Utility New Construction, Repairs & Maintenance
At Ansell & Brown Aviation safety is our number 1 priority. We consistently look for methods to improve the safety and efficiency of each project.
New Construction
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Structure and pole placement
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Transport of vehicles, equipment, concrete and matting
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Structure framing, including changing cross-arms or davit arms and installing x-braces, knee braces and v-braces
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Hanging insulators and stringing blocks
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Pulling sock line, hard line, optical ground wire (OPGW) and shield wire
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Installing spacers, marker balls and bird diverters
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Post-construction inspection services
Repairs & Maintenance
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Number, warning sign and other marker installation or replacement
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Anti-galloping device installation
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Bird-discouraging device installation (all types)
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Conductor repairs, including: full-tension compression splice and sleeve repair or replacement; armor rod repair;
wire cut-ins; and damper replacement or installation -
Conductor spacer replacement at existing or new, measured locations
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Cross-arm replacement (various configurations)
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Davit arm replacement
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H-frame knee brace and v-brace replacement
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Insulator replacement & washing
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Lightning arrester installation
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Marker ball (warning sphere) installation or replacement
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Resistance (ohms) testing
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Shield wire repairs, including: full-tension compression splice and sleeve repair or replacement; armor rod repair; wire cut-ins; and damper installation or replacement
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Shield wire connection repairs, including: bonding; de-insulating; and hardware replacement (all types)
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Specialized insulator inspection
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Surge arrester installation
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Suspension hardware replacement, including conductor, shield wire and optical ground wire (OPGW)
Upgrades
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Unclipping wire and hanging stringing blocks, including tangent, angle and double dead-end structures
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Cutting out or covering shield wire sleeves and other shield wire repairs as needed
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Clipping in conductors and overhead wires and removing stringing blocks, including tangent, angle and double dead-end structures
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Cutting out conductor sleeves and installing double socks
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Installing optical ground wire (OPGW)