ECP Receives RUS Approval for Power Installed Screw Anchors

ECP Utility receives RUS approval for power installed guy anchors. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) November 28, 2012 - Olathe, KS - Helical guy anchor manufacturer, ECP receives approval from the Rural Utility Service for power installed guy anchors. With more than 60 years of experience, the USDA Rural Development Electric Programs have found that electric utility construction, operation, and maintenance are best when high-quality, long-lasting materials are used, as is the case with Earth Contact Products (ECP) and their Made in USA anchors.

"This RUS testing and approval process is the newest of approvals that we have gained at ECP Utility in our growth in the electric utility industry" said Jeff Tully, President and GM of Earth Contact Products. The RUS approval of power installed anchors, along with an internal testing program, NEETRAC testing and an encompassing Quality Control program has made ECP Utility a long needed addition in the utility anchoring and pole line hardware business. Because the quality of materials is so important to the RUS program objectives, the Electric Programs continue to require that borrowers observe Electric Programs standards and use Technical Standards Committee "A" (Electric) accepted products on their systems whether they use RUS loan funds, other sources of financing assistance, or their own general funds.

ECP Utility provided testing results for power installed screw anchors that were monitored and approved by an independent, RUS approved, professional engineer. These test results were then submitted to the RUS board for their final approval, which came on 11/27/2012. The rigorous testing requirements determine anchor capacity in various soils under various loading conditions. ECP's power installed guy anchors and square bar guy anchors now can be used on all RUS funded projects by cooperative and municipalities across the country.

ECP has a full line of Made in USA electric utility anchoring products including power installed anchors, no-wrench anchors, round shaft tower anchors, square bar guy anchors, solar foundation anchors, expanding anchors and pole line hardware. This product mix is in addition to the civil construction ground anchoring products and foundation repair products offered by ECP.

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