Very few people in the construction industry are aware of the significant commercial opportunity from identifying R&D processes and expenditure within the business. If a contractor has changed or improved a traditional process, and applied it to the project, then […]
The English Version of CUR96 is now available! CUR96 Recommendation describes the principles for the design of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) It is available for download at https://crowplatform.com/product/crow-cur-recommendation-962019/ Please do contact us directly if you would like a to understand more […]
The DMRB was updated by Highways England just before the lockdown started. We were probably all distracted from noticing this at the time. The technical changes were substantial, especially regarding FRP bridges but the structure of the suite of documents […]
The existing skewed reinforced concrete footbridge had come to the end of it life, so an FRP Replacement was selected to provide reduced maintenance in the tree enclosed environment over the Gutter. Following completion of new abutments and associated retaining […]
Lifespan Structures FRP cycleway Bridges on Horsey Way, Eastbourne, were highly commended at the 2018 ICE South East England Engineering Excellence awards in the best infrastructure category..no mean feat when going up against much larger schemes, congratulations to all involved […]
600kg FRP bridge deck replaces a 2-3000kg timber bridge, delivered and put in place in just a few hours. The installation of our first generation of lightweight footbridge structures is over 3 years ago now.
A small bridge, just 5m span, used to gain public access across a drainage ditch into a local nature reserve. The client was concerned that a traditional timber structure would have reduced durability due to damp environment, so selected the […]
Our latest FRP bridge takes the route of a new footpath across a stream and safely away from a road. The low maintenance FRP solution, in an environment where a timber bridge would have a significantly lower life before major […]
We are currently offering our CPD presentation called ‘Bridging the Gap’, if this is of interest please get in touch. The presentation is particularly suited to local authority bridge engineers and consulting engineers who provide bridge services. The presentation will […]
