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New Standard BS EN ISO 17892 Test Superseded/will supersede Current Status Publication BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014 Water content BS1377-2,…
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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…
Guidance for the Operation of Cable Percussion Rig and Equipment
The Guidance for the Operation of Cable Percussion Rig and Equipment which was driven by HS2 has been recently published by The…
John Litten of ESG
ESG regret to inform that John Litten, Principal Engineer in Southam, died unexpectedly in the early hours of Friday 19 August. John…
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…
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…
Quality Results in Ground Investigation Seminar Presentations
The AGS recently held a Quality Results in Ground Investigation seminar which focused on site investigation, what laboratories can provide and 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 Supports GE Next Generation Awards 2015
The AGS is pleased to announce they’re supporting the 2015 GE Next Generation Awards which will take place on 19th November at the…
Tier2 Work Permits reach monthly ceiling
It has been announced, for the first time, the number of Tier 2 work permits (for skilled workers from outside the EU)…
AGS Quality Results in Ground Investigation Seminar
The AGS are pleased to announce their Quality Results in Ground Investigation seminar is taking place on Wednesday 14th October 2015 at Hamilton House,…
AGS Sponsors NCE Tunnelling & Underground Space Awards
The AGS is proud to announce they are supporting NCE’s hugely popular Tunnelling & Underground Space Awards. Taking place in London this…
AGS to Exhibit at Geotechnica 2015
The AGS is proud to announce that they’ll be exhibiting and sponsoring the UK largest geotechnical conference and exhibition; Geotechnica. Taking place at the…
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…
AGS Chemical and Legal Helplines
All Members of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are entitled to free chemical and contractual advice through the use of…
National Quality Mark Scheme for Land affected by Contamination open for consultation
The proposed National Quality Mark Scheme for Land affected by Contamination (QMLC) is a scheme that has been developed by the Land Forum…
Panel debate on Asbestos in soil
Understanding the risks posed by Asbestos in soil will be explored through a panel discussion that brings together Dr Richard Ogden (co-author of…
Do you have AGS data format questions?
The AGS data format comprises a dictionary of codes denoting different categories and types of data commonly used in the geotechnical and…