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Building a future for pultrusion
Editorial the voice of the composites industry worldwide
Editorial Amanda Jacob Editor Tel: +44-(0)1865-843638 E-mail: [email protected]
Display Advertising Mark Sherman Global Business Development Tel: +44-(O)1865-843208 E-mail: [email protected] Sally Pye Advertising Sales - Europe & Asia Tel: +44-(0)1865-843081 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Copy Controller Tel: +44-(0)1865-843819
Production Lin Lucas, Senior Production/Design Controller Joanne Salt, Advertising Production Coordinator
Marketing & Circulation Bonnie Doe Marketing Manager Tel: +44-(0)1865-843722 E-mail: [email protected]
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Reinforced Plastics is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology
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Printed by Headley Brothers Ltd, Kent, UK. 02104 A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group Reinforced Plastics (ISSN 0034-3617) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. PERIODICALS POSTAGE paid at Rahway, NJ, USA. POSTMASTER: please send address corrections to Reinforced Plastics, 365 Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
Building a future for pultrusion This issue contains several features investigating the use of composites in construction applications. In the residential market reduced maintenance is a big issue in favour of composites but replacement of traditional building materials is a slow process. One success story is the progress made by pultruded profiles in the window market over the past 20 years. Fibreglass is now a material which must be considered when designing a new product and its use in the window market is growing, whereas aluminium and wood are declining and PVC’s growth has slowed significantly. Where will the next opportunity be? Our feature on pages 20-27 highlights other areas where pultruded products are predicted to be important in the future,
including custom buildings, residential construction, seawalls, railings and fencing, and pergolas and arbours. Pultruded composites are also building a name for themselves in the truck trailer market. On pages 34-37 we hear how one company has developed commercial trailers which weigh less than aluminium designs, lowering transport costs.
Amanda Jacob
Editor
Cover story
Volume 50 Number 5
The cover picture this month shows a Composittrailer® pultruded trailer loaded with 35 tonnes of concrete elements. To read more about this product and the lengthy development process behind it turn to pages 34-37. (Picture © Composittrailer.)
Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Editorial Amanda Jacob Editor Tel: +44-(0)1865-843638 E-mail: [email protected]
Display Advertising Mark Sherman Global Business Development Tel: +44-(O)1865-843208 E-mail: [email protected] Sally Pye Advertising Sales - Europe & Asia Tel: +44-(0)1865-843081 E-mail: [email protected] Advertising Copy Controller Tel: +44-(0)1865-843819
Production Lin Lucas, Senior Production/Design Controller Joanne Salt, Advertising Production Coordinator
Marketing & Circulation Bonnie Doe Marketing Manager Tel: +44-(0)1865-843722 E-mail: [email protected]
Address Elsevier Advanced Technology The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB UK Fax: +44-(0)1865-843971/843973 E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.reinforcedplastics.com www.rpasia.com
Reinforced Plastics is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology
Annual subscription Worldwide delivery US$340/304/¥40 300 (Payments in other currencies are subject to our prevailing exchange rate.) Prices are valid to the end of 2006 and include airmail delivery in Europe and airspeeded delivery elsewhere.
Free circulation enquiries Tower House, Sovereign Park Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9EF, UK Tel: +44-(0)1858-439612 Fax: +44-(0)1858-434958 E-mail: [email protected]
Printed by Headley Brothers Ltd, Kent, UK. 02104 A member of the Reed Elsevier plc group Reinforced Plastics (ISSN 0034-3617) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. PERIODICALS POSTAGE paid at Rahway, NJ, USA. POSTMASTER: please send address corrections to Reinforced Plastics, 365 Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
Building a future for pultrusion This issue contains several features investigating the use of composites in construction applications. In the residential market reduced maintenance is a big issue in favour of composites but replacement of traditional building materials is a slow process. One success story is the progress made by pultruded profiles in the window market over the past 20 years. Fibreglass is now a material which must be considered when designing a new product and its use in the window market is growing, whereas aluminium and wood are declining and PVC’s growth has slowed significantly. Where will the next opportunity be? Our feature on pages 20-27 highlights other areas where pultruded products are predicted to be important in the future,
including custom buildings, residential construction, seawalls, railings and fencing, and pergolas and arbours. Pultruded composites are also building a name for themselves in the truck trailer market. On pages 34-37 we hear how one company has developed commercial trailers which weigh less than aluminium designs, lowering transport costs.
Amanda Jacob
Editor
Cover story
Volume 50 Number 5
The cover picture this month shows a Composittrailer® pultruded trailer loaded with 35 tonnes of concrete elements. To read more about this product and the lengthy development process behind it turn to pages 34-37. (Picture © Composittrailer.)
Copyright © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
May 2006
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