Our Mission
1967: First composite light pole installation.
1974: First composite light pole filament winding machine - direct burial. 1978: First full surface filament winding machine. 1979: First anchor base fiberglass composite poles.
1980: First smooth surface fiberglass poles. 1986: First light pole arms. 1987: First full surface filament winding machine for poles up to 47 feet. 1989: First breakaway composite light poles.
1991: First CAD/CAM computer controlled filament winding machine. 1992: First historical reproduction composite light poles and pultrusion of 5 x 5" straight square composite light poles. 1993: First composite distribution poles. 1995: First composite transmission poles up to 70 feet. 1996 First installation of transmission poles. 1997: First Tuff-Pole® programmed process. 1998: First composite sports lighting poles. 1999: First fiberglass composite hinged poles.
2000: First composite burial foot. 2003: First affordable TL-2 full-scale tested Energy Absorbing Pole. 2007: First fiberglass composite poles to 125 feet. 2009: First fiberglass composite poles to 130 feet and non-conductive composite SafeFence™ Systems (originally named, AcoustaWall™).
2010: First sound-absorptive, non-conductive composite SafeFence™ Systems (originally named, AcoustaWall™). 2014: Acquired by Valmont Industries, Inc.
Valmont is here to modernize vital infrastructure and increase agricultural productivity, sustainability, and reliability. We galvanize steel to last a century with minimal environmental impact. We modernize irrigation to feed a growing population by utilizing the latest technology. We harden the electrical grid to enable the delivery of reliable power to millions of homes around the world. And we help make communities everywhere safer, cleaner, and more connected through our smart infrastructure technology.
Valmont serves two primary segments - agriculture and infrastructure - with seven markets we serve: Utility, Lighting and Transportation, Telecom, Solar, Coatings, Irrigation, and Ag Tech. We manufacture products in 22 countries spread across six continents, and we do business in over 100 different countries.
That's what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world. That's what Valmont does. We conserve resources and improve life, finding ways to make innovation and technology beneficial in the real world.
