Presto Announces Strong, Lightweight Construction Mats
APPLETON, WI — Presto Geosystems®, a leading manufacturer of soil stabilization and stormwater products, announces a new product offering, GEOTERRA® GTO construction mats. Presto is well-known in the geosynthetics...
INTERVIEW: Agru America Enters the GCL Market
Nathan Ivy, Technical/CSR Coordinator at Agru America, Inc., has worked in the geosynthetics field for 20+ years. His company, which is one of the world's largest geosynthetics manufacturers and...
REMINDER: July 9 Geocomposites Webinar with NAGS
On July 9 (Wednesday), the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) will host a live webinar on “Composite Drainage Nets – Design and Testing.” The geocomposites-focused session will be hosted...
HUESKER Honored with Innovation Award
Gescher, GERMANY - For more than 20 years, the Top 100 award has signified innovative ability, thirst for knowledge and team spirit. As one of Germany’s most successful ideas...
Geosynthetics Featured in Heap Leach Solutions 2014 Abstracts
The Second International Conference on Heap Leach Solutions (Heap Leach Solutions 2014) will be held 10 – 13 November 2014 in Lima, Peru. Organized by Infomine, the event builds...
Geosynthetics Mining Solutions Opens Early Registration
InfoMine's Geosynthetics Mining Solutions 2014 will be held 8 – 11 September 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (www.geosyntheticssolutions.com). This event marks the first mining conference dedicated solely to...
TenCate Software Expands to Flexible Pavement and Unpaved Roads
TenCate Geosynthetics has improved and expanded its MiraSpec™ Design Solutions Software, an easy-to-use software program to assist in flexible pavement and unpaved road design while demonstrating the many benefits...
REMINDER: 10ICG Early Registration Deadline – June 17
The 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics will be held 21 – 25 September 2014 in Berlin, Germany. This quadrennial global event from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) will be...
Final Report #2: Geosynthetics in Subgrade Stabilization
From December 2011 through the end of May 2014, the Montana Department of Transportation led a pooled fund study on "Performance of Geosynthetics in Subgrade Stabilization." The research, which...
IGS Photo Contest 2014 Deadline – June 15
By Diana Davis – Showcase your work and support the global geosynthetics field! The International Geosynthetics Society conceived the IGS Photo Contest to create an excellent collection of photos...
Booking Warning from Interplan AG and 10ICG
Warning for Exhibitors and Participants: The Exhibition Management, the German Geotechnical Society and the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) have been made aware of a service provider named Exhibition Housing...
NASA Presents Raven Industries Award for Outstanding Contributions
Sioux Falls, SD (June 9, 2014)— Raven Aerostar (NASDAQ: RAVN) was recently recognized by NASA for its contribution to the highly successful 2012/2013 Antarctic Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Campaign....
New Maccaferri Video Profile
Maccaferri is one of the world's largest geosynthetics companies. With operations around the world and a string of acquisitions that have bolstered its presence and range of offerings, the...
Low and Bonar Appoints New CEO
6 June 2014 - Low & Bonar PLC (the "Group"), the international performance materials group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Simpson as its new Group Chief...
Tensar Expands Exclusive Distribution Partnership with ACF Environmental
ATLANTA, 4 June 2014 -Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, has recently extended its exclusive partnership with ACF Environmental into the Maryland and Delaware markets....
White House: US Energy Strategy and Economic Growth
29 May 2014 - Today, the White House released a report, “An All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy as a Path to Sustainable Economic Growth,” detailing the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy and the profound...
AGHP Establishes Geohazard Committees
The Association of Geohazard Professionals (AGHP) is a new professional association that has emerged to serve and promote an engineering sector that has been largely unsupported in the United...
GSE Environmental Officially Opens China Plant
(Houston, TX) – May 20, 2014 – GSE Environmental (www.gseworld.com) continued its long-established tradition of being the global leader in the geosynthetics industry with the official opening of its...
Environmental Benefits of Nonwoven Geotextiles and Crop Covers
19 May 2014 – Brussels, Belgium – EDANA, the international association serving the nonwovens and related industries, today launched the first two in a series infographics. These images are drawn from...
Energy Solutions Magazine Published by Solmax
International geomembrane manufacturer Solmax has released the second in its series of technical magazines on geosynthetic applications. Energy Solutions focuses primarily on polyethylene geomembranes in applications such as coal...
Firestone EMEA Rebrands EPDM Liners as GeoGard ™
BRUSSELS - Firestone Building Products is pleased to officially announce the new brand name for its EPDM geomembrane in the EMEA region: Firestone GeoGard™ EPDM.
The new GeoGard logo leverages the value...
Sandvik's Annual General Meeting 2014
Sandvik AB (www.sandvik.com) held its Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2014 in Sandviken, Sweden.
In his speech, Olof Faxander, President and CEO, commented on the 2013 financial year and the trend...
EPA Seeks Public Input on Fracking Mixtures
WASHINGTON -- EPA announced today that it will seek public comment on what information could be reported and disclosed for hydraulic fracturing chemicals and mixtures and the approaches for obtaining...
Australia: 7ICEG Opens Registration
The 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (7 ICEG) is coming together quickly. To be held 10 – 14 November 2014 in Melbourne, Australia, the event will bring together...
Geosynthetic Institute June Short Courses
The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has opened registration for its next geosynthetics training sessions. To be held at the Folsom, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) headquarters of GSI, the following courses will be...
