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April 1st, 2025

FIGURE 1 This overhead view of Tensar’s InterAx geogrid shows it being placed and then covered with sub-ballast. The geogrid was installed at a new industrial logistics center in Texas. The project required the construction of approximately eight miles of new rail in order to service the manufacturing facilities being built on the developing land. […]

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Titan Environmental opens new Pacific Region branch in Surrey, B.C.

February 19th, 2025

Titan Environmental is proud to announce the opening of its new Pacific Region branch in Surrey, British Columbia, marking the company’s first expansion to Canada’s West Coast. The new branch, located at 19499 96th Ave in the Port Kells neighborhood, underscores Titan’s commitment to providing sustainable geosynthetics solutions in the region. The new facility boasts […]

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Webinar – Wet Weather Site Solutions – Feb. 27

February 18th, 2025

Tensar presents the webinar – Wet Weather Site Solutions – on February 27, 2025 at 1 p.m. EDT. The presenter is Jim Sanneman, education and training manager at Tensar, attendees are eligible for 1 PDH credit, and you can register here. Spring rains and thawing ground can cause very poor construction conditions for site work. […]

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Geosynthetics in the energy industry

February 5th, 2025

Contributed by Carthage Mills Geosynthetics offer an extensive range of uses across the energy sector, serving critical roles in industries from oil, gas, and coal to nuclear, hydropower, wind, and solar energy. These materials are employed in lining storage tanks, stabilizing access roads, lining tailings ponds, providing filtration, dewatering coal ash, and supporting freshwater storage. The […]

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Naue introduces SolutionFinder tool for levee design

January 10th, 2025

As a leading manufacturer of geosynthetics and engineering solutions, the Naue Group is expanding its digital portfolio with their new SolutionFinder – flood protection along flowing waters. This novel software supports civil engineers and planners in the design of levees along watercourses and offers a quick and simple way to explore solutions for various scenarios. The SolutionFinder […]

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New chapter for geosynthetics

July 1st, 2024

With this issue, Geosynthetics magazine begins a new journey. The Geosynthetics staff has spent the last year talking to our readers to find out what they like about the magazine and how we can improve. Working with the editorial advisory board, industry leaders and knowledge experts, the Geosynthetics team will soon be rolling out some […]

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HUESKER Group announces new subsidiary in South Africa

February 9th, 2024

The HUESKER Group is strengthening its commitment in South Africa in order to not only target new customers in the future, but also to expand existing business relationships. By registering a subsidiary and moving into warehouse and office premises, the world's leading manufacturer of geosynthetics and technical textiles, headquartered in Gescher, North Rhine-Westphalia, is consolidating […]

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Geosynthetics mobile app nearing 12,000 downloads

February 1st, 2024

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Local Aid Support, in a collaborative effort with the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), launched the Geosynthetics Installation Notes Tracker mobile app in January 2023 and by early November the app had garnered close to 12,000 downloads. Trinette Ballard, FHWA Local Aid Support program manager and mobile app developer, tells me […]

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HUESKER team receives awards

January 5th, 2024

The HUESKER team received three awards at the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG) in Rome. The company received two awards in the Case Study category and one in the Product Development category. The awards were presented by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), a global community of 4,000 members from all over the world dedicated to […]

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AGRU America wins 2023 marketing excellence award

December 13th, 2023

The International Association of Plastics Distribution (IAPD) has awarded AGRU America a marketing excellence award for innovative and exemplary marketing initiatives from mid-2022 through Spring 2023. AGRU America earned an IAPD Bronze Marketing Excellence Award for the second year in a row for promoting the positive benefits of plastics and leveraging modern marketing tools to […]

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