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Case Study: Low Cost Fiberglass Handrail System Beats Aluminum

Jan 22, 2019

The City of Indianapolis Water Treatment Facility required 6,000 lineal feet of handrail to replace an existing corroded …

Case Study: DURADEK® Grating Provides Subfloor in Hazardous Materials Storage Structure

Jan 22, 2019

DURADEK® fiberglass grating is the subfloor of a building designed for hazardous materials storage. The building (Model 22S), …

Case Study: Fiberglass Grating Gives Des Moines Facility New Lease on Life

Jan 22, 2019

Twelve media trickling filters — 152′ in diameter — fabricated of DURAGRID® fiberglass grating were installed at the …

Case Study: New York Transit Walkways Largest Fiberglass Grating Installation in History

Jan 22, 2019

The New York Transit Authority has 174 miles of elevated train tracks. The fiberglass maintenance walkways that run …

Case Study: Fiberglass Catwalk Lightens The Load for Airplane Hanger

Jan 22, 2019

Platforms made of DURAGRID® I-7000 grating are part of the new FedEX 747 hanger at the Anchorage Airport, …

Case Study: Combatting Chloride Stress Corrosion

Jan 14, 2019

Since the inception of indoor aquatic parks, metals such as stainless steel alloys, carbon steel, iron, copper, bronze …

Case Study: Fiberglass Grating as Screened Fences

Jan 14, 2019

In 2015, Pipex px® worked with London Underground to create an Anti-Trespass and Security Barrier for the transportation …

Case Study: University of Tennessee’s First Composite Suspension Bridge

Dec 28, 2018

A composites FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) pedestrian suspension bridge was recently completed to join the new state-of-the-art, five-story, …

Case Study: Strength to Weight Ratio Leads to Savings on Installation, Maintenance, and Operation Costs

Dec 28, 2018

Fiberglass ladders, handrails, beams, and walkways were used in the solids separator platform at the North Putnam Wastewater …

Case Study: Chlorine No Problem for Fiberglass Waterpark Platform

Dec 27, 2018

Water play equipment at the Bridgeland’s Recreation Center in Cypress, Texas is supported by Strongwell’s pultruded fiberglass. In …