Collaborating To Build New Markets For Composites In Civil Infrastructure

March 8, 2023

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, their distinctive round design allowed users to roll them into place where needed. A prosaic and mundane necessity, they have played an important role in civil works […]

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Rail and underground on the right track with composites

November 14, 2022

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 walkway covered in bright yellow tactile paving, stickers warning you to stay behind the line, and lots of commuters rushing about their day. What you might not […]

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

June 20, 2022

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 to operate.   While traditional metals still have their place in civil works, composite material products made of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are growing in popularity and demand.  In fact, Jemena, a […]

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Terra Firma Poetry Competition – Winner

December 3, 2020

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 drain I love her strength and lightness The easiness of lift It’s better than a gatic Which is bloody hard to shift Give up your cracked […]

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The Quick Guide to Implementing AS3996:2019

November 5, 2020

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 up a few new challenges for specifiers, designers, purchasers, installers and end users. Because Terra Firma Industries was instrumental in writing composites into the new standard, we understand […]

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The Keys are already in your toolbox!

March 12, 2019

If you wonder which keys open the Terra Firma Endurotek Slam Lock don’t worry – the answer is already in your toolbox.

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Terra Firma Endurotek Rain and Waves b-class drainage cover and frame

How to improve water quality with art!

March 12, 2019

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 water.

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Danger warning metal manhole covers pose electrocution risk to humans and animals use non-conductive Terra Firma composite pit lids

Metal manhole covers pose electrocution risk!

March 12, 2019

Composite covers insulate – Iron covers conduct!

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