Vantage Towers has built its first wooden structured telecommunication mast in Germany.
Located in Bechtolsheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, the Ecopol tower is the first of two planned wooden structures in part of a pilot project announced in October 2022. The second tower will be located in Leiwen, Germany, and is expected to be installed in Q3 of 2023.
The structure is built from recyclable wood, meaning it has a significantly lower carbon footprint compared to masts made from steel.
The tower has been installed with help from Finnish wood-constructed communication towers start-up Ecotelligent. The company offers three outdoor variations of the towers: Ecopol which is a free-standing triangle-shaped support structure between 30 and 40 meters tall, Castellum which is free-standing but square-shaped and between 10 and 27 meters tall, and Barbican, a rooftop solution between four and eight meters tall.
Kai Uebach, managing director of Vantage Towers Germany, said: “With the Ecopol tower, Bechtolsheim has chosen the future. A future in which telecommunication infrastructure is sustainable and visually appealing at the same time. We are very pleased that we have successfully realized this project, which is unique in Germany so far, together with Ecotelligent.”
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