{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"134120","rtpr_id":"nPn1FLWlba","ticker":"FULC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["FULC"],"title":"Fulcrum and Woolpert Connect Utility Vegetation Risk Data Straight to the Crews Who Act on It","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-02T14:15:00.854Z","article_body":"Fulcrum and Woolpert Connect Utility Vegetation Risk Data Straight to the Crews Who Act on It\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2026\n\nPartnership turns lidar-based risk scores into scoped fieldwork with auditable\nproof-of-work\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum, the Field Operations\nManagement platform for almost 3,000 organizations, and Woolpert, the global\nleader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) services for the\nutility industry, today announced a partnership that connects lidar-based\nvegetation risk data to the field crews who need it, which enables them to\ntake the actions that drive down actual risk.\n\nMost power utilities manage transmission and distribution infrastructure\nwithout an up-to-date, condition-based view of it. That gap forces reactive\nmaintenance: Crews get sent to low-risk spans while encroachment goes\nundetected somewhere else, outages climb, and regulators take notice.\nMeanwhile, expectations keep rising — storms shouldn't mean days without\npower, dry conditions shouldn't mean wildfire risk, and utilities are expected\nto show they're in control of their network, not reacting to it.\n\nKey capabilities from Woolpert and Fulcrum address the needs of utility\ncompanies and their service partners\n\nWoolpert's advanced lidar and imagery build a precise, connected 3D model of a\nutility's corridors, scoring vegetation encroachment and clearance risk down\nto the span and canopy level.\n\nFulcrum, the platform field organizations use to run, record, and close out\ntheir work, takes that scored data into the field. Crews see which spans need\nattention first, execute the work, and close it out with a documented record.\nCompleted work flows back to Woolpert, closing the loop between what was\nsurveyed, what got done, and what's ready for the next compliance cycle.\n\nInstead of giving every span the same attention on the same schedule, the\napproach works the highest-risk spans first, replacing cycle-based vegetation\nmanagement with risk-based management. Clearance documentation and hazard-tree\nidentification, captured as structured data rather than trailing paperwork,\ncut wildfire and safety exposure for crews and the public and leave utilities\nwith a defensible record when regulators ask for one.\n\n\"Woolpert enables utilities to get vegetation data, but those organizations\nneed a reliable path from a risk score to the crew standing at the right\npole,\" said Mike Lambert, Chief Product Officer, Fulcrum. \"This partnership\nputs that path in place, with field teams getting the best possible outcome at\nthe pole by working off the same prioritized, current picture the office is\nlooking at, and the results feeding straight back into it.\"\n\n\"We built this because managing vegetation risk is a continuous, significant\neffort that requires a closed loop from observation to action and back again,\"\nsaid Sam Acheson, Market Director, Woolpert. \"Bringing Fulcrum into the\nworkflow means the risk we identify from the air turns into documented action\non the ground, which generates additional data that further improves risk\nmitigation.\"\n\nThe Fulcrum-Woolpert integration is live today, and is the first of several\nanticipated use cases for the companies' combined technology and expertise.\nThe next extension of these capabilities will bring the same\nlidar-to-field-action model to facilities management by verifying clearance\nbetween buildings and high-voltage lines.\n\nAbout Fulcrum\n\nFulcrum is the Field Operations Management platform that replaces the many\nnarrow point solutions and paper still common in the field. Field\norganizations use Fulcrum to run, record, and close out their work. Electric,\ngas, water, and wastewater utilities, and the engineering, construction, and\ninspection firms that serve them, run asset management, vegetation management,\nlinear construction, and emergency response and disaster recovery on Fulcrum,\ncapturing an AI-ready record of every job. Almost 3,000 companies use Fulcrum\ntoday. Fulcrum is developed by Spatial Networks, Inc., headquartered in San\nFrancisco, California. Learn more at fulcrumapp.com.\n\nAbout Woolpert\n\nWoolpert is a global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG)\nservices, with over a century of experience driving innovation and delivering\nimpact. Woolpert fuses deep technical expertise with a forward-thinking\nmindset to solve complex challenges across the public, private, and government\nsectors. Woolpert is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, a Top 10\nBuilding Design+Construction firm, a Top 50 Engineering News-Record Design\nfirm, and a Global Top 100 Geospatial company. Woolpert operates from more\nthan 75 offices across five continents — building smarter, more resilient\ncommunities around the world. Learn more at woolpert.com.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fulcrum-and-woolpert-connect-utility-vegetation-risk-data-straight-to-the-crews-who-act-on-it-302867802.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fulcrum-and-woolpert-connect-utility-vegetation-risk-data-straight-to-the-crews-who-act-on-it-302867802.html)\n\nSOURCE Fulcrum\n\n\n\nCONTACTS: Fulcrum: Tomas Ratto, press@fulcrumapp.com ; Woolpert: Lynn Rossi, media@woolpert.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1368077/fulcrum-logo-with-padding-Logo.jpg?id=OA2925826\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn1FLWlba","title":"Fulcrum and Woolpert Connect Utility Vegetation Risk Data Straight to the Crews Who Act on It","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"FULC","created":"2026-09-02T14:15:00.854Z","tickers":["FULC"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Fulcrum and Woolpert Connect Utility Vegetation Risk Data Straight to the Crews Who Act on It\n\nPR Newswire\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2026\n\nPartnership turns lidar-based risk scores into scoped fieldwork with auditable\nproof-of-work\n\nSAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum, the Field Operations\nManagement platform for almost 3,000 organizations, and Woolpert, the global\nleader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) services for the\nutility industry, today announced a partnership that connects lidar-based\nvegetation risk data to the field crews who need it, which enables them to\ntake the actions that drive down actual risk.\n\nMost power utilities manage transmission and distribution infrastructure\nwithout an up-to-date, condition-based view of it. That gap forces reactive\nmaintenance: Crews get sent to low-risk spans while encroachment goes\nundetected somewhere else, outages climb, and regulators take notice.\nMeanwhile, expectations keep rising — storms shouldn't mean days without\npower, dry conditions shouldn't mean wildfire risk, and utilities are expected\nto show they're in control of their network, not reacting to it.\n\nKey capabilities from Woolpert and Fulcrum address the needs of utility\ncompanies and their service partners\n\nWoolpert's advanced lidar and imagery build a precise, connected 3D model of a\nutility's corridors, scoring vegetation encroachment and clearance risk down\nto the span and canopy level.\n\nFulcrum, the platform field organizations use to run, record, and close out\ntheir work, takes that scored data into the field. Crews see which spans need\nattention first, execute the work, and close it out with a documented record.\nCompleted work flows back to Woolpert, closing the loop between what was\nsurveyed, what got done, and what's ready for the next compliance cycle.\n\nInstead of giving every span the same attention on the same schedule, the\napproach works the highest-risk spans first, replacing cycle-based vegetation\nmanagement with risk-based management. Clearance documentation and hazard-tree\nidentification, captured as structured data rather than trailing paperwork,\ncut wildfire and safety exposure for crews and the public and leave utilities\nwith a defensible record when regulators ask for one.\n\n\"Woolpert enables utilities to get vegetation data, but those organizations\nneed a reliable path from a risk score to the crew standing at the right\npole,\" said Mike Lambert, Chief Product Officer, Fulcrum. \"This partnership\nputs that path in place, with field teams getting the best possible outcome at\nthe pole by working off the same prioritized, current picture the office is\nlooking at, and the results feeding straight back into it.\"\n\n\"We built this because managing vegetation risk is a continuous, significant\neffort that requires a closed loop from observation to action and back again,\"\nsaid Sam Acheson, Market Director, Woolpert. \"Bringing Fulcrum into the\nworkflow means the risk we identify from the air turns into documented action\non the ground, which generates additional data that further improves risk\nmitigation.\"\n\nThe Fulcrum-Woolpert integration is live today, and is the first of several\nanticipated use cases for the companies' combined technology and expertise.\nThe next extension of these capabilities will bring the same\nlidar-to-field-action model to facilities management by verifying clearance\nbetween buildings and high-voltage lines.\n\nAbout Fulcrum\n\nFulcrum is the Field Operations Management platform that replaces the many\nnarrow point solutions and paper still common in the field. Field\norganizations use Fulcrum to run, record, and close out their work. Electric,\ngas, water, and wastewater utilities, and the engineering, construction, and\ninspection firms that serve them, run asset management, vegetation management,\nlinear construction, and emergency response and disaster recovery on Fulcrum,\ncapturing an AI-ready record of every job. Almost 3,000 companies use Fulcrum\ntoday. Fulcrum is developed by Spatial Networks, Inc., headquartered in San\nFrancisco, California. Learn more at fulcrumapp.com.\n\nAbout Woolpert\n\nWoolpert is a global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG)\nservices, with over a century of experience driving innovation and delivering\nimpact. Woolpert fuses deep technical expertise with a forward-thinking\nmindset to solve complex challenges across the public, private, and government\nsectors. Woolpert is proud to be a certified Great Place to Work, a Top 10\nBuilding Design+Construction firm, a Top 50 Engineering News-Record Design\nfirm, and a Global Top 100 Geospatial company. Woolpert operates from more\nthan 75 offices across five continents — building smarter, more resilient\ncommunities around the world. Learn more at woolpert.com.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fulcrum-and-woolpert-connect-utility-vegetation-risk-data-straight-to-the-crews-who-act-on-it-302867802.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fulcrum-and-woolpert-connect-utility-vegetation-risk-data-straight-to-the-crews-who-act-on-it-302867802.html)\n\nSOURCE Fulcrum\n\n\n\nCONTACTS: Fulcrum: Tomas Ratto, press@fulcrumapp.com ; Woolpert: Lynn Rossi, media@woolpert.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1368077/fulcrum-logo-with-padding-Logo.jpg?id=OA2925826\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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