Jun 23, 2022
Of all the water on Earth, 97% of it is salt water. Saltwater ecosystems provide some of our most life-sustaining environmental benefits, including sequestering carbon at 50% higher rates than tropical forests and providing more...
Jun 23, 2022
Of all the water on Earth, 97% of it is salt water. Saltwater ecosystems provide some of our most life-sustaining environmental benefits, including sequestering carbon at 50% higher rates than tropical forests and providing more...
Topics: waterfront infrastructure, FRP Composites
Jun 14, 2022
Peanut butter and jelly, football and tailgating – some things are just better together. We are proud to be celebrating one year of the union of Creative Pultrusions, Inc., E.T. Techtonics, Kenway Composites, Tower Tech and...
Topics: FRP Composites
Jun 10, 2022
The average lifespan of a wood utility pole could be many years – but not when woodpeckers have anything to say about it.
Woodpeckers present the single largest threat to the durability and longevity of wood utility poles in the...
Topics: FRP Composites, utility
Jun 9, 2022
The post-industrial Midwest is finally shaking off some of the rust for more advanced materials like composites. Creative Composites Group (CCG) is proud to be a part of the revitalized manufacturing market in the United States.
Topics: FRP Composites
Jun 7, 2022
Although the practice of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investments began over 60 years ago, modern definitions of and focus on these issues emerged only in the last two decades. From LEED credits to transparency...
Topics: FRP Composites
Jun 6, 2022
Our environment has changed greatly over the centuries. Unfortunately, human innovation has far outpaced our ability to assess and mitigate our impact on Earth. Thankfully, many companies – including Creative Composites Group...
Topics: FRP Composites
May 17, 2022
Earth currently has around three trillion trees. This may seem like a lot until you consider that this is half as many as existed before human civilization arose. As we said in a recent blog on climate change, no one and nothing...
Topics: FRP Composites, utility
May 10, 2022
Climate change is negatively affecting everyone and everything, including infrastructure. Even without climate-related problems, the United States’ infrastructure is in sorry shape. The Council on Foreign Relations has explained...
Topics: FRP Composites, utility poles, utility
May 4, 2022
Filling up your fuel tank these days can feel like being mugged. Gas prices are at a record high, averaging $4.17 per gallon and breaking the July 2008 record of $4.11.
These high costs are rippling through already ailing supply...
Topics: FRP Composites
Apr 27, 2022
When the Hanna Barbara cartoon ‘The Jetsons’ debuted in 1962, the year was 2026. George Jetson traveled to work in a flying car that folded up and fit in his briefcase. Repulsorlift vehicles—featured in the iconic Star Wars...
Topics: FRP Composites