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Case Study: Fiberglass Eases Traditional Metal Handrail Challenges

Feb 12, 2019

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), the largest private owner of hydroelectric facilities in the United States, is …

Case Study: Pultruded Vinyl Ester Grating Durability

Feb 12, 2019

Strongwell’s DURAGRID® VE (vinyl ester) pultruded grating was installed in 1994 on a large metropolitan bridge in Camden, New …

Case Study: Fiberglass Gives Shoe Tannery a New Lace on Life

Feb 12, 2019

A U.S. leather tannery which provides leathers to a major American heavy work boot manufacturer needed a long …

Case Study: Fiberglass Sets the Stage for Sea Lions

Feb 12, 2019

Harrington Industrial Plastics and FGI Corporation recently outfitted and installed a sea lion attraction at the Aqua Theater …

Case Study: The Blue Harbor Resort Goes With the Flow by Using DURAGRID®

Feb 12, 2019

The Blue Harbor Resort in Sheboygan, WI was outfitted with Strongwell’s pultruded fiberglass grating and stair treads. The four-story …

Case Study: Stair Tread Stands the Test of Time Over 20 Years

Feb 11, 2019

In 1993, a manufacturing company in Virginia installed a set of FRP stairs made with EXTREN® structural shapes …

Case Study: Strongwell Helps Build Part of the (Almost) All American Dream

Feb 11, 2019

In 2010, Karen Lantz, AIA, of Enter Architecture decided to build and design her home in Houston, Texas with …

Case Study: After 7 Years, First Installation of Round SAFRAIL™ Continues to Resist Corrosion

Feb 4, 2019

In 2002, Fort Lauderdale, Florida received the very first installation of Strongwell’s round SAFRAIL™ industrial handrail system. The SAFRAIL™ …

Case Study: Pultruded Grating Averts Hazards at Popular Golf Course Recreating Facility

Jan 24, 2019

The Muirfield Village Golf Club, designed by Jack Nicklaus, offers an outside patio deck for players to relax …

Case Study: Pultruded Fiberglass Walkways Thrive in Super Corrosive Coal Prep Plant

Jan 24, 2019

In 1994, the Westfall Company teamed with the engineering group of Kerr McGee Coal Company to address corrosion …