The manhole covers in Hod HaSharon are usually made of metal

 

or concrete

 

, though there are also plastic (composite material) covers

 

.
Their shapes are round

 

, square

 

, or rectangular

 

.
In many cases, when round covers are intended for sidewalks, they are surrounded by a square frame, which greatly facilitates paving work around them

 

(these are, in fact, most of the square covers).

The covers in Hod HaSharon are not colored. A relatively large number of covers have a golden hue, mainly those produced by the manufacturer “Wolfman”

 

.

Covers intended for the Hod HaSharon Municipality usually bear the city’s emblem

 

.
Many covers are made for the “Mei Hod HaSharon” water corporation serving the city

 

.

As in other Israeli cities, there is a relatively large number of covers intended for other municipalities (the “Bug” category), mainly for the city of Tel Aviv

 

.

There are also covers intended for entities that are not necessarily municipalities or local councils. These covers are not city-specific and can be found throughout Israel – for example, covers for Israel Railways

 

, Netivei Israel (Israel Roads Company)

 

, and others.

The purpose of the cover is usually indicated on it (sewage

 

, water

 

, electricity

 

, etc.), so the number of covers in the “Unknown” category

 

is relatively small.

A significant portion of the covers in Hod HaSharon feature the year of manufacture

 

.

In general, the design of the covers in Hod HaSharon is not distinctive and typically corresponds to the standard design used by each manufacturer.

Manufacturers
The manufacturer’s name usually appears on the covers. Most of the covers are produced in Israel by several leading manufacturers – Menashe Baruch

 

, Gelem

 

, Eshed Igra

 

, and others. A cover made by the Italian company Polieco

 

was also found.

Standards
The covers comply with Israeli standards (the Israel Standards Institute mark

 

and Standard IS 489, equivalent to the international EN124 standard)

 

.
Additionally, the international EN124 standard

 

and its associated load classes (B125–D400)

 

are common. Other standards appear mainly on covers not produced in Israel.