Great article

February 1, 2012  |  News

Editor’s Note: After reading the series of retaining wall articles authored by Michael Simac and Blaise Fitzpatrick in 2007–2008 Geosynthetics, this reader offered the following comments. Comment Mike and Blaise, Great article and on-point. As an MSE and SRW installer of [more than] 4 million sq…
GSE changes IPO

February 1, 2012  |  News

Houston-based GSE Holdings Inc. (GSE) has revised its initial public offering (IPO), according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Jan. 30, 2012. GSE is a manufacturer of geosynthetic products including geomembranes and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) used in containment, …
“Designing With Geosynthetics” 6th edition is now available

January 31, 2012  |  News

By Bob Koerner Thirty years ago while contemplating “Designing With Geosynthetics,” I never dreamed that there would be a sixth edition and yet here we are but not without some major changes. Back in the 1980s, I had experience with writing textbooks for all of the major technical book p…
World’s largest lagoon liner

January 31, 2012  |  Products

Called “the world’s largest lagoon lining,” a 350-acre geomembrane liner project was completed last year in Kazakhstan. A giant lagoon facility in Kazakhstan—1,400,000 square meters (350 acres)—designed to contain process liquid waste for an oil company, was completed a…
Leister reorganized

January 23, 2012  |  News

Swiss manufacturer now a holding structure with three independent, limited companies Leister Process Technologies, the Switzerland-based plastic welding and hot air equipment manufacturer, has reorganized from a sole proprietorship to a holding structure consisting of three independent, limited comp…
Environmental groups sue EPA over coal ash

January 19, 2012  |  News

By Ron Bygness A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the goal of speeding new safeguards for coal-ash disposal. In its lawsuit, the coalition claims the EPA has declined for decades to enact regulations to declare coal ash as hazardous waste…
NAGS/GMA Short Course—”Geosynthetics in Roadways”

January 18, 2012  |  News

Northern California: March 6-7, 2012 Hilton Garden Inn Roseville 1951 Taylor Road Roseville, California Register here for the Northern California Short Course Southern California: March 8-9, 2012 (Meeting space donated by Leighton & Associates) 17781 Cowan Irvine, California Register here for th…
Crown joins GMA’s Executive Council

January 13, 2012  |  GMA News

By Andrew Aho At our meeting on Jan. 23, 2012, we will welcome the newest member of the GMA Executive Council—Crown Resources of Toccoa, Ga. A manufacturer of woven and nonwoven geotextiles, Crown is led by industry veterans, Monte Thomas and Keith Gardner. We look forward to their expertise, idea…
Layfield acquires Canwest

January 13, 2012  |  News

Spray-applied service adds to company’s portfolio Edmonton-based Layfield Environmental Systems Ltd.—a division of the Layfield Group—has acquired Canwest Protective Coatings Ltd., of Red Deer, Alberta, according to a Jan. 12 press release. Canwest is a spray-applied liner applicat…
U.S. Transportation secretary announces $1.6 billion for roads, bridges

January 12, 2012  |  News

Supplemental funding from Congress makes reimbursement possible Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced in a press release this week that nearly $1.6 billion is headed to states across the nation to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters. …