At the recent NFHS Track and Field Rules Interpreters Meeting, a request was made to receive contact information for pole vault manufacturers.  This contact information is current at this time and will be useful to contact the manufacturers to review the company’s process and policy for replacing weight labels or obtaining a label for a pole manufactured prior to the weight label requirement.

Each manufacturer has its own process to address the replacement of weight labels.  It should be noted that the manufacturers will only supply, when appropriate, replacement labels for their manufactured product and not poles from another company.  Specific needs and questions should be directed to the manufacturers.

Gill Athletics, Inc.

www.gillathletics.com

On home page, select Replace Worn or Unreadable Weight Labels on Vaulting Poles

(Online request form)

UCS/Spirit

www.ucspirit.com

1-800-526-4856

(Will require submission of digital picture of pole manufacturer’s marks/etchings)

ESSX

www.officialessx.com

7624 Pebble Drive

Fort Worth, TX  76118

(Will require engraved flex number, serial number, size of pole and $10.00 fee)

Altius Poles

Jeff Erickson

1-800-374-7653

www.altiuspoles.com

(Call and then fax the labels requested, pole serial number and all information in etchings)

UCS Spirit

New number:  1-800-537-7117

A complete to date contact list is available at www.nfhs.org, Sports, Track and Field.

(http://www.nfhs.org/web/2006/08/track_amp_fieldcross_country.aspx)

Please refer to NFHS Track and Field Rule 7-5-3 for the pole rating requirement.  Thank you for your attention and cooperation.