SearchHazard Observations: Strengthening Safety Through Awareness and Action
Introduction Learning more about the situations which harm workers, through planned formal and informal hazard observation, can play a critical role in…
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Q&A with Jonathan Gammon
This year, the AGS has presented two lifetime achievement awards. Here, we speak to the second recipient, Jonathan Gammon. Jonathan has been…
Updating the DoE Industry Profiles
This article describes work that has been undertaken to begin updating the industry profiles that were created by the then Department of…
PFAS Analyses – the numbers alone are not enough
It has been said that a professional is someone who has specialist knowledge, skills and expertise that has been independently validated and…
Early Careers Poster Competition 2027 – Attracting the Next Generation of Professionals
The AGS is delighted to announce the return of its Early Career Professionals Poster Competition for a fourth consecutive year. Following the…
AGS Development Fund Open for Applications
The AGS is pleased to announce that the AGS Development Fund is open for applications. The fund supports projects and initiatives that…
Q&A with Yasamin Bayley
Yasamin Bayley (Graduate Engineering Geologist at Fairhurst) is the winner of the AGS Early Career’s Poster Competition 2026. Here we talk to…
Q&A with Jackie Bland
This year, the AGS has presented two lifetime achievement awards. Here, we speak to the first recipient, Jackie Bland. Jackie has been…
Sustainable soil management – how to turn the Cinderella into a Princess
Soil is a critical component of healthy, functioning ecosystems, playing a vital role in agriculture, water quality, and flood risk management, biodiversity…
1,2,4-Triazole as a Model Polar Contaminant: Rethinking Environmental Fate Through Molecular Interactions
Abstract The environmental behaviour of organic contaminants has traditionally been interpreted through hydrophobic partitioning frameworks, in which parameters such as the octanol–water…
SiLC Leadership for a New Era: Welcoming Tom Henman, Lucy Bethell and Freddie Kennedy
The Specialist in Land Condition (SiLC) Register enters a new chapter in 2026 with a refreshed leadership team bringing deep expertise, fresh…
AGS Members’ Free Legal Helpline
As an AGS member, you have access to a free specialist legal helpline provided by AGS member Beale & Co, an internationally…
Collaboration between the AGS Safety Working Group and the BDA Health & Safety (H&S) Sub-Committee
The AGS Safety Working Group provides a platform where industry safety guidance and developments can be shared and promoted to the industry.…
Ground Investigation Data Professionals Invited To Support BGS Common Ground Project
Professionals responsible for procuring, producing or using geotechnical data are being encouraged to complete a short industry survey to support the British…
Q&A with Sandra Carvalho
Name: Sandra Carvalho Job title: Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M) Contracts Manager for BAM What company do you work for, and what do…
HVO vs Synthetic Fuels: A Practical Comparison for the GI Industry
The ground investigation (GI) sector is under mounting pressure to decarbonise. Clients, regulators, and the public expect visible progress, and the industry…
Eurocode 7: Done and dusted? Yes, but…
At a CEN/TC250/SC7 meeting in Brussels in mid-December 2025, the implementation of the second generation of Eurocode 7 was discussed. During the…
BS10175:2026 Investigation of potentially contaminated sites – Code of practice
BS10175 provides key guidance for the investigation of potentially contaminated land and land with naturally elevated concentrations of potentially harmful substances. It…
Embracing AI in geo-engineering – the benefits and pitfalls
It is safe to say that the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has arrived, whether wanted or not. It is probably unreasonable…
6PPD-Quinone (6PPD-q) From Tyres to Streams: Ecotoxicology and Regulation in the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union
6PPD-quinone (6PPD-q) is a transformation product of the tyre antiozonant 6PPD and has been identified as the primary cause of acute coho…
Collateral Warranties and Third Party Reliance on Reports
The AGS Loss Prevention Working Group undertook a survey of members in 2024 requesting comments on their recent and current commercial, contractual…