Below Grade HDPE Enclosures (CBGE)

Molded Polyethylene Handholes for Telecommunications, Utility, Broadband Cable and Municipality Placements

Broadband Equity Access & Deployment Program (BEAD) and Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) compliant*

Charles Below Grade Enclosures (CBGE) are lightweight, molded HDPE handholes available in eight rectangular and two round sizes. Designed for light duty placements (parkway/greenbelt applications), these sturdy below grade enclosures serve a variety of purposes in telecommunications, wireless, utility (including electric, gas, water, irrigation control, traffic and traffic signalization), CATV and municipality networks.

Charles Below Grade Enclosures are built to provide years of maintenance-free service and superior shelter for buried network components. CBGE allow technicians easy, grade-level handhole access to splice cases, control valves, slack cable, and other equipment at network junctions. Molded-in or applied nameplates offer convenient identification, and several security bolt patterns are available. All CBGE products are manufactured in the U.S.A.

Applications

CBGE are designed to meet or exceed ANSI/SCTE ratings for light duty, pedestrian-only (greenbelt) applications, including:

• Fiber optic and copper slack cable coiling and storage
• Access to sealed cases (splice cases, repeaters, load coils, SmartCoils™, etc.)
• Meter boxes
• Irrigation system and other waterway control valves
• Traffic signal controls
• Ground rods

*Looking for BABAA-compliant products for your BEAD-funded projects? Talk to our sales representative today and learn more about our BABAA-compliant product portfolios.