{"id":7567,"date":"2020-01-23T12:27:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T01:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mascotengineering.com\/?p=7567"},"modified":"2020-06-23T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T02:30:44","slug":"the-grates-access-covers-alliance-founding-member","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mascotengineering.com\/sg\/the-grates-access-covers-alliance-founding-member\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grates &#038; Access Covers Alliance \u2013 Founding Member"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6143\" src=\"http:\/\/mascotengineering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GACAlogov1-200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"103\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Off the back of the new 2019 version of AS3996, the Australian Standard that covers access covers and grating, an industry group was formed. The Grates and Access Covers Alliance (GACA) is a group of organisations that manufacture and\/or supply grates and covers to the Australian market.<\/p>\n<p>Mascot Engineering\u2019s Nick Taylor has been part of the alliance since its inception. \u201cThe issue of non-conforming products in the building industry is one we take seriously. Whilst still in its infancy, we support the new alliance and its aim to raise awareness of the new standard. Choosing the right product for each project can be difficult and GACA wants to assist asset owners and specifiers with this process. As a company, we\u2019re also working on producing simple \u2018how-to-choose\u2019 guides for the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read about the 2019 version of AS3996 <a href=\"http:\/\/mascotengineering.com\/sg\/revised-standards-published-as3996\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Current members of GACA are listed below;<\/p>\n<p>Mascot Engineering<br \/>\nTerra Firma Industries<br \/>\nR&amp;S Grating<br \/>\nCovertite<br \/>\nAco Polycrete<br \/>\nAuspits<br \/>\nBR Durham<br \/>\nAccess Covers Australia<br \/>\nHygrade Water<br \/>\nEJ<br \/>\nNepean Building and Infrastructure<br \/>\nSVC<br \/>\nCubis Systems<br \/>\nCivilmart<br \/>\nCorrosion Control Practice and Standards<br \/>\nBG Group<br \/>\nHRL<\/p>\n<p>GACA is a managed forum facilitated by the Australian Industry Group.\u00a0 More information can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aigroup.com.au\/business-services\/industrysectors\/grate-access-covers-alliance\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Off the back of the new 2019 version of AS3996, the Australian Standard that covers access covers and grating, an industry group was formed. 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