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UltraPole™ NXT Wins Two Prestigious R&D 100 Awards

UltraPole™ NXT recognized as one of the top 100 innovations in 2020, achieving additional distinction with a Silver R&D 100 Special Category Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.

UltraPole® NXT Announced as 2020 R&D 100 Silver Award Winner!

UltraPole NXT wins the Silver Award in the Mechanical/Materials Category for Corporate Social Responsibility.

Sunbelt Forest Products is Lowe's Lumber Vendor Partner of the Year!

Sunbelt Forest Products has grown to become one of the largest and most diverse wood preserving operations in the Southeast.

Can Ecolife be used on aluminum boats?

Treated wood is available with different preservative chemicals and standardized retention levels for specific uses.

Is the D-Blaze fire retardant treated wood FSC certified?

As long as the wood substrate being treated is FSC certified, a stop at a treating plant for the D-Blaze pressure impregnation process will not break the chain of custody as long as the requisite tracking of the material through the process is adhered to.

UltraPole® NXT Finalist in Worldwide R&D 100 Awards

UltraPole NXT is a finalist for the 2020 R&D 100 Awards, a renowned worldwide competition since 1962. UltraPole NXT is in the Materials category and is an environmentally advanced wood utility pole preservative that offers low-impact environmental benefits.

Viance Ad Campaign to Promote DCOI Alternative to Penta

See the UltraPole NXT ad in October's issue of RE (Rural Electric) Magazine.

Southeast Forest Products named 84 Lumber's 2020 Vendor of the Year!

Viance Enters Agreement with A Meredith Schneider Company

Small-scale Fire Testing of DCOI-A Treated Utility Poles

A small-scale and inexpensive burn test was used to compare the fire resistance characteristics of DCOI-A and Penta treated pole stubs. The test is promising as a screening tool for fire resistance properties.

"Co-op Tech: Power Poles, The Key Component" via @NRECANews

"The idea is you put this smaller cell site lower, closer to people, and make it less power. You’ll have fewer people on it, so they’ll each have more bandwidth.”

Viance Launches DesignWood.com Website

See the benefits of DesignWood, pre-colored, preservative treated wood.