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Innovating Access and Safety at the Belgrave Zone Electrical Substation

Electrical substations are critical to our power infrastructure. They ensure electricity reaches our homes and businesses efficiently and safely. As the demand...
Sep 20, 2023
by Maggie Reid

Solving manhole potholes, corrosion and water infiltration issues with a strategic partnership

The existence of water and sewer maintenance pit lids and access covers is not something most people think about – until you drive over one that’s sunken or...
Jul 10, 2023
by Maggie Reid

Smart Covers for Smart Cities

Upgrades in technology are changing the way we build. We have spoken heavily about adopting composite materials in infrastructure projects, mainly thanks to the...
Apr 21, 2023
by Maggie Reid

Collaborating To Build New Markets For Composites In Civil Infrastructure

Conventionally made from cast iron for over 300 years, manhole covers – as they were once called – could weigh up to 200 kilograms. Anchored by weight alone...
Mar 8, 2023
by Maggie Reid

Rail and underground on the right track with composites

Have you ever waited for your train and looked down at where you were standing? You’d see the same thing on most platforms: a narrow concrete or tiled wal...
Nov 14, 2022
by Maggie Reid

How composites transformed an old golf course into an urban oasis

Can composites help transform a disused Golf Course into an urban oasis, reduce stormwater run-off, improve water quality, enhance environmental diversity and m...
Sep 29, 2022
by Maggie Reid

Why major civil and utility service providers are making the switch to composites

Major utility providers are making the switch to composite materials for their projects because they’re finding them to be safer, more durable, and easier...
Jun 20, 2022
by Maggie Reid

Municipal Infrastructure – Stormwater Drainage Application Guide

The Future Of Pit Lid Technology
Feb 17, 2022

Why Are Manhole Covers Round?

Why are Manholes Round?  Manhole covers (also called pit lids, maintenance covers or access covers) have been around since at least the Romans. There are sever...
Apr 8, 2021

    Terra Firma Poetry Competition – Winner

    My Pit Lids – with apologies to Dorothea Mackellar I love a grass green pit lid Surface of waves and rain Just sitting in the footpath And covering a drai...
    Dec 3, 2020

    The Quick Guide to Implementing AS3996:2019

    Change, as we know, always comes with some challenges. As to be expected, the recent changes to the AS3996:2019 Standard for Access Covers and Grates has thrown...
    Nov 5, 2020

    How Green are Fibreglass Composites?

    Let’s compare the Sustainability of Fibreglass Composites with old-fashioned materials like concrete and iron, for use in public spaces. That’s looking at t...
    Oct 22, 2020

    HOW TERRA FIRMA ENGINEERED RISK OUT OF PIT LIDS

    Some methods to protect workers from injury are more reliable than others. How effective different risk reduction strategies are is usuually measured using the...
    May 2, 2019
    by Maggie Reid

    HOW TO ELIMINATE ACCESS COVER OH&S INJURY RISKS

    An Ergonomic OH&S Analysis of Muscle Activation and Posture When Terra Firma Products are Utilised During Pit Lid Lifting and Replacing Operations. Authors:...
    May 2, 2019
    by Maggie Reid

    The Keys are already in your toolbox!

    If you wonder which keys open the Terra Firma Endurotek Slam Lock don't worry - the answer is already in your toolbox.
    Mar 12, 2019
    by Maggie Reid

    How to improve water quality with art!

    Among the team at Terra Firma we have surfers, sailors, divers and just plain sun lovers who enjoy nothing more than a day at the beach or spending time on the...
    Mar 12, 2019
    by Maggie Reid

    Metal manhole covers pose electrocution risk!

    Composite covers insulate - Iron covers conduct!
    Mar 12, 2019
    by Maggie Reid

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