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.

Structure and pole placement
Transport of vehicles, equipment, concrete and matting
Structure framing, including changing cross-arms or davit arms and installing x-braces, knee braces and v-braces
Hanging insulators and stringing blocks
Pulling sock line, hard line, optical ground wire (OPGW) and shield wire
Installing spacers, marker balls and bird diverters
Post-construction inspection services

Number, warning sign and other marker installation or replacement
Anti-galloping device installation
Bird-discouraging device installation (all types)
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
Cross-arm replacement (various configurations)
Davit arm replacement
H-frame knee brace and v-brace replacement
Insulator replacement & washing
Lightning arrester installation
Marker ball (warning sphere) installation or replacement
Resistance (ohms) testing
Shield wire repairs, including: full-tension compression splice and sleeve repair or replacement; armor rod repair; wire cut-ins; and damper installation or replacement
Shield wire connection repairs, including: bonding; de-insulating; and hardware replacement (all types)
Specialized insulator inspection
Surge arrester installation
Suspension hardware replacement, including conductor, shield wire and optical ground wire (OPGW)

Unclipping wire and hanging stringing blocks, including tangent, angle and double dead-end structures
Cutting out or covering shield wire sleeves and other shield wire repairs as needed
Clipping in conductors and overhead wires and removing stringing blocks, including tangent, angle and double dead-end structures
Cutting out conductor sleeves and installing double socks
Installing optical ground wire (OPGW)