Many inventions start off with a single application in mind and then later spinoffs occasionally become of greater benefit to mankind than the original purpose.
A classic case is the invention of the internet which was originally intended as nothing more than an open forum for a group of scientists and is now something which affects all our lives.
The invention of fibreglass is another example where the irony is that it was the needs of an improvement to a machine of destruction that led to a material commonly used in probably hundreds of thousands of different products and applications.
GRP enclosures are just one of those many products which have evolved out of the invention of fibreglass. These 'glass reinforced plastic' mouldings are seen all over the country and in particular at construction sites and industrial estates. There are many situations where GRP buildings are an advantage over conventional bricks and mortar constructions. Unless the GRP is going to be enormous in which case it has to be assembled on site, the average ones can be delivered as a completed article and just placed upon the prepared footings.
The manufacturer of these products will work very closely with the customer to ensure a completely bespoke construction along with detailed arrangements about the purpose of the building and how that will contribute to the fine detail.
It may for example be a construction covering and securing some pipeline controls and pumps in which case there will certainly need to be some extra planning and designs around safe electrical apparatus. This could be housing protecting controls for electricity supply to gas and oil.
More commonly GRP enclosures are requested by owners of small to medium and big industrial units where the primary purpose is to provide more work space or a building for a specific job application. The application will mean specific actions during the manufacture of the enclosure which might include an extra fire retardant finish or perhaps some additional sound proofing.
The finished article generally has a gloss or matt paint finish but there are many other options. GRP is very adaptable and the customer can more or less choose any finish he likes. There is a European standard of paint colours and shades known as the RAL system and any one of these several hundred shades of colours can be requested for the finished enclosure.
Not only colour may be requested but other finishes which may mirror the brick or stone work of an existing building it is intended to put the enclosure next to can be accommodated. Other possible finishes includes ships timber and a grey slate roof.
In fact the customer needs only to send a sample of stone or wood to the manufacturer and request the same finish and the manufacturer will gladly copy the finish and send a sample of that work back for the customer's approval.
A classic case is the invention of the internet which was originally intended as nothing more than an open forum for a group of scientists and is now something which affects all our lives.
The invention of fibreglass is another example where the irony is that it was the needs of an improvement to a machine of destruction that led to a material commonly used in probably hundreds of thousands of different products and applications.
GRP enclosures are just one of those many products which have evolved out of the invention of fibreglass. These 'glass reinforced plastic' mouldings are seen all over the country and in particular at construction sites and industrial estates. There are many situations where GRP buildings are an advantage over conventional bricks and mortar constructions. Unless the GRP is going to be enormous in which case it has to be assembled on site, the average ones can be delivered as a completed article and just placed upon the prepared footings.
The manufacturer of these products will work very closely with the customer to ensure a completely bespoke construction along with detailed arrangements about the purpose of the building and how that will contribute to the fine detail.
It may for example be a construction covering and securing some pipeline controls and pumps in which case there will certainly need to be some extra planning and designs around safe electrical apparatus. This could be housing protecting controls for electricity supply to gas and oil.
More commonly GRP enclosures are requested by owners of small to medium and big industrial units where the primary purpose is to provide more work space or a building for a specific job application. The application will mean specific actions during the manufacture of the enclosure which might include an extra fire retardant finish or perhaps some additional sound proofing.
The finished article generally has a gloss or matt paint finish but there are many other options. GRP is very adaptable and the customer can more or less choose any finish he likes. There is a European standard of paint colours and shades known as the RAL system and any one of these several hundred shades of colours can be requested for the finished enclosure.
Not only colour may be requested but other finishes which may mirror the brick or stone work of an existing building it is intended to put the enclosure next to can be accommodated. Other possible finishes includes ships timber and a grey slate roof.
In fact the customer needs only to send a sample of stone or wood to the manufacturer and request the same finish and the manufacturer will gladly copy the finish and send a sample of that work back for the customer's approval.
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