Carbon fibre poles are light, stiff and strong, which is why they became the standard for gutter and window cleaning. But carbon fibre has one serious drawback: it conducts electricity. When you're working near overhead power lines, that can be deadly.
Look Up Look Out
The Look Up Look Out campaign was started by John Knight after his son, Jason, was severely injured while using a carbon fibre pole. The campaign's message is simple: before you raise a pole, look up and check for overhead cables.
It's a message every gutter and window cleaner should take to heart. Cables run close to houses, across gardens and along streets, and a long pole can reach them far more easily than most people expect.
What we changed
We decided that awareness alone wasn't enough. We wanted the pole itself to be safer.
So we moved our gutter cleaning poles to fibreglass and Kevlar coated construction, which does not conduct electricity. On our carbon poles, the bottom two sections are Kevlar. Those are the sections in your hands, so that's where non-conductivity counts most.
There was no legal requirement for us to do this. We did it because it's the right thing for the people using our equipment. You can read our Kevlar gutter pole safety certification.
35,000 volts
Certified and tested
Every Kevlar pole we sell has been certified and tested to withstand up to 35,000 volts, so the sections in your hands give you real, proven protection. It's part of a simple commitment: your safety comes before our margins, which is why these poles cost the same as the standard poles they replaced.
Insulation is an extra safeguard, not permission to work near power lines, so always treat overhead cables as live and keep your distance.
See the test certificationIs there a trade-off?
A small one. The Kevlar sections are slightly heavier than standard carbon. We think a few grams of extra weight is a fair price for a pole that won't conduct electricity through your hands.
Safety habits that still matter
A non-conductive pole reduces risk, but it doesn't replace common sense.
- Look up before you raise the pole, every time.
- Keep a safe distance from any overhead cables.
- Assemble poles along the ground, away from cables, before lifting.
- If in doubt, don't raise the pole. Contact the network operator.
Safer by design
We've spent around 50 years making high pressure cleaning equipment, and customer safety has always come first. Our Kevlar gutter poles are available now with next day delivery across the UK.
Switch to a safer pole
Every carbon pole kit includes two Kevlar insulated operator poles at the handling end.
Shop Kevlar pole kits