With close to 30 years’ experience in technical plastics, Rolf Jernström founded Jerol Industri AB in 1999. Today, Jerol is at the forefront of the production and development of composite utility poles through our successful pairing of Swedish concern for safety and technological development. Environmental responsibility and individual safety are the common threads throughout our operation.

Jerol poles stand for safety and durability, and with little-to-no maintenance costs the calculated lifespan of each unit is well over 80 years.

Today there are 18 people developing and producing our products in Tierp, just north of Uppsala, for distribution across Europe.

Features:

• Completely non-toxic
• Traffic posts and smaller distribution poles are CE certified and crash friendly according to European Standard EN12767
• 40-50% lighter than the corresponding wooden poles
• Easy to transport and handle. Can be transported alongside other products and materials
• Can be stored anywhere
• No rotting, rusting or corroding
• Impervious to woodpeckers, insects, fungi, etc.
• Maintenance-free. Inspection is simple, if at all required
• Electrically isolated
• Easy to install and work with. The methods and tools used are the same as those with wooden posts
• Excellent working conditions. Jerol poles are odourless and non-greasy, unlike their wooden equivalents

1986
Rolf Jernström develops the first fibreglass distribution pole using virtually the same principles as today. The assortment was primarily crash friendly fibreglass poles for lighting and road signs. The market however, was not yet ready for composite poles.

1999
In order to meet the requirements of the time, development of a pole that is both crash friendly and long-lasting begins.

2001
The factory is ready for production.

2000-2009
A large number of full-scale crash tests are performed and adapted to varying international standards.

2001
The first deliveries to customers in the Nordic Union.

2003
The first deliveries to customers in continental Europe.

2004
The first deliveries to customers in England

2005
Rolf Jernström is part of the standardisations team for European regulations regarding crash friendly poles.

2005
The first deliveries to customers in Spain.

2006
Jerol signposts start taking off in England. A number of partners are contracted and deliveries continue across Europe.

2008
Jerol receives CE approval on all traffic and road safety products.

2008
Development of Jerol distribution poles resumes alongside Skellefteå Kraft.

2009
A trial distribution line between Klutmark and Skråmträsk in Skellefteå is installed.

2010
Distribution poles are introduced in Sweden following an evaluation of the trial line.
Upplands Energi abandon the traditional wooden pole system in favour of Jerol composite poles.

2011-2013
Jerol deliver environmentally friendly poles to more than a hundred projects across Sweden, Norway and Finland.

2014
Jerol delivers electricity distribution poles to three separate pilot projects in England.

2015
Jerol delivers poles for an ESB pilot project in Ireland.
Jerol signs a strategic agreement with Vattenfall Eldistribution regarding alternative poles for use in environmentally sensitive areas.