Category: Industry

Advantages of FRP for Waterworks, Wastewater & Marine  December 27th, 2021

Prevent Structural Corrosion with FRP

It used to be that stair towers, platforms, walkways and other structures wouldn’t last long when built in or around marine and water environments. Traditional building materials and water just don’t mix....

Safe Measures that Make Sense  August 21st, 2019

Slips, trips and falls from elevated work surfaces — including ladders, catwalks, platforms, stairs and elevated floors — pose a substantial injury risk. Bedford’s fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) products are designed to keep workers safe ...

How Tariffs Affect the FRP vs. Steel Debate  June 13th, 2019

Bedford was recently featured in a U.S. News & World Report article on businesses benefiting from the trade war with China. As tariffs push steel prices higher, companies are turning to FRP as a cost-competitive choice....

FRP Is Built to Outlast Mother Nature  April 11th, 2019

If not for Mother Nature, nearly all materials would last a long time. Because we can’t control Mother Nature, we need to control the materials we use. Perhaps the best example of how pultruded and molded FRP materials hold up under extreme condit...