The system is low maintenance, extremely long-lasting and
installed with traditional pile-driving equipment. Troutman said,
“Our piles are much lighter than concrete or steel – 80 percent
lighter than steel – making them easier to use, not to mention the
higher degree of safety involved in terms of handling.”
SUPERPILES® can be driven twice as fast as solid wood, concrete
or thermoplastic piles, can be field drilled and cut and have
very low electrical conductivity. This excellent dielectric strength
is an important safety factor when driving piles near underground
electric lines.
Realizing they were ideal for docks and bearing piles, three
years ago CPI developed the SUPERPILE® Legacy Dock Pile
– 10 inches in diameter with 3/8-inch thick walls. According to
Troutman, the average Floridian wood pile lasts five to 20 years,
depending on the environment, but these composite piles last over
50 years. The Legacy Dock Pile is more expensive than wood,
developed for owners who want to install a dock and forget about
the future replacements of the piles.
Moving up and out into the world
In 2008, recognizing these advancements in CPI’s products and
innovative applications, Hill & Smith Holding PLC, an international
group involved in design, manufacturing and supply of
infrastructure products and galvanizing services, took Creative
Pultrusions under its wing as a subsidiary company.
“They saw a future in composites for infrastructure applications,”
said Troutman. “Since then they’ve been very supportive of
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what we’re doing.”
In turn, under its composite growth initiatives, CPI acquired
three companies in the last two years: ET Techtonics (prefabricated
pedestrian bridges), Tower Tech (cooling towers) and Kenway
Composites in March 2017.
Kenway has been in the business of supplying composite
products to heavy industry since 1947. Bringing them in as a subsidiary
of CPI and expanding custom manufacturing and field
services work was the next step towards the growing future of
composites worldwide.
“It’s a really good fit for us,” said Troutman. “We wanted to
add other manufacturing methods, such as vacuum infusion and
filament winding, to our repertoire. They were already manufacturing
and marketing HarborPile™, a composite pipe pile that can
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