Tensar International Announces Another Regional Partnership
ATLANTA - Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, has announced an expanded partnership with G & O Supply Co., Inc., which will increase Tensar 's product...
Polymer Group Completes Acquisition of Fiberweb
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Polymer Group Inc (PGI) has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Fiberweb plc, a global developer and manufacturer of specialty nonwoven products and materials for a...
US Rail Industry Targets InnoTrans 2014 for Export Boost
Targeting new markets in effective ways – that is the declared aim of the US rail industry. That is why US companies operating on the world stage are increasingly...
Full-Day Courses at Environmental Connection 2014
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One will hold its annual conference and exhibition 25-28 February 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. The event, Environmental Connection, provides an enormous opportunity...
IECA Announces 2014 Board of Directors
Denver, Colo. – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) membership voted to re‐elect Beth Chesson, CPESC, CPSWQ and Julie Etra, CPESC, MS to the 2014 Board of Directors....
AMCOL Awarded Major GCL Supply Contract
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL -- (Marketwired) -- AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) announced today that it is furnishing more than 1.5 million square meters (16 million+ square feet) of its Resistex® geosynthetic clay liner (GCL)...
Geo-Synthetics LLC Owner Robert Groh Killed in Crash
Robert Groh, President and Owner of Waukesha, Wisconsin-based Geo-Synthetics LLC, was one of two people killed in a small plane crash near Kirksville, Missouri late Tuesday. Groh was reportedly...
Firestone and Pond Pro Forge Liner Distribution Agreement
INDIANAPOLIS – Firestone Building Products Company, LLC announced November 5 that it has engaged the Pond Pro sales group to sell Firestone pond lining and geomembrane products.
"Firestone Building Products is returning...
Layfield to distribute CSPE geomembranes in Australia
Vancouver, British Columbia - Burke Industries based out of San Jose, California is pleased to announce that it will be working with Layfield Environmental Systems, based out of Vancouver, Canada...
Geosynthetics in Mining Applications: Reinforcement
When GeoAfrica 2013 convenes in Accra, Ghana 18-20 November 2013, Prof. Malek Bouazza (Monash University) will deliver one of the keynote addresses on a subject dear to Ghana’s continuing...
VIDEO INTERVIEW: American Excelsior at 125
This year marks a number of hallmark anniversaries in the geosynthetics and erosion control field, with industry organizations like the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) celebrating 30 years and various...
GeoHazards 6 Part of an Important Geotechnical Movement
While geohazards mitigation and response is large topic around the word, it is only now gaining real traction in North America. Canada has a more developed geohazards market (systems,...
GSE Appoints Sorrentino and Storey to Top Positions
HOUSTON — (November 4, 2013) — GSE Holding, Inc., (the “Company” or “GSE”) (NYSE:GSE) the leading global provider of highly engineered geosynthetic containment solutions for environmental protection and confinement...
Indian Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Improvement, Volume 2 Issue 2
The Indian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) has published the second issue of 2013 of its Indian Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Improvement (IJGGI). Volume 2, Issue...
Solmax to Exhibit at GeoAfrica 2013
1 November 2013 – Varennes, QC – Solmax will be present at the GeoAfrica 2013 convention held in Accra, Ghana from 18-20 November 2013.
GeoAfrica 2013 is the 2nd African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics and will...
CGS recognizes GeoEngineering Centre Members and Students
OCTOBER 2013 - Several members of the GeoEngineering Centre and their students were recognized at CGS events held in conjunction with GeoMontreal, the 66th annual conference of the Canadian...
Will Gates Returns to Minnesota: GCLs, Mining, and More
On October 17, Dr. Will Gates (SmecTech Research Consulting, Monash University) wrapped up some visits in the United States with a talk organized by the Minnesota Geotechnical Society (MGS)....
Australia: Peggs Headlines Jan/Feb Liner Seminar Series
Geofabrics Australasia has confirmed dates and speakers for the multi-city geosynthetic liner seminar series it is sponsoring across Australia in January and February 2014. Dr. Ian D. Peggs, P.E.,...
New Project Stories from Australia via Global Synthetics
Australia-based Global Synthetics has released its latest edition of GeoNews, a regular publication that highlights geosynthetic projects and affiliated engineering and construction issues within the company’s markets. The October...
ASTM Awards David Suits Johnson Award
W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., October 23, 2013— L. David Suits, executive director of the North American Geosynthetics Society, Albany, N.Y., has received the A. Ivan Johnson Outstanding Achievement Award from ASTM International Committee...
Early Look at Waterproof Membranes 2013 Attendees List
The annual Waterpoof Membranes conference, organized by UK-based Applied Market Information (AMI), holds its 7th edition this December 10-12 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The conference routinely includes a mix of...
Maccaferri Conducts Full-Scale Impact Test for Rockfall Workshop
On October 9, during the second day of the International Rockfall Technical Workshop, Maccaferri carried out a full-scale impact test in the municipality of Fonzaso (BL), Italy.
The test was...
KC Conference Targets Stormwater Management in Transportation
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Great Rivers Chapter serves professionals in the erosion and sediment control industry throughout Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. The Chapter’s Fall Conference will...
Walmart Helps IECA Launch Online Training Modules
Denver, Colo. – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) has received an education grant from the world's largest retailer, Walmart, to develop online training content. The two‐year...
Solmax Receives Export Award
8 October 2013 – Varennes, QC – Solmax, a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of geomembranes, is pleased to announce that it received the Export Award from Forum Africa 2013....
