 1.1 million
- Utility poles installed base - electricity distribution (disco) 944 million poles - landline telephone communications 397 million poles
- Dedicated telecoms small cell poles - 256,000
- Streetlights - installed base 323.3 million
- Car park lights - installed base 29.3 million
- The market for supporters
2. ELECTRICITY AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS - INSTALLED POPULATION
- Development of transmission and telecom towers
- The increase of transmission voltages and its impact on replacement
3. ELECTRICITY AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS - SALES IN UNITS
- Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units, 2020
- Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units, 2019-26
4. SALES OF TRANSMISSION AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS IN NOMINAL $ VALUE
- The comparison of real and nominal value
5. ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONE, STREETLIGHT & CAR PARK POLES - INSTALLED POPULATION
- Utility poles- electricity and telephone
- Streetlights
- Central management system (CMS)
- Car parks
- Telecoms small cell poles
- Passive safety
- Installed pole population by function
- Installed population by the material; wood, concrete, steel, composite
6. ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONE, STREETLIGHT & CAR PARK POLES - SALES IN UNITS & $ VALUE
- Demand for poles
7. SALES OF POLES IN UNITS
- Sales of poles by length; < 40’ (12 m), 40-<70’ (12-21 m), ≥70’ (21 m)
- Sales of poles by the material; wood, steel, concrete, composite
- Sales of poles in units by region, 2019-26
8. SALES OF POLES IN NOMINAL $ VALUE
- The comparison of real and nominal value
- Sales of Sales in nominal $
- Sales of poles by length; < 40’ (12 m), 40-<70’ (12-21 m), ≥70’ (21 m)
- Sales of poles by the material; wood, steel, concrete, composite
- Sales of poles in nominal $ by region, 2019-26
9. THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MARKET AND INDUSTRY FOR TOWERS AND POLES
- The mismatch between government, the media, the electrical utilities and the supply industry
- Impact of the pandemic
- The impact on the market has two dimensions, supply and demand.
- North America
- Europe
- China
- India
- Pakistan
- South America
10. LONG TERM DEMAND CYCLES FOR TOWERS AND POLES
- Growth of electricity transmission and distribution line networks, telecoms and street lighting
- New installations and replacements
11. TRANSMISSION - MONOPOLES vs. LATTICE TOWERS
- United States
- Europe
- Netherlands
- Scandinavia
- Denmark
- Iceland
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Italy
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan and Korea
- India
- ASEAN
- Mongolia
- Pacific
- Australia and New Zealand
- Latin America
- South Africa
- Middle East
- Cost
- Space requirements
- Reduction of the electromagnetic field
- Foundations
12. TYPES OF TOWER OR PYLONS
- Suspension tower
- Tension towers
- Angle suspension tower
- Termination or dead-end towers also called tension towers
- Transposition towers
- Tower Installation
- Build-up or piecemeal method.
- Section method
- Ground assembly method
- Helicopter method
- Elements of lattice tower design
13. SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTENANCE OF STEEL LATTICE TOWERS AND MONOPOLES
- Service Life
- Maintenance
- Phase 1 - Coffee Stain Rust
- Phase 2 - Abrasive Rust
- Phase 3 - Extensive Abrasive Rust
- Phase 4 - Crash
14. COMPETITIONS FOR TRANSMISSION POLE DESIGN
15. NATIONAL MARKETS FOR UTILITY POLES - ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION AND TELEPHONE
- United States
- The history of utility poles
- Other materials for utility poles
- Europe
- Austria
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom:
- Russia
- Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Korea
- Singapore and Macau
- Australia
- Middle East
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Oman
- Africa
16. STREETLIGHTING
- The world stock of streetlights
17. PARKING
- United States
- Europe
- China
- Japan
- Global parking revenues
- Lighting poles in the parking sector
18. PASSIVE SAFETY
- The main categories of passive safety road equipment
- Passive safety pole types
- Safe materials
- Frangible pole types
- Breakaway and slip-base poles
- Impact-absorbing poles
- High energy absorbing (HE):
- Low Energy absorbing (LE)
- Non-Energy absorbing (NE)
- The origins of the passive safety concept
- Passive Safety in the EU
- EU National regulations
- Norway
- Finland
- Sweden
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Slovenia
- United States
19. UTILITY POLE MATERIALS AND SERVICE LIFE - TRADITIONAL MATERIALS WOOD, STEEL, CONCRETE
- Materials
- Use
- Description
- Size classification
- H5 - H1
- 1-5
- 6-10
- Materials
- Wood
- Wood preservatives
- Pollution from wood preservatives - Leaching
- Steel
- Concrete
- Spun and cast concrete poles
- Composites- fibreglass
- Disposal
- Wood poles service life
- Maintenance
- Ground line Treatment
- Internal Treatment
- Concrete poles service life
- Steel poles service life
- Composite poles service life
20. COMPOSITE POLES
- Introduction
- Development of composite technology and poles in the US
- Price/cost
- Safety factor
- Materials for composites and the manufacturing processes
- Filament winding
- Pultrusion
- Testing composites
- Scandinavian trials of composites
- Statnett Norway
- UK
- Advantages of composite poles
- Composite and fibreglass maintenance
- Service life of composites and other materials
- Hardware modifications
- Modular Poles
21.TYPES OF POLES
- Other equipment
- Grounding rod
- Dead-end (anchor or termination) poles
- Physical access
- Construction Classifications
22. POLE SPAN
23. SPACE ALLOCATION ON JOINT USE UTILITY POLES
- Supply Space
- Safety Zone Space
- Communications Space
- Typical communications cables
24. MANUFACTURERS OF TOWERS AND POLES - STEEL, WOOD, CONCRETE
- China
- Lattice tower manufacturers
- Poles
- India
- Towers
- Poles
- Malaysia
- Pacific
- Australia
- Poles
- North America
- Lattice towers
- Poles
- South America
- Brazil
- Towers and poles
- Europe
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
- Middle East
- Towers and poles
- Africa
- Poles
- African manufacturers
- Kenya
25. MANUFACTURERS OF COMPOSITE POLES AND HARDWARE
- United States
- Cross arms
- Europe
- Middle East
- India
- China
26. CIRCUIT PHASES AND CONDUCTORS
- Single circuit
- Double circuit
- Multiple conductors
- Restrictions on multiple use of corridors
27. RIGHTS OF WAY
- Multiple-use of ROWs
28. DANGER TO AND FROM BIRDS
- The extent of the problem
- The mechanics of an electrocution
- Mitigation and prevention of collisions
- Mitigation and prevention of electrocution
29. METHODOLOGY
- The installed base and demand
- The model of the demand cycle
- Different segments of the tower and pole population
- Creation of the databases of electricity transmission towers and distribution poles
- Telephone poles
- Streetlights
- Car Parking lights
- Demand
- Growth of electricity transmission & distribution line networks, telecoms and street lighting
- New installations and replacements
List of Illustrations
Illustration 1: European countries installing new EHV monopoles
Illustration 2: Some new designs being installed in Europe
Illustration 3: New 400 kV monopole designs in the Netherlands
Illustration 4: New EHV poles in Scandinavia
Illustration 5: New 400 kV transmission monopoles in Denmark.
Illustration 6: Mobile lift maintenance
Illustration 7: Iceland new 220 kV transmission towers
Illustration 8: New 400 kV and 275 kV transmission monopoles in the United Kingdom.
Illustration 9: A camouflaged 400 kV transmission monopole in the United Kingdom
Illustration 10: Terna and 380 kV monopoles
Illustration 11: New 380 kV monopole in Dubai
Illustration 12: Reduction of electromagnetic fields and space requirements
Illustration 13: Economy of foundations
Illustration 14: Suspension tower, single steel pole
Illustration 15: Lattice steel suspension tower (L6 used in the United Kingdom)
Illustration 16: Installation of transmission tower by helicopter
Illustration 17: Phase 1 - Coffee Stain Rust
Illustration 18: Phase 2 - Abrasive Rust
Illustration 19: Phase 3 - Abrasive Rust
Illustration 20: Phase 3 - The tower falls
Illustration 21: The BOLD competition winner, 2018
Illustration 22: STRAW, winner of the Statnett competition, 2018
Illustration 23: Winner of the UK competition, 2011
Illustration 24: Pole design offered by National Grid
Illustration 25: The Land of Giants, Iceland, Choi & Shine
Illustration 26: Early poles in the United States
Illustration 27: The Detroit railroad concrete catenary structure
Illustration 28: Early use of granite telephone poles in Switzerland
Illustration 29: Utility pole in Japan
Illustration 30: A Stobie pole in Australia
Illustration 31: A mechanical parking structure
Illustration 32: 60 mph crash test with 114 mm post
Illustration 33: Slip-base poles
Illustration 34:Impact absorbing pole
Illustration 35: Wood joint use pole in the USA
Illustration 36: Decorative Wood light pole in the USA
Illustration 37: Decorative Wood light pole by Tehomet in Europe, a Valmont subsidiary
Illustration 38: Union Metal steel pole installation, 1927 and 2018
Illustration 39: A Stobie pole in Australia, electricity and streetlight
Illustration 40: Decay in a wood utility pole
Illustration 41: A nest of poles for shipment
Illustration 42: Double-circuit, 138-kV line on wood structures
Illustration 43: Double-circuit, 138-kV line on galvanized steel poles
Illustration 44: Single-circuit 138-kV line on weathering steel
Illustration 45: H-frame wood structure
Illustration 46: Poles for single phase line in Laos
Illustration 47: Tower for single circuit, three phase system (three conductors)
Illustration 48: Tower for double circuit, three phase system (six conductors)
Illustration 49: Tower for multiple circuits, three phase system (twelve conductors)
Illustration 50: Multiple lines, lattice towers and monopoles in same corridor
Illustration 51: A distribution line right of way
Illustration 52: A wetland-scrub/shrub-dominated community the first year after a mow.
Illustration 53: A grass-dominated community in an agricultural matrix the first year after a mow.
Illustration 54: Blue crane electrocuted in South Africa
Illustration 55: White storks in their nest on a utility pole in Vladeni in Romania
Illustration 56: Distribution pole with symmetric chevron (arrow) on top as bird exclusion device
Illustration 57: Dedicated nesting pole next to distribution pole with bird exclusion device
List of Figures
Figure 1: The global population of towers and poles in 2020 by primary user/owner
Figure 2: Lattice towers and poles annual sales, units and $ 2019 to 2026
Figure 3: Sales of supporters by $ value in 2020 by type
Figure 4: The global growth of transmission and telecoms towers from 1950 to 2020.
Figure 5: The evolution of transmission line voltage, the first introductions
Figure 6: Sales of lattice towers in real 2020 and nominal $
Figure 7: Road length and streetlights
Figure 8: Demand for poles by function, 2020
Figure 9: Demand for poles by pole length, 2020
Figure 10: Demand for poles by material, 2020
Figure 11: Sales of poles in real 2020 and nominal $
Figure 12: Installed base of poles and annual demand in million poles, 1900 to 2050
Figure 13: Demand for poles, new and replacement 1900 to 2050
Figure 14: New additions and replacements of poles with a 35-year service life, 1900 to 2040
Figure 15: The market for lattice towers and poles in the USA, $, 2017
Figure 16: Comparison of the footprint of a monopole versus a lattice tower.
Figure 17: Peak and Cage of a Transmission Tower
Figure 18: Cross Arm and Body of a Transmission Tower
Figure 19: 220-kV single-circuit LST
Figure 20: 500-kV single-circuit LST
Figure 21: 220-kV double-circuit LST
Figure 22: 500-kV double-circuit LST
Figure 23: The principle of exponential corrosion
Figure 24: Road length and streetlights
Figure 25: Stock of streetlights in the world 2018 to 2025
Figure 26: Comparison of the numbers of motor vehicles and available parking spaces in three of China's largest cities
Figure 27: Classification of parking as aces in Japan
Figure 28: HE, LE and NE passive safety poles performance in a collision
Figure 29: Percentage share of road deaths per road type (2007-2009 average) ranked by the percentage share of road deaths on a rural roads and motorways taken together
Figure 30: Outline of potential decay patterns
Figure 31: Space allocations on a joint utility pole
Figure 32: Supply space on a utility pole
Figure 33: Safety Zone Space on a utility pole
Figure 34: The Communications Space in a utility pole
Figure 35: An example of a single ROW corridor.
Figure 36: An example of parallel transmission ROW corridor
Figure 37: Typical European right of way cross section, self-supporting tower
Figure 38: Typical European right of way cross section, guyed tower
Figure 39: Right-of-way comparison for equivalent capacity of 765-kV and 345-kV lines
Figure 40: An example of a pole-mounted transformer
Figure 41: Installed base of poles and annual demand in million poles, 1900 to 2050
Figure 42 Demand for poles, new and replacement 1900 to 2050
Figure 43: New additions and replacements of poles with a 35 year service life, 1900 to 2040
List of Tables
Table 1: The functions and types of supporters.
Table 2: Sales in 2020 as a % of 2019 sales in units by region
Table 3: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by region, 2020
Table 4: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Europe, 2020
Table 5: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, CIS, 2020
Table 6: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 7: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 8: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 9: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Asia, 2020
Table 10: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 11: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, North America, 2020
Table 12: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, South America, 2020
Table 13: Installed population of transmission and telecom lattice towers by country, Central America, 2020
Table 14: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by region, 2020
Table 15: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Europe, 2020
Table 16: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, CIS, 2020
Table 17: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 18: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 19: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 20: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Asia, 2020
Table 21: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 22: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, North America, 2020
Table 23: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, South America, 2020
Table 24: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Central America, 2020
Table 25: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by region, 2019-26
Table 26: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Europe, 2019-26
Table 27: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, CIS, 2019-26
Table 28: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Middle East, 2019-26
Table 29: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers units by country, North Africa, 2019-26
Table 30: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2019-26
Table 31: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Asia, 2019-26
Table 32: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Pacific, 2019-26
Table 33: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, North America, 2019-26
Table 34: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, South America, 2019-26
Table 35: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in units by country, Central America, 2019-26
Table 36: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by region, 2019-26
Table 37: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Europe, 2019-26
Table 38: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, CIS, 2019-26
Table 39: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Middle East, 2019-26
Table 40: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, North Africa, 2019-26
Table 41: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2019-26
Table 42: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Asia,
Table 43: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Pacific, 2019-26
Table 44: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, North America, 2019-26
Table 45: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, South America, 2019-26
Table 46: Sales of transmission and telecom lattice towers in nominal $ by country, Central America, 2019-26
Table 47: Installed population of poles in units by function and region, 2020
Table 48: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Europe, 2020
Table 49: Installed population of poles in units by country, CIS, 2020
Table 50: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 51: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 52: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 53: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Asia, 2020
Table 54: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 55: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, North America, 2020
Table 56: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, South America, 2020
Table 57: Installed population of poles in units by function by country, Central America, 2020
Table 58: Installed population of poles in units by function and region, 2020
Table 59: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, Europe, 2020
Table 60: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, CIS, 2020
Table 61: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 62: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 63: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 64: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, Asia, 2020
Table 65: Installed population poles in units by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 66: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, North America, 2020
Table 67: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, South America, 2020
Table 68: Installed population of poles in units by material by country, Central America, 2020
Table 69: Sales of poles in units by function and region, 2020
Table 70: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Europe, 2020
Table 71: Sales of poles in units by country, CIS, 2020
Table 72: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 73: Sales of poles in units by function by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 74: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 75: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Asia, 2020
Table 76: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 77: Sales of poles in units by function by country, North America, 2020
Table 78: Sales of poles in units by function by country, South America, 2020
Table 79: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Central America, 2020
Table 80: Sales of poles in units by length and region, 2020
Table 81: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Europe, 2020
Table 82: Sales of poles in units by length by country, CIS, 2020
Table 83: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 84: Sales of poles in units by length by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 85: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 86: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Asia, 2020
Table 87: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 88: Sales of poles in units by length by country, North America, 2020
Table 89: Sales of poles in units by length by country, South America, 2020
Table 90: Sales of poles in units by length by country, Central America, 2020
Table 91: Sales of poles in units by material and region, 2020
Table 92: Sales of poles in units by material by country, Europe, 2020
Table 93: Sales of poles in units by material by country, CIS, 2020
Table 94: Sales of poles in units by material by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 95: Sales of poles in units by material by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 96: Sales of poles in units by material by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 97: Sales of poles in units by material by country, Asia, 2020
Table 98: Sales of poles in units by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 99: Sales of poles in units by material by country, North America, 2020
Table 100: Sales of poles in units by material by country, South America, 2020
Table 101: Sales of poles in units by material by country, Central America, 2020
Table 102: Sales of poles in units by region, 2019-26
Table 103: Sales of poles in units by country, Europe, 2019-26
Table 103: Sales of poles in units by country, CIS, 2019-26
Table 104: Sales of poles in units by country, Middle East, 2019-26
able 105: Sales of poles in units by country, North Africa, 2019-26
Table 106: Sales of in units by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2019-26
Table 107: Sales of poles in units by country, Asia, 2019-26
Table 108: Sales of poles in units by country, Pacific, 2019-26
Table 109: Sales of poles in units by country, North America, 2019-26
Table 110: Sales of poles in units by country, South America, 2019-26
Table 111: Sales of poles in units by country, Central America, 2019-26
Table 112: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function and region, 2020
Table 113: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Europe, 2020
Table 114: Sales of poles in units by country, CIS, 2020
Table 115: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 116: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 117: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 118: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Asia, 2020
Table 119: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 120: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, North America, 2020
Table 121: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, South America, 2020
Table 122: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Central America, 2020
Table 123: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length and region, 2020
Table 124: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, Europe, 2020
Table 125: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, CIS, 2020
Table 126: Sales of poles in nominal $by length by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 127: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 128: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 129: Sales of poles in nominal $by length by country, Asia, 2020
Table 130: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 131: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, North America, 2020
Table 132: Sales of poles in units by length by country, South America, 2020
Table 133: Sales of poles in nominal $ by length by country, Central America, 2020
Table 134: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material and region, 2020
Table 135: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material by country, Europe, 2020
Table 136: Sales of poles in nominal $by material by country, CIS, 2020
Table 137: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material by country, Middle East, 2020
Table 138: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material by country, North Africa, 2020
Table 139: Sales of poles in nominal $by material by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020
Table 140: Sales of poles in nominal $by material by country, Asia, 2020
Table 141: Sales of poles in nominal $ by function by country, Pacific, 2020
Table 142: Sales of poles in nominal $by material by country, North America, 2020
Table 143: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material by country, South America, 2020
Table 144: Sales of poles in nominal $ by material by country, Central America, 2020
Table 145: Sales of poles in nominal $ by region, 2019-26
Table 146: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, Europe, 2019-26
Table 147: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, CIS, 2019-26
Table 148: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, Middle East, 2019-26
Table 149: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, North Africa, 2019-26
Table 150: Sales of in nominal $ by country, Sub-Saharan Africa, 2019-26
Table 151: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, Asia, 2019-26
Table 152: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, Pacific, 2019-26
Table 153: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, North America, 2019-26
Table 154: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, South America, 2019-26
Table 155: Sales of poles in nominal $ by country, Central America, 2019-26
Table 157: Description and cost of repairs
Table 158: Road length and streetlights
Table 159: Installed stock of streetlights in the world 2018 to 2025
Table 160: Installed base of lighting poles in parking lots by major countries, 2020
Table 161: Installed base of lighting poles in parking lots in Europe, 2020
Table 162: Annual new and replacement sales of poles for parking lots
Table 158: Manufacturers of Towers, with production capacity
Table 164: Estimates of the annual number of collision victims with above ground transmission lines (excluding distribution lines) for three different countries.
Table 165: The size of large raptors
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Executive Summary
CHAPTER 1 - OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTERS - TOWERS AND POLES
Overview of the market and infrastructure, with installed population and demand of towers and poles by segment.
CHAPTER 2 - ELECTRICITY AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS - INSTALLED POPULATION
Installed population of lattice towers by segment, electricity transmission/telecoms, by country.
CHAPTER 3 - SALES OF TRANSMISSION AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS IN UNITS
Sales of lattice towers in units by segment, electricity transmission/telecoms, by country, 2019 to 2026.
CHAPTER 4 - SALES OF TRANSMISSION AND TELECOM LATTICE TOWERS IN NOMINAL $ VALUE
Sales of lattice towers in nominal $ value by segment, electricity transmission/telecoms, by country, 2019 to 2026.
CHAPTER 5 - ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONE, STREETLIGHT & CAR PARK POLES - INSTALLED POPULATION
The installed base of poles in units by segment, by material - wood/steel/concrete/composite.
CHAPTER 6 - ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONE, STREETLIGHT & CAR PARK POLES - SALES IN UNITS & $ VALUE
Summary charts of sales of poles in units & nominal $ value by segment, by material - wood/steel/concrete/composite, by pole length.
CHAPTER 7 - SALES OF POLES IN UNITS
Sales of poles in units by segment, by material - wood/steel/concrete/composite, by pole length.
CHAPTER 8 - SALES OF POLES IN NOMINAL $ VALUE
Sales of poles in nominal $ value by segment, by material - wood, steel, concrete, composite, by pole length.
CHAPTER 9 - THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE MARKET AND INDUSTRY FOR TOWERS AND POLES
The impact of the pandemic on the market in terms of supply and demand.
CHAPTER 10 - LONG TERM DEMAND CYCLES FOR TOWERS AND POLES
The growth of transmission line networks is a fundamental driver of the markets for towers and poles, both in line length and voltage. Long term demand is a function of the age and the expansion of the networks.
CHAPTER 11- THE VALUE CHAIN - THE MARGIN STACK
The value chain is a continuous process of adding cost to a product. Depending where you position it, the value changes, the end user's capex being some five times the cost of original materials. The value chain is analysed with different mark-ups for each of six stages.
CHAPTER 12 - TRANSMISSION MONOPOLES vs. LATTICE TOWERS
The March of the Monopoles - long established in the US, EHV monopoles are breaking into new markets with innovative new designs, replacing lattice towers, especially in Europe. This trend is driven by pressure on rights-of-way, visual criticism of lattice towers and public fears of EMF dangers to children.
CHAPTER 13 - TYPES OF TOWERS OR PYLONS
Lattice towers are designed for different functions and stresses and there is wide variation in cost; suspension towers, tension towers, angle suspension towers, dead-end towers, transposition towers. Tower installation is a dangerous and complex procedure and has an impact on costs.
CHAPTER 14 - SERVICE LIFE AND MAINTENANCE OF STEEL LATTICE TOWERS AND MONOPOLES
The service life of steel monopoles and lattice towers can be severely curtailed after a period of time without preventive treatment. Deterioration goes through three identifiable stages before the structure collapses, each with cost implications.
CHAPTER 15 - COMPETITIONS FOR TRANSMISSION POLE DESIGN
CHAPTER 16 - NATIONAL MARKETS FOR ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE DISTRIBUTION POLES
The statistics for utility poles are not very systematic and are variable in extent from country to country. With wide searching, a large amount of data has been accumulated and the publisher has assembled and maintains an ever-increasing databank for this topic.
CHAPTER 17 - STREET LIGHTING
Street lighting is a hot topic, because of the developments of IoT, of the smart city and the advent of energy-saving LEDs. With urban and transport development, street lighting is a growth sector. This has implications for the pole markets in the renewal of old poles and substitution with new materials such as composites.
CHAPTER 18 - PARKING
Parking light poles are a small segment of the street lighting stock. Parking is receiving attention from planners as cities expand and urban space becomes more crowded.
CHAPTER 19 - THE SMART CITY AND SMART UTILITY & STREET LIGHTING
A fast-growing expansion was driven by efficiency and the Internet of Things.
CHAPTER 20 - PASSIVE SAFETY
Passive safety has made strides in the last ten years and is now the subject of regulation in many advanced countries and attracting attention in some developing countries. It is an important driver for street lighting and for electricity and telephone poles built along roads.
CHAPTER 21 - UTILITY POLE MATERIALS AND SERVICE LIFE - TRADITIONAL MATERIALS/WOOD/STEEL/CONCRETE
The various materials used for poles - wood/steel/concrete/composite are discussed.
CHAPTER 22 - COMPOSITE POLES
Composites are analysed in a detailed section discussing this technology, applications, advantages and disadvantages, market status and manufacturers. Factors such as safety, pricing, the production processes of filament winding and pultrusion are outlined. The launch market in the United States is reviewed, with the increasing use of composite cross arms on wooden or concrete poles, and the beginning of a move from niche market status to wider take-up. Composites are gaining acceptance in the desert climates of the Middle East. After being spearheaded in Scandinavia, composites are being trialed in other European countries.
CHAPTER 23 - TYPES OF POLES
The different types of pole are described, with their functions, characteristics and service lives.
CHAPTER 24 - POLE SPAN
The span between poles is a function of the weight of lines they bear and the density of the population beneath them. The design of a network involves a trade-off between longer poles which are more expensive but need fewer accessories, or shorter poles that are cheaper but need more cross-arms and other equipment.
CHAPTER 25 - SPACE ALLOCATION ON JOINT USE UTILITY POLES
Many utility poles are used by more than one line or service. Conventions exist for the allocation of space on the pole; for transmission lines, sub-transmission lines, distribution lines and telephone lines
CHAPTER 26 - MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD, STEEL, ALUMINIUM AND CONCRETE POLES
Over 100 companies are listed, with profiles of the majors.
CHAPTER 27 - MANUFACTURERS OF COMPOSITE POLES AND HARDWARE
32 companies listed, with profiles of the majors.
CHAPTER 28 - CIRCUITS, PHASES AND CONDUCTORS
The basics of circuits and phases are outlined. These have a vital effect on the design and mechanics for towers and poles as well as overhead lines.
CHAPTER 29 - RIGHTS OF WAY
ROW - Rights of Way are increasingly scarce and expensive. They are discussed with various alternative schemes outlined.
CHAPTER 30 - DANGER to AND FROM BIRDS
The danger from birds nesting on or colliding with lines and towers can cause not only harm to the birds but outages to the network. The extent of the problem is analysed, with mitigation and prevention methods outlined.
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Al-Babtain
- Al-Yamamah
- Bajaj Electrical
- Brametal
- Daji
- Duratel
- Europole
- Falcon
- Kalpetaru
- KEC
- Megatro
- Mercur Induo SystemHolztechnik GmbH
- Mitas
- Powertrusion
- Qingdao
- Qingdao Sinostra
- RS Technologies
- Shakespeare Composite Structures
- Skipper Ltd
- Strong- well
- Valmont
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