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AGS Magazine: January / February 2019
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the January/February issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Standards and Professionalism
I will try to limit this essay to Standards and Professionalism as they relate to the work undertaken, day-to-day by SiLCs and…
PAS 128 – The Essentials
PAS 128 – what is it? Is it simply as a way standardising utility surveys or is it an attempt to minimise…
Variability in Asbestos Analysis in Soil
Improvements in methods There have been efforts to improve the analysis for asbestos in the last ten years: Analysis methods changed significantly…
Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995
The Borehole Sites and Operations (BSO) Regulations were made under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and came into…
Q&A with Marian Markham
Full Name: Marian Markham BSc (Hons) MSc CGeol FGS PIEMA Job Title: Principal Geoenvironmental Scientist Company: Jacobs Marian is a Chartered Geologist…
AGS Photography Competition – The Results
In September 2018, the AGS launched their first photography competition to try and capture the industry’s most creative working images. A staggered 71 entries…
AGS Annual Conference 2019
The AGS are pleased to announce that their inaugural Annual Conference is taking place on Wednesday 3rd April at the National Motorcycle…
AGS Magazine: November/December 2018
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the November/December issue of their bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Duty of Care: Third-Party Reliance on Geotechnical Reports
A summary of Loss Prevention Alert (68), published September 2018 On 25 July 2018 the Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) handed down…
Environmental Liability Insurance
Most UK contracts that AGS members enter into will require them to hold various types of insurance – usually including as a…
AGS Business and Marketing Plans – Delivering the Vision
The September/October issue of the AGS Magazine had an interesting article from industry stalwart Len Threadgold who looked back at the vision…
Emerging Contaminants
The subject of emerging contaminants is floated on a regular basis – as being a regulatory challenge, a headache for industrial landowners,…
Q&A with Katherine Jones
Full Name: Katherine Jones BSc MSc CGeol. FGS RoGEP Professional Job Title: Senior Geoenvironmental Engineer Company: Dunelm Geotechnical and Environmental Ltd After…
The Importance of AGS Data Format
In an age when BIM, cloud computing and artificial intelligence constantly make the headlines, the AGS Data Format has become more relevant…
CL:AIRE Launches Introduction to Brownfield Site Investigation eLearning Course
The Introduction to Brownfield Site Investigation eLearning course has been designed to be consistent with the National Brownfield Skills Framework (NBSF), a…
Problems with getting paid
Introduction Cash is the lifeblood of any business and without it employees, suppliers and even the tax man cannot be paid. Delayed…
AGS Photography Competition
The AGS are holding their first official photography competition for the geotechnical and geoenvironmental industry. We’re on the look out for your…
Ground Risk: Why Take the Chance? A Lessons Learnt Conference Overview
The conference was held at the excellent Cavendish Conference Centre near Oxford Circus, London, well located for those travelling by rail. Delegates…
The AGS – Its life and times
Written by AGS Member, Len Threadgold (Geotechnics) I joined the AGS when it didn’t have a history, only a vision; but what…