Thrace Group receives 4 Environmental Awards

October 18, 2024  |  News

Thrace Pack was recently recognized at the Environmental Awards 2024 receiving four awards for the sustainable practices and initiatives implemented at its plants. Specifically, the Ioannina, Greece plant of Thrace Pack was awarded with: Gold Award in the category Waste Prevention for the Oper…
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Advanced Textiles Expo 2024 brings more than 4,200 attendees

October 17, 2024  |  ATA News, News

Advanced Textiles Expo® 2024, the largest event of Advanced Textiles Association® (ATA), concluded with resounding success on Sept. 24–26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. Once again held in conjunction with Sun Shading Expo North America—organized by Messe Stuttgart, founder…
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Kirk wins Dave Campbell Quality Award

October 17, 2024  |  News

Stephen Kirk, chief internal auditor, was honored recently with the Dave Campbell Quality Award at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Internal and External Audit Conference, for outstanding service in auditing for a state department of transportation. …
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New geotechnical publications focus on column-supported embankments

October 16, 2024  |  News

Column-supported embankments (CSEs) are a method of ground improvement commonly used when an embankment is required over soft, compressive soil that is likely to experience large settlements due to the added load in the absence of soil improvement. The Load-Displacement Compatibility (LDC) method ev…
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Fernandez receives Frank Turner Award

October 15, 2024  |  News

Nuria Fernandez is the 2025 recipient of the Frank Turner Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Transportation. Ms. Fernandez, principal consultant/CEO, AMDC Consulting, LLC, is recognized for her significant contributions to the nation’s public transportation landscape during her more than 35-year ca…
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Solmax’s Yanting Natural Gas Treatment Facility project receives IAA award

October 14, 2024  |  News

Solmax recently received the Advanced Textiles Association’s (ATA) International 2024 Achievement Award of Excellence in the Geosynthetics Project – Energy category for its Yanting Natural Gas Treatment Facility project. The Yanting Natural Gas Treatment Facility project is located in Yantin…
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Caltrans’ Chernioglo wins AASHTOWare award

October 10, 2024  |  News

Igor Chernioglo, P.E. – a transportation engineer with the California Department of Transportation – recently received a Prismatic Legacy Award for his work on behalf of AASHTOWare. AASHTOWare, a division of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), offers …
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Global Synthetics’ Erskine Park Landfill MSE Wall project receives IAA award

October 9, 2024  |  News

Global Synthetics recently received the Advanced Textiles Association’s (ATA) International 2024 Achievement Award of Excellence in the Waste – Geosynthetics Project category for its groundbreaking work on the Erskine Park Landfill live expansion project, famously known as the “Great W…
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Key factors in selecting reinforced ethylene copolymer geomembranes for reuse impoundment applications – Part 2

October 7, 2024  |  News

By Felon Wilson In Part 1, background was provided for the water reuse industry and the need for extended storage of reclaimed water due to seasonal applications such as irrigation. Now, let’s look at two projects that demonstrated the need for a reinforced ethylene copolymer geomembrane to line …
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Soleno opens first U.S. plant

October 4, 2024  |  News

Soleno, a Quebec leader in water management, announces the opening of its first plant in the United States, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., confirming the company’s momentum and its determination to offer sustainable solutions to counter the aging of water management infrastructure in North America…
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