productMagnox specifies Fibrelite
FIBRELITE WAS approached by Magnox to provide numerous replacement manhole and trench covers to replace the existing degrading concrete and cast-iron covers.
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productPorts adopt access covers
Container Terminal DCT Gdańsk and Port of Immingham are the latest to adopt Fibrelite’s heavy-duty composite access covers.
productLightweight composite covers making drainage and sewerage access safer
Accessibility is a pre-requisite for almost every drainage and sewerage application. However, the weight of conventional heavy steel access covers can make removal and replacement time-consuming and cumbersome. Lightweight composite covers offer a solution.
productMade-to-measure composite trench covers
Many UK power generation facilities are adopting made-to-measure composite trench covers, according to Fibrelite.
productManual handling covered
Due to their position and weight the removal and replacement of heavy concrete and metal manhole and trench covers makes them an ideal culprit for back and finger injuries which can be compounded if the covers corrode or crumble.
productComposites set a new standard
Over the last two years, a staggering 4.5 million working days were lost to workplace injuries. A fifth of these were caused by manual handling.
productComposites set a new standard
Over the last two years, a staggering 4.5 million working days were lost to workplace injuries. A fifth of these were caused by manual handling.
productFibrelite launches new website
As demand for stronger, lighter and more durable materials increases, Fibrelite continues to invest in technology – designing, developing, manufacturing and rapidly bringing new solutions to market. The new website is an example.
productConcrete and composites partnership
At the end of 2016, the UK government unveiled a record infrastructure spend pipeline of £500 billion-plus, £300m of which will be invested by 2020/21. Composite materials play a growing role in this, with expected growth in the construction industry of 42-78% by 2020 (to £510-640m) and £1240-1520m by 2030.
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