German Sub-Station Fibrelite Trench Covers Installed over Cable Chamber in German Sub-Station Fibrelite trench covers have replaced integrated steel and concrete panel providing protective covering for a cable chamber at a German sub-station. The facility employs maintenance operatives who need to regularly lift the trench covers in order to make checks and repairs to the cabling. However the previously installed covers weren’t easy to open because each one weighed around 200 kg! The original steel and concrete covers with a depth of 17cm The Composite Solution Although the client had to make some adjustments to the existing rebate, Fibrelite’s FRP composite, light-duty trench covers proved to have a number of advantages over traditional materials. Firstly, the covers are lightweight –

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