NAUE is proud to announce their latest product - Carbofol MegaFriction. Please visit NAUE's website through the link below for more… Learn more here.;

Tensar International, specialists in ground stabilisation and soil reinforcement solutions, is meeting continued demand from the civil engineering sector by buying out the £15 million manufacturing unit in China it had set up as a joint venture. Jim Paul, Chief Executive of Tensar International commented: “2004/2005 saw record volume sales from our Shadsworth factory in Blackburn, and demand has continued in 2005 well above forecast levels. This has put enormous pressure on the factory, and on delivery times. “To alleviate this, we have completed the full purchase of the plant in Hubei Province, China, that we had been developing as a joint venture with our Chinese partner to supply the rapidly growing national market. This will give us an immediate 40% increase in production capacity after start up at the end of July. Once full production volume is achieved, we will more than double our current capacity." “With our UK investors – 3i and Electra – we agreed to buy out our Chinese partners, so we now have the freedom to develop the plant and to supply areas outside China. Full Tensar ownership also means we can guarantee the same quality, inspection and control standards that our customers expect world wide. With many important and well publicised infrastructure projects in China in the next 4 to 10 years, as well as the Asia Pacific region in general, having the production capacity available locally will be highly advantageous.”

gsa Underwriter, Terrafix, is now a 12.45% owner of Bentofix Technologies Inc. The balance of the company portions out at 12.45% Albarrie, 24.9% Naue and 50.1% GSE.

A message from GSI's Bob Koerner, "Two years ago we offered to the academic community a free CD on 'Introduction to Geosynthetics.' We gave out about 500 of them and many faculty requested greater detail. Last year we gave out about 300 copies of a second geosynthetics-related CD containing three separate presentations; Reinforced Walls, Landfill Expansions, and Dam Waterproofing. Many said that this is what they really wanted. Thus, we now offered a third geosynthetics-related CD. This one also has three presentations; the topics being GCLs on Slopes, Erosion Control, and Bioreactor Landfills. These CDs are now available to everyone interested. They are all about 1-hour long and each screen has a brief voice-over which you can use or not. They are all completely generic and free and we ask you to let us know which one you want; you can have all three if you so desire. I hope you can use them in your work or presentations to other. Please respond by email to mvashley@verizon.net and, most importantly, give us your postal address. Learn more here.;

From Roger Adshead, Publisher, World Highways: As part of a programme to extend the editorial service offered by World Highways and other Route One Publishing titles, Alan Peterson has been appointed Editorial Director. In this position he will play a key role in plans to add value to the existing editorial coverage and identify new areas for expansion. He and Deputy Editor Patrick Smith will be working closely with new Editor, Mike Woof, an experienced international off-highway equipment journalist and formerly Editor of World Mining Equipment. The changes take effect immediately. “My eight years in the Editor’s chair has been immensely enjoyable as well as challenging. Now is the time to turn over day-to-day management to someone who has the credentials and experience to take the magazine into a new chapter in its history,” said Peterson. Mike Woof said, “I am having to relearn a lot of ground I’ve covered before and learning new subjects, so working closely with Alan and Pat allows me to benefit from their experience.” He can be contacted at mwoof@ropl.com.

AMCOL International Corporation (owners of gsa Underwriter CETCO) will hold a conference call to discuss second quarter results on Friday, July 22, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Please RSVP for this conference call by calling Terri Cardona at 847.818.7936 or E-mail: terri.cardona@amcol.com. Please remember to RSVP, as only those participants who register will be allowed on the call. The call-in number for the conference is: (800) 210-9006 The passcode is 9822348. Please call approximately 10 minutes before start time. The call-in number for digital replay is (888) 203-1112, passcode 9822348. The instant replay will be available the morning after the call and live until 7/29/05. The call transcript will be posted on the AMCOL Int’l website approximately one week after the call.

Company Continues Growth and Diversification June 29, 2005--CONTECH Construction Products Inc. announced today that it has reached agreement to purchase CON/SPAN(R) Bridge Systems Ltd. of Dayton, Ohio and BridgeTek LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio. The two deals were recently signed and the actual closing of the transaction will occur in mid July. Terms of the transaction were not released. CON/SPAN(R) is the industry leader in the design, development, promotion and licensor of precast concrete bridge system technologies. BridgeTek is the largest licensee of CON/SPAN(R) technology and is primarily engaged in the business of marketing, selling and fabricating precast concrete bridge systems. Learn more here.;

Secretary Fred Foubert reports on the latest standards meeting held in Gent, Belgium on 9th and 10th of June 2005.

Robert Mackey is attempting to review the current issues regarding “engineering education, geosynthetic education and design applications.” His effort would be greatly enhanced by the opinions of other members of NAGS. Please take some time to complete the survey at the link below and return it to bmackey@s2li.com.

Is your company listed in the European Plastics & Rubber Directory? There is no charge for a standard entry with up to 5 class codes! Your company can be at the fingertips of key buyers and specifiers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! To create an entry for your company go to the link below and click on ‘Register New Company.' Learn more here.;