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AGS Diversity Statement
The AGS is a non-profit trade association that is managed by elected individuals from member organisations, none of whom are paid by…
AGS Safety WG – Update
Roseanna Bloxham, AGS Safety Working Group Leader, has provided an update from the Groups most recent meeting, which was held virtually on…
Q&A with Steve Hadley
Name: Steve Hadley Job title: Managing Director and Chair of the Federation of Piling Specialists Company: Central Piling and the Federation of Piling Specialists At…
Ground Investigation – Scottish Law Variations
Note provided by Beale & Co The case of Midlothian Council v Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd, RPS Planning & Developments Ltd,…
The Importance of Field Filtering and Preservation for Dissolved Metals to Prevent Significant Bias in Sampling and Analysis
Article contributed by Geraint Williams (ALS Global) and Claire Stone (i2 Analytical UK) Member of the Contaminated Land Working Group Introduction Most…
Should we get excited about the Mining Waste Directive and DoWCoP?
Article contributed by Peter Witherington, Professional and Technical Panel Member of SiLC I hesitate to suggest it is ever possible to become…
AGS Magazine: August 2020
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the August 2020 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
AGS Magazine: June/July 2020
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the June/July 2020 issue of their publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
Working at Height During Trial Pitting: How Far is So Far as Reasonably Practicable?
This paper was the subject of a presentation at the AGS Safety in Mind conference in November 2019, and started by asking…
Ground Investigation – Is it time for change?
The article entitled “are traditional sampling techniques really that bad” published in April’s AGS Magazine has provoked much discussion and debate amongst…
Introduction to the AGS Instrumentation and Monitoring Working Group (I&MWG)
Background In March last year an international Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M) Conference in London concluded with a Ground Engineering Round Table debate…
BS 10176:2020 TAKING SOIL SAMPLES FOR DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs) – SPECIFICATION
This new standard is intended to raise the reliability of sampling soils for determination of VOCs in the UK, by introducing methods…
AGS Awards 2020
Below are the list of recipients of this year’s AGS Awards. We would like to thank all Working Group participants for their…
Q&A with Jo Strange
Full Name: Jo Strange Job Title: Technical Director Company: Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL) I am a chartered civil engineer and environmentalist with…
AGS Video Competition – The Results
Following on from our hugely successful photography competition, in winter 2019, the AGS launched a video competition to view the industry’s most…
Useful guidance regarding COVID-19 from Beale & Co
AGS Affiliate member, Beale & Co have produced several materials including guidance notes and updates in relation to COVID-19 to assist with…
AGS Contaminated Land WG Update
Vivien Dent, AGS Contaminated Land Working Group Leader, has provided an update from the Groups most recent meeting, which was held virtually…
AGS Guidance on Safe Ground Investigations in Light of COVID-19
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which is commonly spread through coughing and sneezing, through close…
AGS Members vs COVID-19
In the face of adversity, it is uplifting to hear that during these unusual times created by the COVID-19 constraints many AGS…
We’re going on a bear hunt…
…Safe access onto GI sites Well, maybe not a bear hunt, but if you have small children you will be able to…