Powerpoles Ltd (PPL), a UK distributor of high-performance preservative-treated wood poles, has joined the Wood Protection Association (WPA).   Based at Alexandra Dock, Newport, PPL was established in 2015 to source and supply poles for utility and telecommunications transmission lines. These are manufactured from slow-grown pine sourced from sustainably managed forests in northern Sweden and Finland.   Every log is individually selected and processed by PPL’s parent company,