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AGS asked Griffiths and Armour to write a note for AGS members regarding Office Insurance. Not all Office insurance is the same…
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The Geotechnical Data Conference 2017: Best Practice, Challenges and Future Opportunities
The Geotechnical Data Conference 2017: Best Practice, Challenges and Future Opportunities is taking place on Wednesday 20th September 2017 at National Motorcycle…
The Contamination Expo Series: the free event that everyone is talking about
The programme for the Contamination Expo Series is almost complete, and all signs point to this being the largest and most influential…
Ground Engineering Basements and Underground Structures Conference
Ground Engineering is delighted to bring you the 10th annual Basements and Underground Structures conference, which will provide you with expert insight…
Contamination Expo Series 2017
The Contamination Expo Series is Europe’s largest event designed to showcase the latest innovations that further the protection of the environment and…
CL:AIRE Launches Verification of Gas Protection Systems Training
CL:AIRE has recently launched a series of one day training dates on Verification of Gas Protection Measures. This course will cover in…
CL:AIRE Launches New Half Day CAR-SOIL Training Courses along with Full Day
CL:AIRE has just launched a series of half day CAR-SOIL training courses in addition to their already successful full day training, in…
Ground Engineering Awards and Conferences 2017
The Ground Engineering Awards is your chance to come together as a community, celebrate your achievements and network with the best in the business.…
Progress on the test standards cited in EN 7-2
New Standard BS EN ISO 17892 Test Superseded/will supersede Current Status Publication BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014 Water content BS1377-2,…
SoBRA – Publication of methodology and generic assessment criteria for assessing risks to human health from volatile compounds in groundwater
SoBRA is pleased to announce the methodology and generic assessment criteria for 64 commonly analysed volatile constituents in groundwater has been published.…
AGS-BDA Task Force Bulletins
The Task Force is a joint initiative between the Association of Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Specialists (AGS) and the British Drilling Association (BDA)…
LQM Training Courses 2017
Land Quality Management’s 5-day series Introduction to Contaminated Land Management starts on 2nd February 2017 – attendance for all 5 days is…
Modern Slavery Statements – Newsletter Article for AGS Loss Prevention Working Group
Nearly 200 years after slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, by the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, it is…
SoBRA – Accreditation Scheme Launched July 4th 2016
The Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA) was established in 2009 to support the growing number of professionals working in land contamination…
NHBC Ground Gas Update – Site Assessment, Characterisation and Design of Gas Protection Measures
NHBC have published an update to their 2007 technical guidance for low-rise residential developments on sites affected by ground gases. The original…
Contamination Expo Series – 12th & 13th October 2016
The AGS has partnered with The Contamination EXPO Series, a major new European exhibition committed to providing the latest knowledge, products, and…
Potential Pitfalls for an Expert Witness
by Peter Witherington and Hugh Mallett Many of us in the technical services industry aspire to be experts in our field. …
NEW EDITION OF BS 1377-1:2016 PUBLISHED
BSI published the sixth edition of BS 1377-1:2016 Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes – General requirements and sample…
Take the AGS-BDA Survey on Industry Standards
The AGS and the BDA have collaborated to create a new taskforce to investigate what the UK Ground Investigation industry thinks of…
AGS SWG Call for Safety Alerts
Dear Member, MESSAGE FROM THE SAFETY WORKING GROUP CHAIRMAN – CALL FOR SAFETY ALERTS The Safety Working Group would…
AGS Members’ Day: 7th April 2016
The AGS is pleased to announce details of Members’ Day 2016, which is taking place on Thursday 7th April 2016 at the…