| Shakespeare Composite Structures has a
long history of innovation in composite light poles: |
| 1967 |
First Light Pole Installation |
| 1974 |
First Light Pole Filament Winding Machine - Direct Burial |
| 1978 |
First Full Surface Filament Winding Machine |
| 1979 |
First Anchor Base Fiberglass Poles |
| 1980 |
First Smooth Surface Fiberglass Poles |
| 1986 |
First Light Pole Arms |
| 1987 |
First Full Surface Filament Winding Machine for poles up to
47' |
| 1989 |
First Breakaway Fiberglass Light Poles (Three U.S. Patents
1988, 1990, 1991) |
| 1991 |
First CAD/CAM Computer controlled Filament Winding Machine |
| 1992 |
First Historical Reproduction Fiberglass Light Poles |
| 1992 |
First Pultrusion of 5"x5" Straight Square Light Poles |
| 1993 |
First fiberglass Distribution poles |
| 1995 |
First fiberglass Transmission poles up to 70 feet |
| 1996 |
First installation of Transmission poles |
| 1997 |
First
Tuff-PoleŽ programmed process |
| 1998 |
First
composite sports lighting poles |
| 1999 |
First
composite hinge poles |
| 2000 |
First
composite burial foot |
2003
|
First affordable TL-2 full-scale tested Energy
Absorbing Pole
|
