Dublin, Jan. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Towers and Poles Report Ed 7 2019" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Over 450,000 HV lattice towers & monopoles and 63 million utility poles were sold in 2018 for electricity transmission and distribution, telephone lines and street lighting. This report analyses the geographical distribution of the tower and pole fleet, utility services carried, materials - wood/steel/concrete/composite, the principal vendors, with coverage of many other industry and market issues.
The installed base of towers and poles in the base year 2018 is analysed by:
Report Highlights
Executive Summary:
PART 1 ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION TOWERS AND MONOPOLES
Chapter 1 - INSTALLED BASE OF ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION TOWERS & MONOPOLES
The global installed base of transmission towers and monopoles is analysed in numbers of towers by region and country and forecast from 2016 to 2020.
Chapter 2 - ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION TOWERS MARKET
The global demand in $ value for towers and monopoles is analysed by region and country and forecast from 2016 to 2020.
Chapter 3 - LONG TERM DEMAND CYCLES FOR ELECTRICITY TOWERS AND MONOPOLES
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 of the towers and the expansion of the networks.
Chapter 4 - 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 5 - TYPES OF TOWER 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 6 - ELEMENTS OF LATTICE TOWER DESIGN
Many designs of transmission tower exist and are used in different situations. Some of the basics are discussed here with diagrams of designs and the different elements of a tower.
Chapter 7 - 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 8 - COMPETITIONS FOR TOWER DESIGN
Increasing public awareness of and resistance to lattice towers is leading to imaginative designs for new poles and towers.
Chapter 9 - MANUFACTURERS OF LATTICE TOWERS AND MONOPOLES
The production capacity of the 34 major producers of lattice towers and monopoles is tabulated with mark shares. The leading companies are profiled.
PART 2 ELECTRICITY, TELEPHONE & STREET LIGHTING POLES
Chapter 10 - UTILITY POLES INSTALLED BASE BY COUNTRY AND UTILITY
The installed base of poles - electricity, telegraph and street lights - is analysed by country for 2016, with a split by voltage levels; MV sub-transmission, primary distribution and LV secondary distributionand reticulation. Street lights have been included for the first time.
Chapter 11 - INSTALLED BASE OF POLES BY COUNTRY AND MATERIAL
The installed base of utility poles is analysed by material - wood, steel, concrete, composite - and analysed by country.
Chapter 12 - GROWTH OF THE POLE POPULATION
The total installed base of poles is forecast from 2016 to 2020 by country.
Chapter 13 - DEMAND FOR POLES IN UNITS
Demand for utility poles in units is tabulated by region and country and forecast from 2016 to 2020.
Chapter 14 - DEMAND FOR POLES BY VALUE
Demand for utility poles in $ value is tabulated by region and country and forecast from 2016 to 2020
Chapter 15 - THE VALUE CHAIN - THE MARGIN STACK
The value chain is a continuous process of adding cost to a product. Depending on where you position it value changes, the end user's capex being some five times the cost of original materials. The value chain analysed with different mark-ups for each of the six stages.
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 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 - 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 20 - THE SMART CITY AND SMART UTILITY AND STREET LIGHTING
The smart city concept is fast becoming a reality, with many now functioning around the world. City authorities are tapping into the opportunities created by better technology to make municipal services and operations faster, simpler, and more cost-efficient. The creation of a smart city involves the integration of many services, among them energy delivery including electricity and gas, water supply and lighting.
Chapter 21 - POLE MATERIALS AND SERVICE LIFE
The various materials used for poles - wood, steel, concrete and 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 trialled in other European countries.
Chapter 23 - MANUFACTURERS OF COMPOSITE POLES AND HARDWARE
32 companies listed, with profiles of the majors.
Chapter 24 - TYPES OF POLES
The different types of pole are described, with their functions, characteristics and service lives.
Chapter 25 - POLE SPAN
The span between poles is a function of the weight of lines they bear and the density of 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 which are cheaper but need more cross-arms and other equipment.
Chapter 26 - SPACE ALLOCATION ON JOINT USE UTILITY POLES
Utility poles are used by more than one line or service in many cases. Conventions exist for the allocation of space on the pole; for transmisson lines, sub-transmission lines, distribution lines and telephone lines
Chapter 27 - MANUFACTURERS OF WOOD, STEEL, ALUMINIUM AND CONCRETE POLES
39 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.
Competitive Landscape - 102 companies listed
Tower and Monopole vendors, production capacity and market shares. The top 34 manufacturers are listed with shares of production profiled:
Utility Pole vendors - 36 wood/steel/concrete poles - 32 composite poles
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