Industry News

Ian Peggs of I-CORP INTERNATIONAL recently performed a leak location survey in a pond in Kentucky. Kirby Tapp of EnSafe has created a short report and photo journal of the time at the site.

The Construction Specifier's Institute (CSI) Show is currently being attended by geosynthetca.net. Proud to be an Educational Partner, geosynthetica is participating in educational and in-booth sessions that are helping designers and engineers to understand how to properly specify geosynthetics. Read the real-time review now.

Building on the success of previous events held in the UK, Czech Republic and Belgium, the fourth How to Enter Technical Textiles Markets symposium proved to be the most successful of this series of events organized by International Newsletters to date, attracting more than 140 delegates to Porto in Portugal. Read the symposium review.

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) helds its annual conference in Reno, Nevada this year, February 12-16, 2007. Read the conference review and find out where next year's conference is to be held. The Call for Papers has already gone out for EC08. Find more information about the call by clicking on the link at the end of the review.

Ron Bygness, Editor of Geosynthetics magazine, has written a conference report on the latest geo-event: Geosynthetics 2007, held in Washington, D.C., January 16-19 2007. Conference Proceedings abstracts are included at the end of the report.

8ICG "Real Time" Conference review. If you were unable to attend the 8th International Geosynthetics Conference in Yokohama, Japan, September 18-25, 2006, follow along with the report and catch up on the exhibition and presentations. Includes links to the conference proceedings abstracts.

International Seminar on Geosynthetics in India - Present and Future on 8 November 2006 at the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) in New Delhi, India, conference review written by Ian Peggs, I-CORP INTERNATIONAL.

WaterWorld & Industrial WaterWorld magazine are pleased to announce the 2006 Buyers Guide is now available online. Learn more here.;

Nonwovens Industry's 37th Annual Guide lists suppliers and producers of nonwovens around the globe in one comprehensive listing. Learn more here.;

Ian Peggs of I-CORP INTERNATIONAL sounds off on pipe boots...in-field or prefabricated?

As a partner organization to IECA's Annual Conference, EC06, geosynthetica arrived at the Conference on Tuesday evening to set up a booth in the Exposition Hall, which, this year, held ~170 exhbitors in the Long Beach, CA. Convention Center, February 20-24, 2006…

Read a review on NAGS /GRI19 held on 14-16 December, 2005 at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vegas, USA.

Read a review on Sardinia 2005 - the Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium in the IGS News. After clicking on the link or graphic to the right, scroll to page 8 in the newsletter. Please note that Adobe 7.0 is reccommended for optimal viewing.

Lara Peggs reports on the "Best Show in Public Works" 2005 in Minneapolis, MN. The conference was a huge success - but how did geosynthetics fare?

geosynthetica reviews the 2005 ASDSO Conference held in Orlando, Florida. The workshop: Geosynthetics in Dams presentations are also offered in full.

On June 20-21 2005, the members of the Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) met with government agencies and association partners in Washington D.C. The Associations included were: American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), National Association of County Engineers (NACE), American Society of Landscape Architects and (ASLA), Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). Members of ECTC also met with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The purpose of these meetings was to discuss the ECTC’s Installers Training Program that ECTC has developed and is working in partnership with industry associations to present.

Upon receipt of the Sardinia 2005 Tenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Final Programme, Ian Peggs of I-CORP INTERNATIONAL had this to say about the papers to be presented…

On 14 June the M25 committee met during the AWWA conference and exhibition in San Francisco to discuss modifications of the manual on "Flexible-Membrane Covers and Linings for Potable-Water reservoirs"…

Read Installment 10 of Koerner's Korner which chronicles GSI's recent activities.

After 30 years in business, SLC Constructors Inc., SLC Environmental is liquidating and going on to other things. Consequently, we have a large quantity of material for sale: Six full rolls of AGRU 60 mil HDPE, with certifications; Three full rolls of AGRU 60 mil microspike (textured) with certifications; Many partial rolls. They also have several full sheets of Sure-Grip Anchor liner and many partial sheets and shapes. Please go to the "continued" link below for an inventory list. For more information on prices and purchasing, please contact Donald Kuhn at dkuhn@slcenvironmental.com or 716-433-0776 extension 17.

Peter Bond is the new Director of Sales at Stevens Geomembranes.

Stevens Roofing and Geomembranes is pleased to announce that Peter Bond has been elevated to the position of Director of Sales, Stevens Roofing Systems International and Stevens Geomembranes, divisions of the JPS Elastomerics Corp. In this new capacity, he will be responsible for developing the strategic direction and managing the daily sales activities internationally for Stevens Roofing Systems and worldwide for Stevens Geomembranes. Mr. Bond has held various positions within Stevens since 1998, primarily in the finance and credit departments. Peter lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with his wife and his three children. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Recreation Management from Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts. “Peter’s demonstrated track record at Stevens and diverse skill set will enable him to positively impact these critical segments of our business,” said Tom Vinci, President. Bond may be contacted at Nine Sullivan Road, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040, USA, direct phone 1.413.552.1074, Toll free within the U.S. 1.800.621.7663 or via e-mail at pabond@stvroof.com

Please follow the link to read Installment 8 of Koerner's Korner. Bob Koerner reports on GSI's presentations on GCLs and geotubes, and a trip to the U.K.

CETCO International (a gsa underwriter), a wholly owned subsidiary of AMCOL International Corp., has announced its plans to build a manufacturing facility for its geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) products in Segovia, Spain…

Installment 2 - GRI-18 event report indentifies the outcome of this standing room only gathering.