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Crown joins growing list achieving NTPEP certification
January 24th, 2013
Geotextile manufacturer undergoes supervised audit Georgia-based Crown Resources announced in a press release this week its certificate of compliance achievement from the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program (NTPEP). This compliance document earned in December 2012, underscores Crown’s capabilities to better serve NTPEP and other transportation projects throughout the U.S. NTPEP is a program under the […]
June 10 is deadline for GSI Fellowship request-for-proposals
January 23rd, 2013
June 10 is deadline for GSI Fellowship request-for-proposals $10,000 awards for doctoral students June 10, 2013, is the deadline for student proposals for 2013-2014 GSI Fellowships. The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) has 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 $10,000 […]
Tensar announces geogrid price increase
January 22nd, 2013
8% hike is effective Feb. 20 In a Jan. 21 letter addressed “To Our Business Partners,” Tensar International Corp.’s vice president and general manager said the company’s geogrid prices will increase by 8% in February. Citing rising raw materials costs, primarily polypropylene resins and additives, Dean Ditmar announced a price increase for Tensar’s biaxial and […]
Thrace receives certificate of compliance from geotextile technical committee
January 21st, 2013
NTPEP’s audit program for geotextiles provides that all manufacturers are held to the same standards. South Carolina-based Thrace Linq Inc. announced in a Jan. 21 press release that it had successfully completed a new industry quality compliance standard for geotextile manufacturing. In 2012, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), in conjunction […]
Free technical seminar: Overtopping protection for dams
January 18th, 2013
Feb. 20-21 in Emmitsburg, Md. A new FEMA Technical Manual titled "Overtopping protection for dams" is currently under development by the Bureau of Reclamations. This seminar coincides with this effort and will include presentations by individuals involved with the preparation and review of the manual, in addition to presentations on related topics not covered in […]
GSE breaks ground for new manufacturing facility in China
January 9th, 2013
Completion slated for late 2013 Houston-based GSE Holding Inc. announced in a Jan. 9 press release its groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, about 50 miles west of Shanghai. The factory is expected to add 44 million pounds of new capacity and is scheduled for completion […]
American Environmental acquired by Tetra Tech
January 8th, 2013
AEG looking at ‘the next phase’ of company’s growth Ohio-based American Environmental Group Ltd. (AEG) announced in a Jan. 4 press release that it has been acquired by Tetra Tech of Pasadena, Calif. Founded 10 years ago, AEG has grown into one of the largest specialty environmental design, construction, and maintenance companies in the U.S., […]
FGI ‘fracking’ short course Feb. 28 in Pa.
January 4th, 2013
Fabricated Geomembrane Institute’s “Environmental Protection in Shale Oil and Gas Development” The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) announced in a Jan. 3 press release its short course featuring liner and containment applications—“Environmental Protection in Shale Oil and Gas Development”—Feb. 28, 2013, in Williamsport, Pa. The day-long course offers presentations by industry professionals, including academics, contractors, engineers, […]
Sardinia abstracts due this month
January 2nd, 2013
14th International Waste Management & Landfill Symposium The biennial Sardinia waste and landfill symposium is calling for the receipt of all abstracts by Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, according to a press release issued last week by the event’s organizing secretariat. Sardinia 2013 Symposium is in Santa Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy, Sept. 30–Oct. 4. The […]
ASTM announces geotextiles workshop in Mumbai
December 19th, 2012
Free one-day event is Jan. 22 ASTM International announced in a Dec. 18 press release that it is partnering with the Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), to conduct a one-day workshop on geotextiles, Jan. 22, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at BTRA’s facilities in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The release noted that geotextiles are […]