TRI Environmental has announced the short course line up for the next CQA Week. Now in its 10th year, CQA Week will be 13 – 17 October 2014 in Austin, Texas and feature training and certification opportunities in liner integrity (leak location) surveys, CQA of geosynthetic installations, and CQA of compacted clay and GCL installations. REGISTER FOR CQA WEEK ONLINE DOWNLOAD THE...

A comprehensive heap leach design short course has been announced as part of the opportunities at Heap Leach Solutions 2014. Led by an international team (Renzo Ayala, Jonathan Bray, Denys Parra, and Mark Smith), the course will be broken into 11 sections, giving attendees deep-level technical understanding across the range of issues that govern heap leach design, effectiveness, and...

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 a large new machine. The new machine gives Menges Roller the ability to manufacture rollers as long as 10 meters. Menges Roller Company purchased this large machine in response to companies in...

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 a new, expansion-drive change for the company, as engineering has been predominantly performed out of the international corporate headquarters in Germany. "HUESKER's growth in the Americas has been significant," says Sven Schröer....

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, Ph.D., P.Eng (University of British Columbia) will present. The topic: Geofilters. Time: 13:00 - 14:00 (EDT) Date: 8 October 2014 REGISTRATION LINK (Registration closes October 7th, 2014) Members of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS),...

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 sites and the requalification of the territory, scheduled at Ferrara Fiere from 17 to 19 September 2014: the Regions and Municipalities, ISPRA and Arpa, the industry, the oil sector, Ports,...

The Gruber and Haager families, as well as all Agru Company employees worldwide, are saddened to announce the death of their father & founder, Mr. Alois Gruber Sr., on June 23, 2014. Mr. Gruber was born on March 28, 1925, and grew up in Steinbach an der Steyr, Austria. He trained in metal works with the company Pressl Steinbach....

Fabricated Geomembrane Institute to hold short course on “Best Practices for Water Containment and Conveyance” (Littleton, CO., August 21, 2014) A course on “Best Practices for Water Containment and Conveyance” is planned for September 19, 2014 in Greeley, CO. This day-long course will be taught by industry professionals from academia, contractors, engineers, installers and third party testing personnel....

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 Dr. Mark H. Wayne of Tensar International (USA). LINK: REGISTRATION The seminar will focus on: The benefits of geogrids in pavements Pavement Optimization Design through the use of the AASHTO module in Tensar's pavement...

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