A company founded in the 1980s by Emil Jacob. The company manufactures concrete and iron products that are used as road and construction infrastructure products
Manufacturers covers are made of metal or concrete . The shapes of the covers are round , square , or rectangular .
Round covers intended for sidewalks are usually surrounded by a square frame to facilitate paving work . This design characterizes a significant portion of the square covers made by the manufacturer.
No colored covers have been found for this manufacturer, though there is a small number of golden covers .
City emblems or utility company logos appear on most of this manufacturer’s covers .
The intended purpose of the cover is usually indicated clearly on a dedicated plate (water, sewage, electricity, etc.) .
The year of manufacture of the cover usually does not appear.
Many covers are made from a fixed mold, onto which plates are added as needed (city emblem, purpose of the cover, etc.) . Sometimes the plate is missing, either intentionally or due to wear .
Standards Most covers bear the standard mark of the Standards Institution of Israel (appearing as SII) , as well as Israeli Standard IS 489, which is specific to covers in areas with vehicle or pedestrian traffic . The European standard EN124 and its associated load classes appear on many covers, with the most common load classes being B125 and D400 .
Typical Covers A significant portion of the manufacturer’s covers feature the local authority emblem in the center (enclosed in a rectangle), below it the purpose of the cover (enclosed in a rectangle with rounded corners), and on the sides the manufacturer’s name and load class . There are many covers where parts of the cover are filled with concrete, while maintaining a similar layout (the load class and the Standards Institution mark are usually engraved into the concrete) .
In addition, there are other types of covers (drainage covers, rectangular covers, etc.) as detailed at the bottom of the page.