Sioux Falls, SD — Raven Industries Engineered Films Division (Nasdaq:RAVN), an innovative manufacturer of specialty plastic film and sheeting, has named Bart Brown their new Director of Sales and Business Development. Bart brings over 25 years of experience working for a Fortune 200 company in private sector consumer electronics. He has an extensive leadership portfolio in sales and marketing, operations,...

By Fumio Tatsuoka - The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) will grant IGS Awards in 2014 to individuals or groups of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and use of geotextiles, geomembranes, related products, or associated technologies through their scientific and technological achievements. For example an award can be given for design and construction of a structure; publication...

Propex™ has launched a new series of e-learning training modules focused on woven geotextiles. The modules include profiles of applications, benefits, and installation notes from the company’s Geotex® Wovens line. ACCESS THE E-LEARNING PORTAL The Geotex® Wovens 101 is available on Propexglobal.com, Geotextile.com, and Propexplus.com. A Nonwovens 101 module is also available. Questions on this training module or other training needs may...

The dates and events for TRI Australasia’s CQA Training Week have been announced. These CQA training courses and certification offerings present a strong opportunity for CQA engineering professionals to enhance their qualifications or extend their business's services. Dates & Events: March 25 – 27: Construction QA/QC for Geosynthetic Installations and Compacted Clay Liner & GCL Installation March 27: Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) –...

The International Conferences on Geosynthetics are of particular importance. Every four years these conferences provide a remarkable forum for geosynthetic knowledge. The 10th ICG (www.10icg-berlin.com), taking place at the ESTREL CONVENTION CENTRE in Berlin, 21 – 25 September 2014, will set new standards. Being held in collaboration with the 33rd German Soil Mechanics Conference (Baugrundtagung = BT) of the German Geotechnical Society (DGGT), this iteration...

EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada - Layfield Environmental Systems is pleased to announce the recent award of a contract to supply and install 105,000 m2 of Enviro Liner® 6040HD in a secondary containment application for Enbridge’s South Edmonton Terminal Expansion Project. Layfield was awarded the contract due in part to their superior performing Enviro Liner® 6040HD geomembrane. The product met the engineer's requirements for physical, chemical and endurance properties. Enviro Liner®...

One of the fathers of geosynthetics technology development, Gary Bach, is retiring from the business after 37 years with Presto Geosystems (www.prestogeo.com). Gary is the original developer of geocells, a technology he co-invented with the US Army Corps of Engineers nearly 35 years ago. Gary fused the Corp's concept of three-dimensional grid confinement with his polymer expertise, subsequently devising a...

Online registration has opened for Great Connections 2014! This new water quality and stormwater management conference from two IECA Chapters will be held 29 April - 1 May 2014 in Davenport, Iowa. The conference organizers have also announced the keynote speakers: Tom Murphy, former mayor of Pittsburgh and now a Senior Resident Fellow for Urban Development with the Urban Land Institute (ULI),...

During the International Geosynthetics Society's (IGS) quadrennial GeoAfrica event (November 2013, Ghana), Geosynthetica's Elizabeth Peggs sat down with Peter Assinder and Prof. Neil Dixon to discuss an important sustainability study that is underway in the United Kingdom. Assinder is the Chairman of the UK Chapter of the IGS and the Area Manager of Africa for HUESKER Synthetic GmbH. Neil Dixon...

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), coal seam gas, containment ponds, and access road stability are just a few of the oil and gas issues profiled in the latest issue of Geofabrics Journal. DOWNLOAD THE ISSUE (PDF) Published in late January 2014 by Geofabrics Australasia, the new issue provides a broad view of the various ways in which geosynthetics are being utilized in the...