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    Dec 26, 2024

    Happy Holidays From CCG

    CCG Spirt of the Holidays & Teamwork! I wanted to take this time to thank our customers, partners and employees and wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! It is because of this...
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    Sep 9, 2021

    Infrastructure Funding Looks Promising for All: Including FRP Composites

    Like most of the country, those of us who have dedicated ourselves to improving our nation’s infrastructure were pleased to see the bipartisan infrastructure bill [Infrastructure Investment...
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    Feb 10, 2021

    Cliff Notes For the Design and Evaluation of FRP Infrastructure Products

    For the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about the installation of a complex fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite rail platform project at Chelsea Rail Station in Massachusetts. This...
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    Apr 8, 2020

    COVID-19 Infrastructure Insights

    According to an Associated General Contractors of America survey, contractors face materials and labor shortages, delivery delays and cancellations. In 2020, the industry hit a high-water...
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    Mar 25, 2020

    How To Pick The Right Surface

    In my business I talk a lot about selecting the right surface for people to walk and run on. And not because my favorite sport, American football, is so dependent on the playing surface,...
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    Mar 18, 2020

    Futuristic FRP Thrives In Everyday Settings

    Despite its introduction to the building industry in the 1960s, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is still considered a rookie material in an infrastructure dominated by steel and...
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    Nov 6, 2019

    New Solutions for Deteriorating Bridges

    Deteriorating infrastructure, especially bridges, is a frequent topic in the news. No bridge is exempt from having structural issues given the constantly increasing traffic count, and the...
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    Jun 5, 2019

    My Infrastructure Day on Capitol Hill

    Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to testify before a congressional subcommittee on how innovative materials can improve the resiliency of our transportation infrastructure. It was a...
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    Jan 9, 2019

    2019 Infrastructure Full Speed Ahead

    These days the word infrastructure can mean different things to different people. Merriam-Webster defines the noun as “the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g.,...
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    Dec 13, 2018

    The Imagine Act: The Future of Infrastructure and Composites

    Every year, we make the annual trek to Washington DC to support the composite industry’s annual infrastructure day. This year our trip coincided with the Trump Administration’s unveiling of...
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