ASTM D35 Committee on Geosynthetics establishes award

April 1, 2014  |  News

First recipient, Dave Suits, is namesake for the honor By Ron Bygness At its January 2014 biannual meetings, ASTM International’s Committee D35 on Geosynthetics announced that it had established a committee award that would recognize outstanding long-term service and commitment to Committee D3…
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ECEC’s Hitt recognized

April 1, 2014  |  News

The Washington, D.C.-based Manufacturing Institute recognized 160 honorees, including Diane Hitt, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Production) Award. The STEP Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent …
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The four Ws of GSI white papers

April 1, 2014  |  News, Q&A: GMA Techline

Why, what, when, and where? According to Wikipedia (my favorite source for all kinds of information), a white paper is “an authoritative report … to understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. White papers are used in two main spheres: government and business-to-business m…
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Geosynthetics 2015 and Environmental Connection 2015

April 1, 2014  |  News

Connect with 1,500 geo-technical professionals representing all facets of the geosynthetics industry. Geosynthetics Conference February 15–18, 2015 Oregon Convention Center Portland, Ore. Geosynthetics 2015 is co-locating with the International Erosion Control Association’s Environmental…
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GSE’s China plant produces first prime roll of liner

March 28, 2014  |  News

20,000 tonnes of new geomembrane production Houston-based GSE Environmental announced in a March 28 press release that its newest manufacturing plant in Suzhou, China, has produced its first prime quality roll of geomembrane liner. Building the facility, located west of Shanghai, began in January 20…
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IECA names winners of its three top awards

March 27, 2014  |  News

Environmental Achievement, Sustained Contributor, and Presenter of the Year The Denver-based International Erosion Control Association (IECA) recently named the 2013 winners of its Environmental Achievement and Sustained Contributor awards and also its Environmental Connection 2014 Presenter of the …
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Geotextile workshop at Index14 show

March 25, 2014  |  News

April 8 in Geneva, Switzerland Daniele Cazzuffi, a past president of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), will headline a six-speaker nonwoven geotextiles workshop Tuesday, April 8, during the Index14 show in Geneva, Switzerland. Nonwoven geotextile applications traditionally include: road…
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In memoriam: Kevin Kent

March 24, 2014  |  News

GeoDynamics president passed away March 20 Kevin H. Kent, president of Utah-based GeoDynamics, passed away at age 57 on March 20, 2014. Kent was involved in the geotextiles and erosion control industry since 1987. He had worked with geosynthetics manufacturers for more than 14 years when he formed t…
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GSE announces timeline changes for company sale

March 17, 2014  |  News

April dates are issued Houston-based GSE Holding Inc. (GSE/“the Company”) announced in a March 14 press release that “the Company and its senior secured lenders have amended the Company’s secured first lien credit facility and its secured revolving super priority credit facil…
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U.S. DOT announces $600 million for transportation projects

March 13, 2014  |  News

Sixth round of TIGER funding The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced that $600 million will be made available to fund transportation projects across the country under a sixth round of the DOT’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. The …
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