Inventive Composites Group (CCG), a number one producer of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, introduced that the group has acquired the property of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Trident Industries (Trident), a producer of ultra-resilient single- and multi-layer composite poles (Determine 1). This marks CCG’s third acquisition in lower than two years.
Energy demand and storm frequencies are growing, severely stressing the ability grid. Trident focuses on extraordinarily resilient composite poles to satisfy these difficult necessities whereas minimizing set up and upkeep time. Setting Trident aside is the energy of its multi-layer pole design. The multi-layer design yields a pole so robust that utilities use it to eradicate the necessity for man wires in dead-end and angled functions. Trident multi-layer poles can ship important groundline second capacities with distinctive stiffness.
“Particularly our multi-layer poles ship the energy utilities right now want as they go up in opposition to nature’s extremes,” mentioned Ted Fotos, Chief Working Officer of Trident Industries. “Within the aftermath of horrible storms, we’ve seen splintered wooden poles, however our poles are nonetheless standing. Public utilities are starting to mandate extraordinarily resilient poles, and our Trident pole programs ship.”
Trident’s poles have a superb strength-to-weight ratio. They’re lighter than metal poles and roughly a 3rd of the load of wooden poles. Poles can be found in sizes from 12-inch to 17-inch diameters in each multi-layer and single-layer designs, and each pole is delivered with preinstalled inside floor wire, impact-resistant cap and baseplate, and is predrilled for attachments. The inert composite materials additionally eliminates the chance of harsh preservatives leaching into soil or groundwater, and a very good dielectric energy helps hold staff and wildlife safer from electrocution. Like all CCG corporations’ merchandise, Trident’s merchandise are U.S.-made.
“I’m excited to welcome Trident Industries Group into the Inventive Composites Group as we’re inspired to develop CCG’s market attain by growing our product providing with Trident poles,” mentioned Shane Weyant, chairman and CEO for Inventive Composites Group. “We’ve efficiently executed an aggressive progress plan during the last two years. The addition of Trident is a vital milestone for CCG to proceed our journey to develop our general group with extremely engineered programs and options into the utility infrastructure sector. Trident can be below the administration of our Enduro Composites Group, and Ted Fotos will stay as Group President of Trident. Each Enduro and Trident have a long-standing relationship, which is able to enable the combination to go very easily as we onboard Trident into our CCG Group. Welcome aboard, Trident!”
Trident Industries joins a fast-growing listing of CCG’s acquisitions since 2023. CCG acquired Enduro Composites early final 12 months, increasing CCG’s geographic attain within the Western and Southwestern U.S., and constructing on its portfolio with constructing panels, cable administration programs, and water/wastewater business merchandise. CCG additionally acquired United Fiberglass of America in late 2023, bringing its fiberglass pipe, conduit, and bridge drain infrastructure programs into the group.
CCG provides revolutionary FRP composite merchandise for main infrastructure markets. The corporate is advancing the infrastructure market with design-build and manufacturing experience to supply extremely engineered composites programs. The group’s mixed crew of engineers and technicians has been creating light-weight, sturdy, cost-effective FRP merchandise for structurally demanding functions and corrosive environments for greater than 50 years. CCG is the most important structural composites producer within the U.S.
—POWER edited this content material, which was contributed by a public relations agency representing the Inventive Composites Group.
