Fibreglass

With energy costs and the price of traditional building materials ever on the rise, it’s no wonder that engineers, architects and builders are making use of more efficient building materials in construction, like glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), more commonly referred to as fibreglass. Fibreglass usually comprises a thermoplastic material reinforced with glass fibres, and manufactured through a process known as pultrusion. The advantages of fibreglass include:
 

• Strong and durable – stands up to environmental and climatic extremes

• Low-maintenance and weather-resistant – particularly useful in corrosive environments, such as coastal areas, since it doesn’t rust or deteriorate

• Flexible and versatile – it can be moulded in various sizes, shapes, colours and finishes

• Lightweight and easy-to-install – perfect where weight presents a challenge

• Allows for aesthetically-ambitious architecture – incorporating clean curves and shapes, like that featured in Durban’s iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium

• It’s is even being used to revamp historic buildings in Europe and North America, and replicate period pieces such as ceiling moulds and building cornices  – recently the balustrade on the rear façade of the White House in Washington, D.C., was refurbished using fibreglass instead of traditional masonry. 

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RHO-TECH designs, manufactures and installs structural fibreglass elements to your particular specifications. Some structural applications include:
 

• Fibreglass I-beams

• Fibreglass columns

• Fibreglass arches 

• Fibreglass catwalks.