Products & Services » Lodgepole Pine Poles
The Pole of Choice
Bell Lumber & Pole ensures product availability and on-time delivery.
Our sustainable forest resources, state-of-the-art treating facility and high volume production capabilities ensure on-time delivery of orders to customer standards and specifications.
With on-site inventory of various lengths and sizes, quick service can be provided in emergency situations.
Access to self-unloading trucks allows for delivery to distribution yards or job sites at a cost savings to our customers.
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) has a long history of safe and dependable use as utility poles. It is the species of choice for many investor owned utilities and REAs throughout western Canada and the United States.
Careful Wood Selection
Bell Lumber & Pole's selection process begins in the pine stands of British Columbia and Alberta and ensures that only trees meeting National Standards are harvested. After peeling and drying, an inspector classifies poles by length and circumference and verifies that the quality meets the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifications for knots, straightness, spiral grain and other properties.
State-of-the-Art Wood Preservation
Bell Lumber & Pole uses both CCA and pentachlorophenol preservative treatment with lodgepole pine. Our treating plant uses a closed-loop containment system, ensuring an environment-friendly operation, recognized by environmental agencies as a model facility.
Certified Quality Control
In addition to Bell Lumber & Pole's stringent quality control process throughout the pole manufacturing process, our plant is certified by the Wood Quality Control (WQC) inspection program. Utilities may also elect to use an independant inspection agency of their choice.