GMA presents ‘ Friends’ awards

April 20, 2012  |  News

U.S. Reps. Duncan and LoBiondo honored as friends of geosynthetics industry U.S. House Transportation Committee Subchairmen John Duncan (R-Tenn.) and Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) received their Friend of GMA awards from Boyd Ramsey, GMA executive council chair, and Andrew Aho, GMA managing director. The …
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MSE walls going up for landmark Ohio highway project

April 19, 2012  |  Products

MSE walls going up for landmark Ohio highway project /title> Geogrids cited for roads, bridges to improve safety and reduce road congestion Tensar International announced in an April 16 press release that construction has commenced on one of the largest highway projects in Ohio—including $3…
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Short Course & Certification Exam, May 22 in Anderson, S.C.

April 19, 2012  |  News

Inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls, berms, and slopes Offered for the first time in the Southeastern U.S.: Classroom training plus hands-on field demonstrations at TRI’s Denver Downs Research Facility. The explosion in MSE structures installed …
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Leister offers new services, ACH new product

April 18, 2012  |  News

Calibration & repair services Switzerland-based Leister Technologies AG announced in an April 17 press release its new U.S.-based calibration and repair services for its tensiometers. Annual recalibration is usually required for all tensile-testing devices in the geosynthetics and civil engineer…
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DOT: Proposals far outstrip available TIGER funds

April 16, 2012  |  News

Transportation funding requests pour in TIGER grants—the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program—has money available…but not that much! Intense competition for DOT grant money, which helps to fund roadway, rail, and …
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FGI mining short course May 21

April 12, 2012  |  Products

Constructing with fabricated geomembranes: Advances and current trends for mining The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is offering a one-day short course May 21 in Salt Lake City: “Advances and current trends for mining.” According to an April 11 FGI press release, the day-long cou…
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Call for Submissions: EC-’13

April 11, 2012  |  News

Deadline is May 31 The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is calling for submissions for Environmental Connection 2013, its annual conference and expo. The 2013 conference is in San Diego, Feb. 10–13. IECA receives submissions from around the world from instructors hoping to pres…
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Lawsuit filed vs. EPA to force coal-ash regulations

April 10, 2012  |  News

GMA has lobbied for lined containment By Ron Bygness Environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit April 5 to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to complete its rulemaking on coal ash. A court order could hold the agency to a specific date for issuing a final rule on coal…
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IFAI seeks board candidates

April 9, 2012  |  News

The annual “Call for IFAI board candidates” from the Industrial Fabrics Association International was sent to the association’s voting membership on Monday, April 9. Applications are due May 28, 2012. In June, the IFAI board’s Leadership Development Committee meets to conside…
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PRS announces customized geocell

April 9, 2012  |  Products

Citing ‘reverse engineering’ with up to 50% savings PRS Mediterranean Ltd. announced in an April 5 press release its “breakthrough customized PRS-Neoweb geocell.” Using a “reverse engineering approach,” the company said it has developed “a set of unique geoc…
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