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Backfilling geomembranes
February 7th, 2024
By Rohit Sati | Layfield Geosynthetics Backfilling geomembranes helps protect your liners from environmental and mechanical damage. It can also improve the impermeability of the liner system. Almost all liner materials can benefit from using a backfill cover. Properly designed backfill systems can extend the life of your geomembrane liner to the maximum extent possible. […]
New developments in geomembranes for pit heat storage
October 9th, 2023
Large solar thermal systems need large heat storage capabilities. Especially if the solar heat is to contribute significantly more than 25 % to a district heating network. Pit thermal energy storage (PTES) is a cost-effective way to build large heat storage facilities with 100,000 m3 and more. A key component of these storage pits is the […]
FABTECH unveils Southern Hemisphere’s largest floating cover
February 2nd, 2023
Fabtech recently unveiled the Southern Hemisphere’s largest floating cover as stage 1 works at Sydney Water's Potts Hill Reservoirs in New South Wales, Australia nears completion. FABTECH was awarded the contract to supply, design and install the new liner and cover. To continue to provide drinking water to its residents, Sydney Water required the inner […]
Layfield introduces HydraNet geonets/geocomposites
April 7th, 2022
Layfield introduces HydraNet geonets/composites, described as cost-effective and environmentally conscious alternatives to aggregate drains. Layfield Group Ltd. has launched HydraNet, a premium line of geonets and geocomposites. HydraNet is constructed from either two strands (biplanar) or three strands (triplanar) of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) extruded into a net-like sheet. Geonets are used to provide channelized flow […]
Geosynthetics for stormwater tank encapsulation
March 31st, 2022
By Amy Woods, Technical Product Manager, Layfield Group Ltd., and Prabeen Joshi, Engineering Business Manager, Layfield Group Ltd. Layfield Group Ltd. discusses geosynthetics for stormwater tank encapsulation, including the pros and cons of flat bottom and arched tank types. In a typical urban setting, runoff from impervious surfaces—such as pavement and rooftops—should be managed effectively […]
Seattle awards Layfield with large CSPE floating cover project
August 18th, 2021
Photograph courtesy of Layfield USA Corp. Layfield USA Corp. announced the award for the supply and installation of a new chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) liner and floating cover system for the Seattle Public Utilities Lake Forest Park Reservoir project in Washington State. The project is a unique and challenging double reservoir system with 60 million gallons […]
Layfield Group to distribute Tensar products in Canada
March 26th, 2021
Layfield Group announced an agreement with Tensar International Corp. for Canadian distribution of Tensar geosynthetics products. Tensar is the industry leader in soil stabilization and reinforcement. Over the past three decades, the company has developed products and technologies that have been at the forefront of the geotechnical industry. As a result, you know you can […]
FGI expands Summer Internship Program
November 28th, 2017
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) expanded its Summer Internship Program to three companies and six interns during the summer of 2017. The main objectives of the program are to introduce future civil engineers to the geosynthetics field and civil engineering construction, and to provide a connection between […]