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Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner visits Elastec’s Fairfield facility
December 21st, 2017
On Dec. 19, 2017, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner visited with the employees of Elastec’s Fairfield (Ill.) oil containment boom facility on a recent tour of southern Illinois manufacturing businesses, Elastec said in a press release. He was greeted by a team of Elastec production leaders, office staff and executives at the 211 North Market Street […]
Solmax acquires GSE Environmental
December 20th, 2017
Groupe Solmax, a Canadian-based company and an industry leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications has acquired GSE Environmental based in Houston, Texas, from Littlejohn & Co. LLC, as well as certain funds and accounts managed by Strategic Value Partners LLC, both of which are Greenwich, Conn.-based private investment […]
Global Synthetics’ Bentofix GCL safeguards Australian bay
December 20th, 2017
Situated on the southern coastline of the Broome Peninsula in Western Australia, the southern wastewater facility of Water Corporation, which supplies water, wastewater and drainage services in Western Australia, has been under the spotlight in recent years following reports of contamination of the sensitive Yawuru Nagulagun/Roebuck Bay Marine Park. Outbreaks of blue-green algae in the […]
Competence and vision: Knuffinke retiring from NAUE
December 20th, 2017
After nearly 27 years, Thomas Knuffinke is retiring from the senior management team of NAUE GmbH & Co. KG at the end of this year. NAUE News reported the retirement of senior manager Thomas Knuffinke in their December 2017 issue. After successfully completing his studies in business administration, Knuffinke started his career in 1981 with […]
Titan Environmental tests concrete-reinforcement geogrid introduced in 2017; Release ‘Year in Review’
December 20th, 2017
On Dec. 20, 2017, Titan Environmental released their 2017 Year in Review, including an article on testing of their new TE-SCR100 ConForce Grid for concrete reinforcement, which was released in 2017. Titan said, in pursuit of progressive research, they collaborated with the University of California, Irvine, to conduct testing of their state-of-the-art TE-SCR100 ConForce Grid […]
TenCate sand mattress video at Waikiki released
December 20th, 2017
On Dec. 17, 2017, HawaiiNewsNow released a video news report on the installation of a TenCate Geosynthetics sand mattress for erosion control on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell told reporter Jobeth Devera of HawaiiNewsNow, “The goal here is to see if it works and if It does, to repeat it in […]
2018 GeoEdmonton abstracts due Dec. 31, 2017
December 19th, 2017
Abstracts of up to 300 words for presenters are due by Dec. 31, 2017, for GeoEdmonton 2018, which will take place Sept. 23–26, 2018, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. All abstracts and papers must be submitted online via the Abstract Submission feature on the GeoEdmonton 2018 website. The Geotechnical Society of Edmonton and the Canadian Geotechnical […]
Don & Low expands Forfar (UK) facility with state-of-the-art Reifenhäuser line
December 18th, 2017
In line with parent-company Thrace Group’s strategy, Don & Low of the Scottish city of Forfar in the UK has agreed to a multimillion Euro deal with Reifenhäuser GmbH KG Maschinenfabrik of Troisdorf, Germany, to supply a new 3.5-yard (3.2-m) Reicofil 4 bicomponent spunbond line specifically configured for industrial spunbond markets. The new investment will […]
Suits steps down and Othman named co-editor of ASTM’s Geotechnical Testing Journal
December 15th, 2017
On Dec. 15, 2017, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) announced L. David Suits is stepping down as co-editor of the Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ) and that Majdi Othman will assume the role of co-editor of GTJ in January 2018. Suits has been an active member of ASTM since 1978 and has […]
IGS Awards deadline Jan. 31, 2018
December 15th, 2017
Have you considered submitting a nomination for a 2018 IGS Award as a way of recognizing success and excellence? The IGS Awards will be presented in 2018 to individuals or groups of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and use of geotextiles, geomembranes, related products, or associated technologies through their scientific […]