At the Annual Conference on 1st May in London, the AGS presented Hugh Mallett with a Lifetime Achievement Award to mark over 34 years of work, contributions and service to the Association.

Hugh attended his first AGS committee meeting in 1991 and was among the founding members of the Contaminated Land Working Group, which was established and chaired by Jan Hellings.

Over the years, he provided invaluable expertise and input to drive the AGS forward and make positive waves for the benefit of the geoscience industry. He served as AGS Chair from 2003 to 2005 and was the Leader of the AGS Loss Prevention Working Group for eight years, from 2014 to 2022.

Over the years, Hugh represented the AGS at numerous conferences including multiple AGS Annual Conferences and the AGS Commercial Risks and How to Manage Them Conferences (in 2019 and again 2020). He has also been a regular contributor across the AGS’ webinar programme, having presented at virtual events including, Commercial Risks and How to Manage Them: Basic Contractual Risk Mitigation in 2021, and Loss Prevention Guidance: What You Don’t Realise You Need To Know (2022 Updates) in 2023.

Hugh has made invaluable contributions to the AGS over the past three decades as an author, where he was written a range of publications, including AGS Magazine articles, Loss Prevention Alerts and client guides. He has also played a pivotal role in revision of the Loss Prevention Guidance (formerly known as the Loss Prevention Tool Kit) in 2017 and 2022. In 2023/2024, Hugh conducted a review of the Loss Prevention Alerts, working his way through over 70 alerts and identifying which ones needed updating or archiving.

AGS Chair, Vivien Dent, commented: “I’d like to thank Hugh for his dedication to the AGS over the last 3 decades. His hard work has left a lasting legacy and he will be greatly missed.”

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Hugh for his work and contributions, not just to the AGS, but to the geoscience industry as a whole. We wish him a long and happy retirement with his family and friends. Thank you, Hugh.