GeoAmericas 2012—Extended Call for Abstracts

July 18, 2011  |  News

From the GeoAmericas 2012 Organizing Committee: GeoAmericas 2012—The 2nd Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics May 2–5, 2012 The Westin Hotel & Convention Center—Lima, Peru The conference has extended the call for abstracts, which will now close on July 31, 2011. Au…
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Propex receives lab accreditation

July 14, 2011  |  Products

Chattanooga-based Propex Operating Co. LLC announced in a July 12 press release that the geotextile laboratory at its Ringgold, Ga., manufacturing facility has achieved the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) lab accreditation for quality control mechanical testing. Propex is a …
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Tensar opens new sales office in Dallas

July 12, 2011  |  News

Steve Archer named central area manager Atlanta-based Tensar International Corp. announced in a July 12 press release the opening of a new sales office in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas. The office will support regional customers, distributors, and a team of Tensar sales staff members throughout…
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More coir: Coir is hitting rural roads in southern India

July 8, 2011  |  Products

Transportation officials say that coir geotextiles will now be used as reinforcement material on rural roads in eight states in India. The work is undertaken by the Coir Board in collaboration with the National Institutes of Technology and other research organizations. In each of the eight states, u…
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Dan Dwight named new president at Cooley

June 30, 2011  |  News

A June 29 press release announced Dan Dwight as the new president and CEO at the Rhode Island-based Cooley Group. Dwight, with global leadership experience in operations, finance, technology commercialization, and private equity, will be responsible for driving the overall performance of the company…
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Tensar plant returns to full operation following fire

June 28, 2011  |  News

Geogrids produced, shipped at normal capacity. Tensar International Corp. announced in a June 27 press release that its Morrow, Ga. manufacturing and warehouse facility has returned to full operation following a fire on June 22. The plant was cleared to re-open by the Clayton County Fire and Emergen…
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EPA identifies case studies for hydraulic fracturing study

June 27, 2011  |  Case Studies

Agency to conduct field work in various regions of the country starting this summer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a June 23 press release the next steps in its congressionally mandated hydraulic fracturing study. The EPA has identified seven case studies to help examin…
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Wick drains in action at port project

June 24, 2011  |  Case Studies

By Angelle Bergeron The largest and deepest marine installation of wick drains in the world is ongoing at the Port of Virginia. Mark Palmatier, president and owner of U.S. Wick Drain (Leland, N.C.) said he is working on a project that is the largest and deepest marine installation of wick drain in t…
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Fire Department determines source of fire at Tensar plant

June 24, 2011  |  News

Editor’s note: Below is the post-event press release regarding the June 22 fire at the Tensar facility in Morrow, Ga. —Ron Bygness, editor, Geosynthetics Atlanta–June 23, 2011—The Fire and Emergency Services Department for Clayton County, Ga. has concluded its investigation i…
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Fire probe continues at Tensar facility

June 23, 2011  |  News

By Ron Bygness A six-hour blaze at Tensar International’s Morrow, Ga. manufacturing plant Wednesday is still under investigation. The fire started around 2 p.m. and was finally brought under control with layer after layer of crash-foam sprayed by trucks from Hartsfield International Airport, a…
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