The manhole covers in Ramat Hasharon are usually made of metal

 

, concrete

 

, and sometimes also plastic (composite materials)

 

. Their shapes are square

 

, round

 

, or rectangular

 

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

 

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

The covers in Ramat Hasharon are not colored, but some golden-toned covers can be found, mainly those produced by the manufacturer “Wolfman”

 

.

Covers made for the Ramat Hasharon Municipality usually bear the city’s emblem

 

or the inscriptions “Ramat Hasharon Municipality”

 

or “Ramat Hasharon Local Council”

 

.
In 2002, Ramat Hasharon’s status changed from a local council

 

to a city

 

. The municipal emblem remained the same, but the inscription (usually above it) was changed accordingly.

Many covers are made for the water corporation “Mei Sharonim,” which serves the city of Ramat Hasharon

 

.

As in other Israeli cities, a relatively large number of covers designed for other municipalities are found here (the “Bug” category), mainly those intended for the city of Tel Aviv

 

. Also in the “Bug” category are covers belonging to water corporations other than “Mei Sharonim”

 

.

There are also covers intended for consumers not necessarily related to municipalities or local councils. These covers are not tied to any specific city and can be found throughout Israel — for example, covers for Dan Bikes

 

, Netivei Israel (National Transport Infrastructure Company)

 

, and others.

The intended use of each cover usually appears on it (sewage

 

, water

 

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

 

is very small.

The year of manufacture appears on a significant number of covers in Ramat Hasharon

 

.

In general, the design of Ramat Hasharon covers is not distinctive and usually follows the common designs typical of 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

 

, Vulcan Foundries

 

, and others.
One cover was found to be produced by the German MeierGuss Group

 

.

Standards
The cover standards include those specific to Israel (the Israeli Standards Institute mark

 

and Standard IS 489, which corresponds to the international EN124 standard

 

).
In addition, the international EN124 standard

 

and various load classes (A50 – D400)

 

also appear.
Additional standards are found mainly on covers not manufactured in Israel.