We spend a fair bit of time talking about access cover features. So, here’s a look at how those features apply in the real world.

Scroll through 10 access cover projects showcasing the breadth of the Cubis Systems range – including concrete infill, composite, recessed, ductile iron and bespoke cover slab solutions.

From city-centre paving and pedestrian footways to highways, industrial sites and high-load infrastructure, these are just a few examples of the different access requirements we help solve.

1. Fibre networks in a place time forgot

📍Location: Clovelly Village, Devon (a.k.a ‘Britain's Most Instagrammable Village’)

🪛 Access cover type: Concrete infill

📌 Highlight: Making the installation of essential underground infrastructure that bit easier in a historic, vehicle-free coastal village – where steep cobbled streets are still navigated by donkey and cart.

Image credit: Airband drone footage

2.  Modern water infrastructure connections in the USA

📍 Location: Virginia, USA

🪛 Access cover type: Composite

📌 Highlight: Providing lightweight, modular network access to a US waste water treatment works site, using a multi-span cover setup atop a STAKKAbox™ ULTIMA Connect to support custom sizing.

3. Full 5G connectivity in Monaghan town centre

📍 Location: Monaghan, Republic of Ireland

🪛 Access cover type: Recessed

📌 Highlight: Supporting the rollout of a full-service mobile network, with recessed covers that integrate neatly into the city-centre surface and carry branded end-user credentials.

4. Connecting and protecting M4 communications

📍 Location: M4, Junctions 14–18, England

🪛 Access cover type: Ductile iron

📌 Highlight: Pairing STAKKAbox™ ULTIMA chambers with high-strength ductile iron covers, specified to withstand the weight and frequency of motorway traffic above.

5. Scaling up for a major utility project

📍 Location: Peterborough, England

🪛 Access cover type: Bespoke cover slab

📌 Highlight: Capping a large-scale STAKKAbox™ ULTIMA Connect chamber construction for a multinational utility provider, with bespoke cover slabs specified around the project’s scale and requirements.

6. Bespoke utility trench access

📍 Location: Lurgan, Ireland

🪛 Access cover type: Concrete infill

📌 Highlight: Developing a large-format, multi-part concrete cover arrangement for a utility network - creating a bespoke access solution tailored to suit the scale of a major installation.

7. Improving remote meter-reading connectivity

📍 Location: Colchester, UK

🪛 Access cover type: Composite

📌 Highlight: Retrofitting Cubis composite covers to improve RF signal transmission between SmartPoint devices and the FlexNet base station - enabling reliable remote meter reading without additional civil works.

8. Keeping access discreet in Portrush

📍 Location: Portrush, Northern Ireland

🪛 Access cover type: Recessed

📌 Highlight: Integrating access into a coastal streetscape by filling the recessed cover with the same paving material and pattern as the surrounding surface.

9. Supporting airside power infrastructure at Stansted Airport

📍 Location: Stansted Airport, England

🪛 Access cover type: Ductile iron

📌 Highlight: Using 1800 × 1800 D400 ductile iron covers atop STAKKAbox™ ULTIMA Connect chambers to support power-diversion works for new taxiways, aircraft stands and holding areas - providing full access for cable pulling in a heavily trafficked airside environment.

10. Engineering access between Canberra Metro track beds

📍 Location: Canberra Metro, Australia

🪛 Access cover type: Bespoke cover slabs

📌 Highlight: Designing a hybrid STAKKAbox™ ULTIMA system with protruding structural support beams and concrete cover slabs for LV and HV electrical pits installed between track beds - meeting a maximum 1500mm width constraint while providing the access required for the rail project.