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09/16/2025

Independent study confirms durability of wood crossarms in wildfires When the heat—and fire—was turned up on both wood crossarms and composite crossarms, wood proved the more reliable option. In an independent study performed by Western Fire Center, Inc., in Kelso, Washington, wood crossarms from Brooks Manufacturing went head-to-head against composite crossarms, put through the same intense scrutiny that included the crossarms holding 300-pound weights on either side while an output of radiant heat and live fire inundated the arms....

Independent study confirms durability of wood crossarms in wildfires When the heat—and fire—was turned up on both wood crossarms and composite crossarms, wood proved the more reliable option. In a…

08/08/2025

Brooks Expandable Pole Anchor Assemblies

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04/30/2025

A true cradle-to-grave choice, wood offers superior sustainability marks By the time a wood crossarm from Brooks Manufacturing has reached the end of its functional life, managed forests have already grown the timber needed for several more crossarms to replace it. Such is the sustainable cycle of wood crossarms, a closed-loop process that comes fully biodegradable, carbon capturing and sustainably focused....

A true cradle-to-grave choice, wood offers superior sustainability marks By the time a wood crossarm from Brooks Manufacturing has reached the end of its functional life, managed forests have alre…

04/03/2025

From initial price to long-term efficiency, wood wins out. Creating an affordable crossarm for the utility industry ultimately means a public or private utility can pass those cost savings to ratepayers. Wood crossarms provide that opportunity, offering a distinctly affordable product from the beginning to end of the life cycle that outperforms composite crossarm options. As utilities across the United States struggle with increasing costs while working to harden their grid reliability, wood crossarms offer a proven solution that is sometimes overlooked....

From initial price to long-term efficiency, wood wins out. Creating an affordable crossarm for the utility industry ultimately means a public or private utility can pass those cost savings to rate…

11/06/2024

Wildfires and Utility structures - Follow the Science before selecting Materials!

Millions of poles carry thousands of miles of distribution lines through highly susceptible grasslands and forests, leaving utilities particularly vulnerable.

02/20/2024

Protect your poles from woodpeckers with Brooks Manufacturing Co. pole wrap: BrooksWrapp! All-inclusive kit that’s easy and fast to install.

Brooks Manufacturing™ is proud to announce the arrival of BrooksWrapp. The power industry's most simple and effective woodpecker prevention tool on the wood...

01/24/2024

The Truth About Composite Crossarms: Some would have you believe that holding a hand torch to a composite crossarm for a few seconds proves them to be self-extinguishing and also represents real world wildfire situations. Please see the attached video, or the video link for a “Truth Check”. Crossarms in the video are subject to intense heat and flame, in an independent lab, simulating the effects of a raging wildfire with the crossarms under load.

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Fire tests on wood and composite fiberglass utility crossarms conducted at the Western Fire Center, Inc. in Kelso, WA, on May 4, 2022

12/16/2019

Thanks to our friends at Barleans for their wonderful smoked salmon holiday baskets that we provide to our cherished clients.
🎄🎉Happy Holidays from everyone at Brooks MFG Co!🎉🎄

09/30/2019

We are so happy to be able to support our local Bellingham Technical College by donating this forklift. Best wishes to all starting school at BTC this year!