Gilde leads consortium to make cash offer for all shares of TenCate

July 22, 2015  |  News

A July 20 joint press release from Netherlands-based TenCate and Gilde Buy Out Partners confirmed that there is an purchase offer for 100% of the issued shares—approximately €675 million. The release described these strategy highlights: Full support for TenCate’s current long-term growth strat…
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DOT highlights grim state of U.S. roads and bridges

July 14, 2015  |  News

In a July 9 press release, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) noted that the Highway Trust Fund is set to expire July 31. Without action from Congress, federal funding for transportation will come to a halt. And with it, so will traffic in many places across the country. During the last six…
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Lined reservoirs for hydroelectric power project

July 9, 2015  |  News

A proposed pumped-storage hydroelectric power facility in Southern California will include two lined reservoirs, according to partners in the Eagle Mountain project in Riverside County. The $1.4 billion Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Project near Desert Center, north of Interstate 10, would draw wate…
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First GRS-IBS bridge for D.C.

July 8, 2015  |  News

The Washington, D.C., Department of Transportation (DDOT) is using the geosynthetic reinforced soil–integrated bridge system (GRS–IBS) technology for the first time. The GRS–IBS uses alternating layers of compacted granular fill and sheets of geotextile or geogrid reinforcement to provide brid…
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EuroGeo6 abstract system now available

July 7, 2015  |  News

Organizers of the EuroGeo6 conference and trade show have announced the opening of abstract submissions, with a note that the deadline for submissions is Oct. 10, 2015. The Sixth European Geosynthetics Congress—EuroGeo6—is scheduled for Sept. 25–28, 2016, in Istanbul, Turkey. The proposed tech…
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IECA search is on for new executive director

July 3, 2015  |  News

The Denver-based International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is seeking a new executive director, following the departure of Russ Adsit, according to a July 2 press release from the organization. The release stated: “IECA Region One has begun a search for a new executive director to lead IECA…
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Waste-to-energy plant reduces landfill waste by 90%

July 2, 2015  |  News

The Charlotte, N.C.-based Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W) announced in a June 29 press release the opening of the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County’s advanced waste-to-energy facility, the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2 (PBREF2). The B&W press release described it as …
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$1.3 million to Oklahoma for leakage remediation

July 1, 2015  |  News

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release June 30 describing funds it is sending to the Oklahoma Corporation Conservation Commission—$459,000 to respond to petroleum leaks from underground storage tanks (UST) and $809,000 to clean up petroleum leaks. The EPA recently st…
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Geomembrane installation guidelines available

June 30, 2015  |  News

The International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) issued a press release this week “in its continuing effort to provide a forum for geosynthetics installers to advance installation and construction techniques has made available current installation guidelines.” IAGI and the Fabrica…
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Duke proposes excavation of 12 more coal ash sites

June 29, 2015  |  News

Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy has issued a press release that describes its recommended full excavation of an additional 12 coal ash basins in North Carolina. The material would be reused in lined structural fills or permanently disposed in lined landfills. The press release noted that this anno…
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