Profile hires new market development manager

May 9, 2012  |  News

Adam Popenhagen from Minnesota DOT Illinois-based Profile Products announced in a May 8 press release the hiring of Adam Popenhagen as regional market development manager. His territory will include North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana…
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Frack water market predicted to grow nine-fold to $9 billion by 2020

May 3, 2012  |  News

Shale gas drilling is poised to explode outside the U.S. Opportunities abound for geosynthetics. With hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”—the use of high-pressure water to help extract previously inaccessible shale gas—eager to replicate its success outside the U.S., the mark…
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Layfield expanding its Canada operations

May 2, 2012  |  News

New facilities in Vancouver and Edmonton To support continued North American and international growth, the Layfield Group of Companies announced in a May 1 press release new capital expansion plans for its Vancouver, B.C., and Edmonton, AB, operations. The Vancouver expansion includes the addition o…
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Propex expands its product line with new geogrids

May 1, 2012  |  Products

Biaxial and uniaxial grids available now Propex announced in an April 30 press release an expansion of its product portfolio with the addition of GRIDPRO™ biaxial and uniaxial geogrids. Made in the U.S., the new geogrids are manufactured to meet all industry specifications and are now ready to…
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Geosynthetic-reinforced soil is integral component for new Maryland bridge

April 30, 2012  |  News

Federal highway program’s grant money undergirds project A new bridge that incorporates geosynthetic-reinforced soil (GRS) technology is in the works in Barton, Md., southwest of Cumberland, in the western part of the state. The bridge over Moores Run on Potomac Hollow Road will cost about $80…
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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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