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AGS Magazine – March/April 2018 issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the March/April issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
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Making a Difference: A look at some of our members’ who volunteer outside of the AGS to make positive change for the industry
With over 130 different member companies, the AGS has a huge network of talented and influential practitioners which form the Association and…
John Talbot; Honorary Life Member of the AGS
John Talbot, one of the AGS’s longer serving members, is stepping down as Leader of the Business Practice Working Group in April…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 – Programme
AGS Members’ Day 2018 is taking place on Wednesday 11th April at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Celebrating 30 years of…
Q&A with Sally Hudson
Sally Hudson BSc (Hons), MSc, DIC, CGeol, FGS Regional Manager and Associate Geotechnical Engineer at Coffey Geotechnics Ltd, a Tetra Tech Company…
Business Practice Working Group: November 2017 Meeting Update
The mission of the AGS Business Practice Working Group (BPWG) is to address and, where appropriate, improve the business practices of not…
AGS Magazine – January/February issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the January/February issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
AGS Magazine – November/December issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the launch of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To view…
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…
Work permits for Non-UK and EU Ground Engineers
Although there are indications that the supply of UK and EU graduate engineers is increasing, there are still sufficient hard to fill…
Ground Engineering Talking point on RoGEP
UK Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (UK RoGEP) It is nearly a year since we launched UK RoGEP and things have moved…
BIM Regional Hubs Events
A BIM Focus Learning or extending your Building Information Modelling (BIM) knowledge through the BIM Hubs In line with the launch of…
BGS Question and Answer
BGS – Legal Obligations Regarding Drilling Many Members of the AGS received a letter on the 31st May referring to legal obligations…
Eurocode Readers Question
AGS Comment on Geotechnical Sampling to Eurocode 7 In the September 2011 issue of the AGS Newsletter “ Advice to AGS Members…
University Meets Industry
Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering MSc courses – what is the problem? A recent meeting arranged by the AGS on behalf of…
UK Registration of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP)
In June 2011, a new initiative for ground engineers was launched in the United Kingdom, after nearly ten years of discussions between…
Eurocode 7 the Attachments
An update on progress John Powell – Technical Director Geolabs and Independent Consultant David Norbury – Independent Consultant We trust that by…
Engineering, Geology, Geotechnics
University of Portsmouth’s Industrial Alliance in Engineering Geology & Geotechnics starts to show results The University of Portsmouth is the only institution…
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010
DEFRA announced that the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 came into force on April 6th 2010. Water discharge consenting, groundwater…
CSCS Cards – Explained!
There are four types of red cards which are new or recent entrants to the construction industry for experienced workers whose occupation…