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Infrastructure Materials Market Strategy

​Design & Facilitation Lead
Goal

Identify new business opportunities for glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) in the North American infrastructure market, and design viable go-to-market strategies to accelerate adoption at scale.

Research

29 experts across steel, concrete, design, contracting, and codes & standards · Phone and in-person interviews · Stakeholder synthesis sessions with internal and external participants

Ecosystem interviews across steel, concrete, designers, contractors, codes & standards, and industry ecosystem
Frameworks
Expert interviewsEcosystem mappingHeadwinds / TailwindsBusiness Model BlueprintPortfolio mapping
Infrastructure ecosystem mapHeadwinds and tailwinds analysisBusiness model innovation frameworkIdeation session
Insights
"DOTs want a standard solution and to know it's available in quantity whenever required."
Contractors spend the majority of project time on procurement coordination, not engineering or installation
The industry is very conservative: contractors don't take risks on new materials, and labor unions incentivize established work practices
Corrosion drives ~76% of DOT maintenance costs, yet GFRP remains a niche with just $30M in total market sales
Impact
Strategy Impact

Research reframed the opportunity from a single product story to a full ecosystem play — shifting the strategic lens from glass fiber sales alone toward owning the standard, the supply chain, and the customer relationship across the infrastructure lifecycle.

Three Primary Strategies

Three distinct business models emerged, ranging from an acquisition-led industry consolidation play to a franchise standardization model to a near-term advocacy path — each mapped across investment level, risk, and market readiness. Eight specific opportunity spaces were identified and prioritized across attractiveness and ability to execute.

Business Model Blueprint: Go Big or Go HomeInfrastructure Ecosystem: Composites FranchiseOpportunity portfolio: attractiveness vs ability to execute
Fitness Partner Network Strategy
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