Sep 7, 2023
Robert Wills, vice president of, the Construction Program for the American Iron and Steel Institute recently called attention to the critical need to repair or replace thousands of off-system bridges. He was talking about spans...
Sep 7, 2023
Robert Wills, vice president of, the Construction Program for the American Iron and Steel Institute recently called attention to the critical need to repair or replace thousands of off-system bridges. He was talking about spans...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, vehicle bridges
Aug 31, 2023
They say time flies when you’re having fun. That must be why it’s so hard to believe that both pultruded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) and Creative Composites Group (CCG) had their 50th birthday this year. The product and the...
Topics: FRP Composites, pultrusion
May 12, 2023
Two of the most popular tropical hardwoods are now on the CITES Appendix II of the endangered species act. This is good news for Cumaru and Ipe trees, but it presents major pricing and availability challenges to the markets that...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, utility
Apr 28, 2023
Hill & Smith PLC observes an annual ESG Week. Creative Composites Group is proud to contribute to overarching sustainability goals. This blog post is adapted from this Enduro case study.
Topics: FRP Composites
Apr 27, 2023
Our parent company, Hill & Smith PLC is dedicated to creating sustainable infrastructure and safe transport through innovation. As such, they will participate in their second Sustainability Week April 24 to 28.
Apr 20, 2023
Shortly after the American Revolution ended, in 1794, the first bridge at Swett’s Ferry across the Merrimack River was built. The wooden bridge allowed Bay Staters a simpler alternative to a ferry crossing and its 30-foot draw...
Topics: FRP bridge deck, FRP Composites, vehicle bridges
Apr 6, 2023
Speaking with line workers, I’ve heard concerns that Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) utility poles present more health hazards than wood poles. The presumption is that the fibrous glass dust produced when cutting a synthetic pole...
Topics: FRP Composites, utility
Mar 30, 2023
In February, Creative Composites Group had the unique opportunity to tell Members of Congress and agency leadership a compelling story about the flexibility, sustainability and resiliency of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP)...
Topics: FRP Composites
Mar 2, 2023
Creative Composites Group (CCG) has helped to spearhead the adoption of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) for applications across the board. These pioneering inroads have established CCG as an innovation leader in infrastructure...
Topics: FRP Composites
Feb 23, 2023
Animals in remote areas do more harm to wood poles than people realize, and they can do a lot of damage very fast. Woodpeckers bore holes in poles to get at the termites within, and bees can make homes in the holes left behind....
Topics: FRP Composites, utility