Layfield Awarded U.S. Distribution Rights for E'GRID Biaxial Geogrids
SAN DIEGO -- Layfield Construction Products, a business unit of Layfield Group Ltd., has been awarded the rights to distribute E'GRID® Biaxial Geogrids in the United States, reinforcing the...
Forthcoming IGS Conferences, 2016 to 2018
Now that the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG) has closed, it is time to take a breather and look ahead to next conferences from the International Geosynthetics...
New Issue of Geofabrics Journal
September through December is a busy time of year for engineering conferences. This is true around the world. Geofabrics Australasia has capitalized on that activity for the latest issue of...
Brian Baillie Joins Raven EFD as Lead Engineer
Brian Baillie, a 15-year design veteran in the geosynthetics field, has joined Raven Industries’ Engineered Films Division (EFD) as its new lead design engineer. In a welcome announcement online,...
October 8 NAGS Webinar – Geofilters
On Wednesday, 8 October 2014, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) will host Webinar #3 in its 2014 series of professional development webinars. This time out, R. Jonathan Fannin,...
Improve Your Business with CQA Week Training
CQA Week was established 10 years ago to provide technically advanced but immediately implementable, revenue-generating expertise for geotechnical engineering businesses. The focus is on providing the type of training that will...
GeoAmericas 2016 Call for Proposals
GeoAmericas 2016—the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics—will be held at the Loews Hotel on South Beach in Miami, Florida 10 – 13 April 2016. The event will continue the...
Geogrid Earns Environmental Product Declaration for First Time
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue in the construction industry. At the same time, sustainable building also involves the use of sustainable building materials. As the first manufacturer...
Geosynthetics Excel in Louisiana Trafficking Study
By TenCate Geosynthetics - The Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) recently completed phase 1 of a full-scale trafficking study that included Mirafi® RS580i. The phase 1 research results were...
ACE Introduces an Online Geosynthetics EcoPark
The official website of the ACE Geosynthetics EcoPark is now online. Readers are able to explore the park virtually anytime and anywhere while gaining knowledge about geosynthetics.
Geosynthetic products have...
Menges Roller Enables 10m Wide Rolls in Nonwovens Market
Menges Roller, a leader in manufacturing and maintaining precision industrial rollers for the nonwovens and geosynthetic industries, has extended its size capacity and technical capabilities with the purchase of...
HUESKER inc. Adds Design Engineer for US Market
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – HUESKER inc., an international manufacturer of geosynthetics, is proud to announce the addition of Lilma "Lilly" Schimmel, MSCE, P.E., to its US-based staff. Schimmel's hiring represents...
Fannin to Present NAGS Webinar on Geofilters
On Wednesday, 8 October 2014, the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS) will host Webinar #3 in its 2014 series of professional development webinars. This time out, R. Jonathan Fannin,...
RemTech 2014 – The Future of Remediation
It is very rich and prestigious the audience of stakeholders who will take part in RemTech Expo (www.remtechexpo.com), the most specialized event in Italy on the remediation of contaminated...
Australia Seminars: Geosynthetics in Flexible Pavement Design
In September, Geofabrics Australasia is hosting a series of seminars across Australia on "Use of Geosynthetics in Flexible Pavement Design." The sessions will feature the expertise of guest speaker...
InfoMine Update on Geosynthetics Mining Solutions 2014
By Jack Caldwell - On 8 - 11 September 2014, InfoMine is hosting the first international conference on Geosynthetics Mining Solutions. Why a conference on geosynthetics in mining when...
IGS News Vol 30, Issue 2 Released
The 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG) is not just the quadrennial, global conference for the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), it is also the point at which the...
Tensar International Strengthens Local Presence in Bakken Shale Region
ATLANTA – Tensar International, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, is pleased to announce the relocation of Scott Whaley, regional sales manager, from Alpharetta, Ga., to Mandan,...
7ICEG Program and Early Registration
The 7th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (7ICEG) will be held 10 – 14 November 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. This multi-disciplinary event will bring together the entire geotechnical field,...
Concrete Canvas Wins Queen's Award
Concrete Canvas Ltd was presented with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation on the 17 July 2014 by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Mrs Kate Thomas.
The awards...
Early-Bird Rate EXTENDED to August 1 for Geosynthetics Mining Solutions
UPDATE: The early-bird registration deadline for Geosynthetics Mining Solutions 2014, organized by InfoMine in partnership with SLR Consulting, has been extended to AUGUST 1. This international conference is the first mining...
New Website Covers Geosynthetics in and from Brazil
Fifteen years ago, Geosynthetica launched and became the first online publication dedicated to geosynthetics. Today, the English-language site has more than 800,000 annual users around the world. To better...
VIDEO: Canal Restoration with Geosynthetic Concrete Mattress
HUESKER has published a video of its extensive canal restoration work on the Mittlere-Isar-Kanal (MIK) in Germany. The project, which utilizes the Incomat® geosynthetic concrete mattress system and which...
Tensar Corporation Acquired by Castle Harlan
ATLANTA – Tensar Corporation, the global leader in geosynthetic site development technology, announced today that it has been acquired by Castle Harlan, Inc., a New York-based middlemarket private equity firm.
"By...
International Geosynthetics Society Awards Reception Heads to Berlin
During the 10th International Conference on Geosynthetics (10 ICG), the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) will hold its awards reception, with a few important changes.
In the past, the awards have...
