JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #93 - December 2014 - 15

bridge

Composite Advantage establishes
FRP bridge installation partner
Composite Advantage has established partner company FRP Constructors LLC to provide
critical on-site delivery and installation services for its fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP)
composite bridges and bridge decks.

Scott Reeve
President
Composite Advantage

he installation of FRP
bridges and decks is
straightforward because
Composite Advantage's products
are prefabricated and lightweight.
Customers and contractors
sometimes have concerns though
because the technology is fairly
new to them. Composite Advantage can eliminate the guesswork
and ensure a project's success by
giving them the option to have
experienced personnel properly
and quickly install the bridges and
decks.

A reference partner
In addition to the installation
of FiberSPAN products with
railings, FRP Constructors can
perform abutment work, bridge
erection, finishing work, repair of
structures with FRP materials and

helical pile installation. Existing
bridge structures can be removed
for projects requiring bridge
replacements.
FRP Constructors also provides
repair services that include damage assessment, removal of damaged materials, and new material
replacement for FRP piping,
panel and plate applications. The
company has the capability to
work with all types of FRP repair
materials and can provide PEstamped repair plans.
FRP Constructors serves bridge
customers in the Midwest region,
which covers Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Missouri. Installation in other
regions is available for select
projects.

rosive environments.
Composite Advantage specializes in very large FRP composite
products for the infrastructure
and construction industries to
give customers the performance
advantages of lightweight, corrosion resistance, and low-to-no
maintenance. When it comes
to big jobs, the team has the
know-how to deliver on time and
to customer specifications. Few
companies can match their ability
to engineer technically complex
fibreglass parts.
The track record of its composite
products in the field has established Composite Advantage
as the preferred supplier for the
bridge, waterfront infrastructure
and rail platform industries as well
as custom products.

Resin infusion expert
As a manufacturer of large structural composite products, Composite Advantage understands

that customers need value-added
performance benefits like corrosion resistance, superior strength,
lighter weight and reduced system
costs. The company's unique resin
infusion techniques go beyond
conventional methods. It has developed a breakthrough approach
to large part moulding by combining infusion technology with
efficient manufacturing processes
and flexible production cells.
These advances have established
Composite Advantage as a nationally recognized resin infusion
expert for large parts up to 16
metres. By combining specialized knowledge about composite
design with field experience and
application engineering expertise,
it develops innovative solutions that implement fibreglass
composites into non-traditional
applications to help customers
solve problems. n
More information:
www.frpconstructors.com

Structural applications
Headquartered in Dayton, Ohio
(USA), Composite Advantage
designs and manufactures a range
of FRP bridge products under its
FiberSPAN brand for pedestrian,
bicycle and trail applications.
The company has built its business on designing and manufacturing innovative fibre-reinforced
polymer (FRP) composite
material products for structurally
demanding applications and cor-

FRP Constructors' experienced personnel allows for quick, easy installation
of FRP composite bridges and decks

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