2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 121
Commending Hapco Pole Products.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 23, 2026
WHEREAS, Hapco Pole Products, a leading manufacturer and designer of lighting, decorative, solar, and smart poles based in Abingdon, celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2026; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1951 as the Hubbard Aluminum Products Company, Hapco has operated out of Abingdon since 1962 and has been a pioneer of the light pole design and manufacturing industry for many years; and
WHEREAS, in addition to being one of the first companies to manufacture aluminum street light poles and brackets, Hapco is credited with developing the industry's first tapered aluminum light pole; and
WHEREAS, Hapco's many industry-first patents in pole design and vibration mitigation reflect the company's unwavering commitment to innovation and the development of solutions that will benefit its customers; and
WHEREAS, today, Hapco is a subsidiary of the international holding company Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, and the company operates out of a 325,000-square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Abingdon that has steadily expanded over the past six decades; and
WHEREAS, Hapco has earned a reputation for quality and dependability as a result of the longevity and affordability of its products, with many of its earliest installations remaining in service to this day; and