Glossary

Access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 15kN test load. For use in areas where only pedestrians have access.

Range of cast iron access covers for dry networks prefabricated chambers.

Device of security to avoid theft. This device is generally constituted by a lock of turning type, activated by a specific key. The device can also be constituted by cotter-pins positioned in the hinges with no need of specific key.

Antifall device used as a protection gate below the access cover.

Color applied with the following method. Products stripped by sand blasting / shot blasting. Application of an high quality zinc Antico Rimber on the product with an electrostatic spray gun. Epoxy textured powder coating oven treatment.

Range of manhole covers that allows an operator access at the sewerage network. Classification D400 according to the EN124 standard.

Cast iron decorative and protective railling for balcony. Product manufactured on request and custom-made.

Range of manhole covers that allows an operator access at the sewerage network. Classification D400 according to the EN124 standard.

Device for attaching channel gratings.

Tube connection cover

Device allowing to moor a boat to the port / Device preventing the parking vehicles.

Braking device.

Certifying organization to the EN-124 standard delivering the Kitemark.

Access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 250kN test load. For use in car parks, forecourts, industrial sites and areas with slow moving traffic also in highway locations up to 500mm from the kerb and up to 200mm into the verge, excluding motorways.

Polyester renforced glass fiber. Material used for the conception of antifall bars and guard rail systems.

The concrete base is a good way to facilitate installation and improve durability.

Box situated to the junction of sewage networks in upstream private (secondary) and downstream publics.

Certifying organization to the EN-124 standard. COPRO has been designed by the IBN (Institut Belgian to Normalization) and by the Ministry Belgian of the Infrastructure to make this certification COPRO is accredited according to the norm EN-45011 par the organism BELCERT. This last is part of a network European known as E.A (European Accreditation).

A weight that balances another weight or force to compensate or moderate its action.

Curbs are elements located at the edge of sidewalks, on the side of the road. They have several functions, including: providing a clear separation between pedestrian areas and vehicular traffic lanes, forming part of the water drainage system. The curbs can be crossable, inclined or rounded for different uses.

It collects rainwater and runoff at the curb. It is designed to swallow a maximum volume of water while allowing safe pedestrian circulation.

The customization of the product is possible by adding logos, markings or by totaly revisiting the anti-slip of the manhole cover in order to recognize the network and the owner without having to open it.

Special road exclusively reserved to cyclists.

Access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 400kN test load. For use in areas where cars and Lorries have access, including carriageways, hard shoulders and pedestrian areas.

Decorative frieze which is fixed on a window or under a roof. Product manufactured on request and custom-made.

Closure devices in cast iron articulated on two points to facilitate their exploitation in stability and weight.

Ductile iron is an alloy of iron, carbon and silicon which, in addition to retaining the traditional properties of grey cast iron, also has qualities of resistance to breakage, impact and high yield strength as well as high elongation.

Access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 600kN test load. For use in areas where high wheel loads are imposed such as loading areas, docks or aircraft pavements..

Anti-slip cover design, reinvented for modern streetscapes.

European standard that specifies the principles of construction, test cases, markings, quality control of the pieces of public road network, traffic areas of vehicles and of pedestrian. To learn more, consult the site web of the AFNOR.

Access covers and gratings capable of withstanding a 900kN test load. For use in areas where particularly high wheel loads are imposed such as aircraft pavements.

Multiple type of finishing are possible on the product raw , black ( water soluble solution), AquaRL and oxyru (as corten steel) .

Cast iron device for the swallowing and the recovery rainwater.

Design grating for modern streetscapes.

Cast iron access cover to the gas network.

Set of elements formant a protection gate anti-fall.

Marker visual tactile on the ground allowing to the visual deficient people to orient themselves more easily in the great outdoors.

Part of a frame which allow the odourtight efficiency on a manhole cover.

Drainage grating place along the kerb. The kerb inlet is fitted on its own or with a cover or a grate. Chamber equipped with a grate which collects the storm water and has an odor resistance feature.

Certifying organization to the EN-124 standard. In Great Britain, the Kitemark is a symbol which is deposited on products having respected some norm safety standard and of the quality. The Mark NF is applied of way free on everything products certified by the AFNOR.

Lamellar cast iron is the most common of the grey cast irons. The graphite is found in the form of lamellae. It is mainly used for the manufacture of mechanical parts.

Dimensions of the chamber to cover by a closure device.

Lifting, handling and locking device allowing to unbolt and manipulate manhole cover.

Writing and/or drawings sank in a cover allowing to recognize the network and its membership without having to open it.

Device of absorption situated in roadway border, that assure the collect of water and generally the network access for his maintenance from the surface.

Certification mark delivered by the AFNOR, certification body accredited by the COFRAC. The mark NF punishes the double conformity.

A mechanical piece is an elementary object intended for the production of other machines, or tools, for industrial or agricultural production.

Range of manhole covers that allows an operator access at the sewerage network. Classification D400 according to the EN124 standard.

Repositories of the AFNOR which complete the EN124 standard and provides the set conditions to grant NF road Mark.

Standard NF certification for underground networks access covers.

Axis system situated in a frame around thereof turn a stamp or a railing preventing last one removed from its frame.

Reliefs placed on the cover or the grating whose the role is to prevent the slipperiness.

Corten Steel Colour Effect

Parking area for vehicles

The parking demarcation may seem useless but it represents a real advantage in terms of parking organization. When parking spaces are clearly delimited, users can more quickly identify the areas where parking is allowed. The demarcation can be in the form of L, T and/or cross.

Pictograms used in public places can be used to describe a situation, to prescribe a specific behaviour, or to give a danger indication.

The Plein Ciel gutter drain range allows the flow and runoff of rainwater in the open air. They have many advantages no elbows or glue, no manhole at the base of the fall, no trenches or buried tubes and finally no machines needeed.

Powder coating is a coating and finishing technique. This technique consists of applying a powder paint to a part that has undergone a previous preparation, then baking this coating in the oven.

Kerbstone Profile « A »

Kerbstone Profile « T »

A cast iron profile is a small, flat plain moulding that is used to mark the separation between two areas.

The Protect range allows manhole covers to be secured with a screw and a key to prevent stealing and lifting th manhole covers by other users. Several solutions are possible: Protect RDO & Protect LMV (with special keys) and Protect TH (standard key).

Inviolable patented locking device.

Classification of the manholes covers on public road network according to a resistance level in the load of the test planned by the EN-124 standard, ex Class D400 for the manhole cover.

For a robust sealing in concrete and a better maintain.

Big opening cast iron access cover range.

The slotted channel allows water to drain along the entire length of the channel and prevents puddling or subsidence.

Stair nosings are the front parts of stair treads. They improve safety, user comfort and the aesthetics of the stairs. They can be added to the originally planned stairs.

Type of Curb profile ( A Curb Profile / T Curb Profile / Straight Curb Profile )

Contrasted surface visually relative to the ground and present a touch surface identifiable with the cane or the foot by blind person or visually impaired person.

Protection device to install around of the foot of trees.