This paper particularly addresses the market implementation of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) for bridges. It presents the\r\nconcept of demand and supply chain innovation as being investigated within two ongoing European collaborative research projects\r\n(FP7) titled Trans-IND and PANTURA. FRP has emerged as a real alternative structural material based on various sustainability\r\nconsiderations, among others the reduced life-cycle cost due to less maintenance needs, longer lifetime, and easiness to repair,\r\nreplace, or recycle the components. The Trans-IND research project aims to develop and demonstrate new industrialized processes\r\nto use FRP for civil infrastructure projects at a large scale. In order to be cost effective, a new value-chain strategy for the design,\r\nrealization, and maintenance of FRP bridges is required to replace the fragmented supply chain and the one-off approach to a\r\nconstruction project. This paper focuses on the development of new business models based on asset management strategy, which\r\ncovers the entire demand and supply chains. Research on new business models is supported by the insight into the market and\r\nregulatory frameworks in different EU countries. This is based on field surveys across the EU that have been carried out as a part\r\nof the Trans-IND and PANTURA collaborative research projects.
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