The manufacturer’s covers are made of metal

 

or plastic (composite materials)

 

and are square

 

, round

 

or rectangular

 

in shape.
Round covers intended for sidewalks are sometimes surrounded by a square frame to facilitate paving works

 

.

Naturally, most of this manufacturer’s covers are found in Spain, but many covers made by it have also been found in France

 

, as well as in other countries.

No colored or gilded covers were found for this manufacturer.
Some of the covers bear city emblems

 

.

In many cases the purpose of the cover is not indicated; in other cases it is specified as follows: sewage - SANEAMIENTO (sanitation)

 

, or ALCANTARILLADO (sewerage)

 

; water - AIGUA

 

. Drainage covers can be identified by their drainage slots

 

.

On a large proportion of the covers, the users of the cover are indicated: the City of Madrid

 

and other municipalities, municipal water companies

 

, and others.

Sometimes the year of manufacture of the cover can be found

 

.

There are covers bearing illustrations of famous buildings or landscapes

 

,

 

.

Standards
The European standard EN124 and its associated load classes appear on many covers, with the most common load classes being B125 and D400

 

. Many covers also bear the French NF standard (possibly due to the high prevalence of this manufacturer’s covers in France)

 

, the Spanish AENOR standard

 

, the international BVQI - BVC standard

 

, the Spanish UNE standard

 

, and others.

Typical covers
Many covers are of the COSMOS type (with a background resembling the symbol of the Israeli new shekel coin

 

; the same background is also found on square covers

 

). In addition, there are covers with a peg-pattern background

 

and other types that can be found at the bottom of this page. There are 40 manhole covers in the site that are made by the Manufacturer
Click for the 40 covers made by Cofunco (Of these, 2 are best covers)