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…
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AGS Members Day 2017 and Speaker Presentations
AGS Members Day 2017 was held on 6th April 2017 at the Barbican. The day was a great success and well attended…
AGS Members’ Day 2017
Thank you for your attendance and contributions at this year’s Members’ Day 2017 at the Barbican, which was a great success. Special…
Reflections on the AGS 2016 Members’ Day and Speaker Presentations
From Matthew Baldwin, AGS Chairman Each year the AGS Chairman assisted by various committee members and the Secretariat, are faced with organising…
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…
AGS Members’ Day 2016
AGS Members’ Day 2016 will take place on Thursday 7th April at the prestigious Barbican Centre in London. This full day seminar…
AGS BYELAWS
They have been a long time in the making, but finally the AGS new byelaws are with us! Following a vote by…
AGS Members’ Day 2015 Summary
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists’ annual Members’ Day event recently took place at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society, located in…
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…
The Importance of Keeping Good Written Records
Here at Griffiths and Armour, we are acutely aware that being able to produce clear evidence of the advice given to a…