Skellerup is now Viking

May 27, 2011  |  News

Viking Containment is the new name for the former Skellerup Industries, a New Zealand-based containment business established in 1996. Viking supplies and installs geosynthetic products, including geosynthetic liners, baffle curtains, floating covers, geotextiles, geocomposites and geogrids, accordin…
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Propex expands engineering team

May 26, 2011  |  Products

Propex Geotextile Systems is expanding its Engineering Services Department with four new hires, announced in a May 23 press release from the company. The move is “an effort to heighten engineering quality standards and to provide direct accessibility to [the engineering] team,” the relea…
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NAUE opens new plant in Malaysia

May 20, 2011  |  Products

Germany-based NAUE GmbH & Co. has opened a new geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) production center in Malaysia designed to serve the Asian and Oceanic markets, according to a May 19 press release from the company. “This is a significant move for NAUE,” said Thomas Knuffinke, one of the f…
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June 30 deadline for student fellowship request–for–proposals

May 12, 2011  |  News

June 30 is the deadline for student proposals for GSI Fellowships. The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) earlier this year placed its annual worldwide call for requests-for-proposals (RFPs) focusing on innovative geosynthetics research and development projects. There are multiple awards made, each for $1…
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GMA Government Relations Update

May 5, 2011  |  News

Notes from Conference Call – 5.4.11 Martin Whitmer & Rudy Barry (Whitmer & Worrall)Jimmy Kemp (Kemp Partners) 1) Transportation Update: Transportation Reauthorization Bill Status GMA Separation & Interlayer Study Congressional Progress (Martin Whitmer / Rudy Barry) Currently GMA ha…
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Tensar acquires Mulch & Seed

May 5, 2011  |  Products

In a May 4 press release, Tensar International Corp. confirmed its completion of acquiring Centre, Ala.-based Mulch & Seed Innovations (MSI). The release described Tensar’s addition of MSI product lines as “supplementing a portfolio of soil reinforcement, stabilization and, now, hydr…
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TenCate introduces case study video

May 5, 2011  |  Products

TenCate Geosynthetics has developed a new 7-minute video, “TenCate at Work Around the Globe,” which describes several of its world-wide projects, said a press release issued by the company May 4. The projects featured in the video illustrate the variety of possibilities and applications …
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November event marks Korean GSS anniversary

May 3, 2011  |  News

The 10th anniversary of the Korean Geosynthetics Society Foundation is commemorated this year with a Nov. 23–24 international conference in Seoul. “Sustainable Applications of Geosynthetics Technology” is the theme of the 2011 International Conference of the Korean Geosynthetics So…
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Firestone, EPIC announce partnership

April 28, 2011  |  News

Firestone Specialty Products is now the exclusive distributor for the EPIC Green System and associated water systems in North America. EPIC Green Solutions, an international water-management company featuring stormwater, subsurface irrigation, and drainage systems, announced this week that it has co…
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Tensar assumes control of its geogrid distribution

April 22, 2011  |  Products

25-year alliance with ConTech concludes in May After a 25-year manufacturer/distributor collaboration, Tensar International Corp. and ConTech Construction Products Inc. have mutually agreed that Tensar will take on distribution for its geogrid products in the U.S., according to an April 21 press rel…
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