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Case Study: Fiberglass Handrail System Reduces Time for Chicago Transit

Jan 23, 2019

The Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) modernization project is the largest single fiberglass fabricated project in the United States …

Case Study: DURADEK® Resists Corrosion, Impact, and Material Fatigue in Brewery

Jan 23, 2019

Since 1983, over 10,000 square feet of DURADEK® fiberglass grating has replaced other fiberglass and steel grating at …

Case Study: DURADEK® Cut Costs in Olympic Pool Operation

Jan 22, 2019

Thompson and Associates, Consulting Engineers of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has for several years specialized in the design of Olympic swimming …

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: DURATREAD™ Offers Fast Track Solution for Rail Operators

Jan 22, 2019

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the eighth busiest rail station in the United States needed a quick, drop-in solution …

Case Study: FRP Inserted into Award Winning Art Deco Museum Entrance

Jan 22, 2019

In 2011, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia needed to install a low-maintenance, non-conductive walking …