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The second AGS Geotechnical Working Group meeting of 2018 took place on 20th April and the Geotechnical Stand-In Leader, Stephen West of…
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AGS Contaminated Land Working Group: May 2018 Meeting Update
The AGS Contaminated Land Working Group met for the second time this year on Wednesday 16th May in London. With 24 representatives…
AGS Magazine: May/June issue
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the May/June issue of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. To…
Land Site Characterisation Seminar – Fugro
Dates: 27th June, Maple House, 150 Corporation Street, Birmingham, B4 6TB, 28th June, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London, SE1 6NX Fugro…
LQM Training Course – Getting value from your data: a hands on GIS Course
LQM are re-running their GIS course in which they are encouraging the reliance on extracting more value from environmental data sets, including…
Sponsorship opportunities for, Ground Risk: why take the chance? A lessons learnt conference
The Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce that their upcoming ground risk conference will take place on Wednesday…
Ground Risk: Why Take the Chance? A Lessons Learnt Conference
The Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce that their upcoming ground risk conference will take place on Wednesday…
Archived AGS Publications
Superseded AGS Publications are available to purchase from the AGS. If you are looking for an AGS Publication and are unable to…
SoBRA Events 2018
SoBRA Annual Summer Workshop – Monday 18th June 2018, London SoBRA are pleased to announce that their 2018 Summer Workshop event will this…
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…
Unlocking Complex Brownfield Sites
A Team Approach to Unlocking Complex Brownfield Sites As engineers, geologists and environmental consultants, a large part of our careers is spent…
An introduction to the new AGS Geotechnical Working Group
© Daniel Imade (Arup) The AGS’ Geotechnical Working Group (GWG) is the youngest of our committees, having been formed at Members’ Day…
Q&A with Julian Lovell
Julian Lovell BSc (Hons), FGS, PTLLS Managing Director, Equipe Group and S M Associates I obtained a 2:1 Honours degree in Applied…
AGS Guide: The Selection of Geotechnical Soil Laboratory Testing
It was at a fateful AGS Committee meeting in 2015 that John Powell from Geolabs suggested that the AGS guide: The Selection…
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…
Japanese Knotweed – Professionals should know the law and their responsibilities
Photo of Japanese knotweed invading a site recorded during a walkover survey. Japanese knotweed is a non-native invasive bamboo-like plant that is…
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 Data Management Working Group: March 2018 Meeting Update
The first AGS Data Management Working Group meeting of 2018 took place on 7th March 2018 and the Data Management Leader, Jackie…
AGS Loss Prevention Working Group: January 2018 Meeting Update
The first AGS Loss Prevention Working Group meeting of 2018 took place on 23rd January 2018 and the Loss Prevention Leader, Hugh…
Supporting the Aldous Bill
The AGS have joined a confederation of almost 70 trade bodies and industry groups to back the so-called ‘Aldous Bill.’ The aim…
Version 3.1 of the AGS Format to be retired from 8th March 2018
An earlier version of the digital data transfer format used to transfer ground investigation, laboratory testing and monitoring data rapidly between contributing…