Home - Glider Poles

Features of Glider Poles

Installation of Glider Poles

Wooden poles are erected on each side of the roadway and are typically between 16 to 30 metres tall with a flat stainless-steel landing platform at the top for protection against other predators.

The glider poles also have a wooden crossarm that extends towards the tree canopy onto which the wildlife can jump or glide.

Protection of Local Wildlife

Glider poles are installed to assist small possums such as sugar and squirrel gliders traverse major roads and highways. The animals glide from the tree canopy to the nearest pole, scamper up to the top of the pole and then glide to the adjacent pole, climb up again and then glide to the opposite tree canopy.

Ongoing monitoring shows that these wildlife animals make good use of the crossings, minimising the dangers to them and drivers alike.

About Us

Glider Poles About Us

Having completed numerous glider pole and fauna crossing infrastructure projects, Gosling Electrical are considered design and construction experts in the industry by relevant RMS, Tier 1 and 2 companies, and environmental parties.

Gosling Electrical holds triple Level 1 (Grade A), Level 2 (Grade A), and Level 3 ASP accreditation, all of which enables us to deliver a true end-to-end package.

In fact, we are one of only a handful of accredited service providers equipped to offer this capability across New South Wales, which has the potential to save our clients in terms of time and construction costs and reduce construction delays.

Click Here to find out more about Gosling Electrical.

Testimonials

Glider Poles Testimonials

“Our experience has been that the Gosling staff have proved to be very flexible and readily able to meet changing requirements and schedules as well as offering very worthwhile, practical solutions to issues arising. The standard of their completed works has been excellent.”
O’Donnell & Hanlon / York Civil JV

“Gosling Electrical has been well organised taking the time in advance to communicate their methodology to allow detailed site planning to occur. They have been flexible in terms of adapting to the unforeseen issues that pop up on site.”
Lendlease

“Gosling Electrical truly provide a complete ‘start to finish’ service to their clients from design development through to construction and project closeout. At each stage of the project they have been mindful of all stakeholders and their maintenance obligations.”
Pacifico Acciona Ferrovial JV