Laboratories
The Laboratories group deals with issues surrounding testing, safety and quality that relate to the accurate analysis of the fluids, soils, gases and materials found in the ground.
To provide a focus for promoting best practice. To facilitate a group approach to identifying and resolving issues faced by laboratories. To be a forum for formulating unified industry responses to proposed changes in legislation and standards.
To encourage and assist Members to provide high quality, appropriate and reliable testing services.
Permanent objectives
The AGS Annual Conference 2024 will be taking place on Thursday 25th April at One Great George Street in Westminster, London. This…
The AGS Annual Conference took place on Thursday 27th April 2023 at the Barbican Centre in London. This full day, networking event saw…
The UK Specification for ground investigation (the Yellow Book) has been revised by an industry working group led by the AGS and…
This free webinar from the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists will focus on the topic; The Development of a Degree Apprenticeship…
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a two-part webinar series on the subject of brownfield regeneration. The successful delivery of societal…
We’re pleased to announce details on the final webinar in this two part series on brownfield regeneration. The successful delivery of societal…
Geraint Williams, ALS Laboratories and Tim Rolfe, YES Engineering, both members of the AGS Contaminated Working Group, discuss how representative samples should…
The analysis of and detection of coal tar has seen a significant increase in the last few years. This is linked, primarily,…
From 2019 it has been a common topic of discussion amongst lab folk to bemoan the current situation with regard to the…
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…
On 30th June, the AGS held their first webinar on the subject of laboratories, focusing on laboratory assessment and sampling practice. The…
Article provided by Geraint Williams, ALS Life Sciences, Member of the Contaminated Land and Laboratories Working Groups. “Forever chemicals”. This is the…
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