SearchGeotechnical & Geoenvironmental Industry Accident Statistics 2024
Continued data sharing with the AGS into 2024 not only reinforces the importance of transparency but also enhances the industry’s shared understanding…
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AGS Photography Competition 2025: Celebrating Creativity in Geoscience
In May 2025, the AGS proudly launched its fifth Photography Competition, this year expanding the challenge with five categories to enter. The…
AGS Careers Flyer: Securing the Future of Geoscience
We recently conducted a comprehensive survey of our membership to gain insights into the future direction of the AGS and to identify…
Interpreting Historical Soil Data: Analytical Challenges and Evolving Methods
For an increasing number of sites, previous site investigation data can provide information on the ground conditions, potential contamination and liability. In…
Increasing and emerging environmental disputes
The AGS Loss Prevention Working Group is looking into the business risks and legal issues associated with the emerging climate change and…
Material Management Plans
What is a Materials Management Plan? A Materials Management Plan (MMP) can allow the re-use of contaminated or uncontaminated soil, Made Ground…
London Build 2025
The UK’s leading and largest construction show is back at Olympia London on November 19th and 20th, and it’s breaking all records!…
Q&A with Luqman Ismail
Name: Luqman Ismail Job title: Geotechnical Engineering Degree Apprentice Company: Jacobs Can you provide an overview on your career history, current role,…
Neurodiversity And Disability In Geotechnical And Geoenvironmental Engineering Sector – Embracing Difference
Understanding Neurodiversity and Disability Neurodiversity Defined Neurodiversity refers to the limitless variability of the human nervous system, influenced by environmental factors. It…
The Building Safety Act 2022: A snapshot of what you need to know
The Building Safety Act 2022 (the “BSA”) established and introduced a regime with a particular focus on building safety and accountability, with…
Bridging the knowledge gap – climate change and sustainability
To say we live in interesting times seems a bit of an understatement in 2025. Aside from global events, the UK is…
Innovation Opportunity: Alternatives to BRE365 testing
The AGS Geotechnical Working Group are in the process of reviewing the current practice of using BRE365 soakage testing for infiltration SuDS…
Why Use Licensed Water Standpipes
It is a criminal offence under section 174(3) of the Water Industry Act 1991 to connect unauthorised equipment to the water network…
Updates to Coal Authority Permit Terms and Conditions
Following Stakeholder Engagements held by the Coal Authority (since renamed as the Mining Remediation Authority) in October 2023 and March 2024, the…
Thank you to Vivien Dent
Dear Viv, I am writing to express our deepest appreciation for your exceptional service to the AGS. Throughout your tenure as Chair,…
AGS Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – Top Five Industry Insights
The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is back for a third year and this time, we want to hear your top five…
Reviving the Wild in the River Blythe
The AGS has been supporting Projects for Nature, an initiative that aims to restore nature recovery in the UK, since 2024. Over…
Q&A with Mark Toye
Name: Mark Toye Job title: MD Ground Investigations England & Wales Company: Igne Who or what inspired you to join the geoscience…
Monitoring of Turbidity within Groundwater during Piling Operations
Article provided by Andrew Tranter, Associate Technical Director at RSK Turbidity is defined as the measure of the relative clarity of a…
Debunking Social Value Myths: What It Is and Why It Matters
Article by Kalisha Sejpar (Associate, Ramboll) At its core, Social Value is about maximising the positive impact that buildings, places and infrastructure…
Raising the profile of InterEngineering and supporting the LGBTQ+ community
Article by Fiona Connor (Technical Associate, Hydrock now Stantec and Co-Chair of InterEngineering) Originally, it was more luck than judgement that I…