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  DOTs and WeedEnder  
     
 

Thirteen years ago we had our first department of transportation use of the WeedEnder® Vegetation Control System under guardrails to help in their fight against unwanted vegetation. The DOTs, noticing how well the material worked in the telco industry around pedestals, wanted to test it on long runs of highways for beautification, labor savings, increased visibility, and safety for drivers. Today, DOTs across the country are still using this environmentally safe material to keep their roads, waterways, and drivers safe while keeping their guardrails and signs clear of weeds.

 
     
  How does WeedEnder work?  
     
 

Vegetation needs three things to grow and thrive:

  • Nutrients
• Water
• Sunlight

The WeedEnder® deprives the vegetation of only one of these factors... Sunlight. Its unique construction allows water and nutrients to pass through the material helping the root system in the area to get everything it requires to survive and prevent erosion from taking place either under or next to the WeedEnder® installation.

 
     
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  RUS Approves WeedEnder Ped-Mats  
     
 
As spring approaches, don’t forget to plan for the summer by installing WeedEnder Ped-Mats around your Pedestals/Buried Plant Housings. This is an efficient way to make sure weeds are not obstructing their closures from view without herbicide use, and the fire-retardancy helps protect it from fire damage.

All three models of our Ped-Mats are approved by AT&T and Verizon, and approved for use with RUS funds for all Independent Telecom’s, especially if their buried plant housings are not fire-retardant.

More information concerning USDA’s RUS Telecommunications Program can be found at www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm.

To view USDA's RUS information on our Ped-Mats click here.

 

U-TECK's 25th Anniversary

 
     
 

Since 1983, U-TECK has been a manufacturer of products for state departments of transportation, municipalities, and the telephone and electrical industries. U-TECK has always and will continue to strive for excellence in every aspect of our business by keeping up with the latest technological advances in our field and continually improve the quality of our products. Join the celebration!