Brent Nussbaum is new sales engineer at MW

February 16, 2012  |  News

Brent Nussbaum is new sales engineer at MW Miller Weldmaster (MW), manufacturer of heat-sealing technology services and machinery for the industrial welding fabrics and thermoplastics markets, named Brent Nussbaum its applications sales engineer, the company announced in a Feb. 15 press release. In …
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Overlay project wins Michigan award

February 15, 2012  |  Products

Overlay project wins Michigan award TenCate’s geotextile interlayer cited by concrete association A road construction project in suburban Detroit that incorporated a geotextile fabric interlayer was recently recognized by the Michigan Concrete Association (MCA). The Little Mack concrete overla…
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2012 Geosynthetic Materials Association Member Scholarship now available

February 15, 2012  |  News

2012 Geosynthetic Materials Association Member Scholarship now available Deadline for submission: May 18, 2012 The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) announced in a Feb. 13 press release a new Member Scholarship award that provides tuition expenses at an accredited college, university, or tech…
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2012 IFF Innovation Award competition begins: deadline July 12

February 14, 2012  |  News

The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) launched the competition for the 2012 IFF Innovation Award in a Feb. 13 press release. IFF director Ruth Stephens said, “Innovation is at the heart of a dynamic specialty fabrics industry, and the IFF Innovation Award encourages invention.” The IFF…
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Craig Benson elected to National Academy of Engineering

February 13, 2012  |  News

Craig Benson, Ph.D., P.E., a professor of civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and well-known contributor in the geosynthetics community, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. The NAE elected 66 new members and 10 foreign associates, it announced in a Feb. 9 p…
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Contech announces new ownership structure and new corporate name

February 9, 2012  |  News

Company obtains new long-term financing; improves liquidity position to execute global strategy Contech Engineered Solutions LLC (formerly Contech Construction Products Inc.), a provider of engineering and site solutions for the residential, commercial, and infrastructure markets, announced in a Feb…
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After record year, Tensar moves to restructure loans

February 8, 2012  |  Products

Atlanta-based Tensar Corp. announced in a Feb. 6 press release a strong performance in 2011, with double digit income growth compared to 2010. The release also acknowledged that Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has downgraded the company’s corporate credit rating and the rating on TCO Fun…
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ADS’s Goddard named TRB emeritus member

February 8, 2012  |  Products

James Goddard, recently retired from Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS) as the company’s chief engineer, was named member emeritus of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee on Subsurface Soil-Structure Interaction during the TRB’s 91st annual meeting in January 2012. Goddard…
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Huesker names new Asia director

February 7, 2012  |  News

Huesker Synthetic GmbH announced in a Feb. 6 press release that Graham Thomson has been appointed as the company’s area director for Asia. “I’m really looking forward to the new challenge of the Asian market and I’m glad to be given the opportunity to represent Huesker in Asi…
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FGI offers graduate research grant

February 3, 2012  |  Products

The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) announced in a Feb. 2 press release the availability of a graduate research grant. The founding principles of FGI have been research and education, the release said; and in support of these principles, it plans to award research funds for an initial two-yea…
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