{"id":2281,"date":"2015-01-14T10:58:47","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T10:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2015-01-14T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T10:58:47","slug":"fibrelite-working-composites-material-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/fibrelite-working-composites-material-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Fibrelite Working with Composites: A Material of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Say Goodbye to Heavy Metal and Concrete!<\/p>\n

Industries are choosing composites and moving away from traditional materials as they react to changing regulations, whole life costs and stricter health and safety policies.<\/p>\n

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Fibrelite has seen a tremendous increase in enquiries for their lightweight composite access covers from industries keen to move away from the traditionally used metal and concrete and change their specifications to composites.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have experienced a huge increase in new enquiries especially over the last 12 months from all major industries including rail, ports and airports, water, gas and electricity companies, power stations, retail and commercial developments, telecoms, sports arenas and stadiums – in fact the applications are endless.\u201d reports Ian Thompson, Managing Director.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd with RIDDOR (Reporting or Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations) statistics attributing over half of injuries that result in an absence from work to manual handling it\u2019s clear that reducing hazards in this area is a priority. Our design incorporates up to two lifting points in the cover for specially designed lifting handles which allow operatives to remove the covers without using their fingers or bending over.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother major problem facing our clients across the globe is aging infrastructure. Bridges, highways, rail network, water lines and sewer systems are all deteriorating at a rapid pace with corrosion a principal factor. GRP products are corrosion-resistant and so ideal for retrofit applications that arrest the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can also provide bespoke and custom trench covering solutions to match customer specifications so the trench cover dimensions, internal stiffeners and fibre architecture can be altered to optimise the performance of each panel based on individual project-specific design criteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, in response to customer demand, we can mould our composite covers in nearly any colour or combination of colours to blend in with the colour-scheme of a facility or to colour-code service entry points. In fact we can even include any style logo or marking in the upper surface of the cover in single or multiple colours. \u201c<\/p>\n

Visit Website: www.fibrelite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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