Working Group Executive

The Executive oversees the working groups and formally votes on issues and decisions relating to the AGS. It represents the membership at large and holds ultimate responsibility for the policies and practices endorsed by the Association.

The Executive includes the current Chair and Chair elect and Treasurer. The Working Group Leaders report to this Committee and participate in its work. This involves producing the position statements and formal policies of the AGS as well as having responsibility for the governance of the association.

Publications

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AGS Annual Conference 2025

The AGS Annual Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday 1st May at One Great George Street in Westminster, London. Chaired by Vivien…

Price: £185.00
AGS Member: £115.00
Student: £25.00
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How Can We Achieve an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Industry?

The AGS are hosting a webinar this autumn entitled, How Can We Achieve an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Industry? This virtual event…

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We Need to Talk About Groundwater

Registration for the conference is now closed. Click here to view the conference programme. The need to consider the impact and effect…

AGS Annual Conference 2024

Registration for this event has now closed.    The AGS Annual Conference 2024 will be taking place on Thursday 25th April at…

Annual Conference 2023

The AGS Annual Conference took place on Thursday 27th April 2023 at the Barbican Centre in London. This full day, networking event saw…

Ground Risk Conference: Are you Managing Risks or Taking Risks?

Geotechnical engineering and geoenvironmental specialists deal with risk daily from commencement of a project through to final delivery. Working with the ground…

Articles

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Early Careers Video: Discover a Rewarding Career in the Geo-Industry

  Our new early careers video discusses the many different career paths which are open to graduates entering the geo-industry. If you’re…

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AGS Awards 2024

We’re delighted to announce this year’s AGS Award winners! Chosen from a select number of AGS Working Group Members, these winners were…

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Early Career Professionals: Call for Posters

The AGS is holding a sustainability-themed poster competition at this year’s Annual Conference, and we’d like to see how Early Career Professionals…

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UK Specification for Ground Investigation (third edition) – Now Available for Purchase

We’re pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of the UK Specification for Ground Investigation – also known as ‘Yellow…

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AGS Award Results 2021

The results are in! We’re pleased to announce the winners of this years AGS Awards: Loss Prevention Rachel Griffiths (Award) Russell Jones…

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AGS Helplines

Currently the AGS offer helplines to all Member companies and practitioners with respect to: the AGS Data Format (the discussion forum on…

Members

Adam Latimer Ian Farmer Associates
AGS Geotechnical WG Leader Alex Dent WSP
AGS Business Practice WG Leader & AGS Chair Elect Alex Lee HKA Global Ltd
AGS Sustainability WG Leader Alison Nicholson Buro Happold, Ground Engineering
Chris Raison Raison Foster Associates
AGS Instrumentation & Monitoring WG Leader Daniele Fornelli Geotechnical Observations Limited
AGS Contaminated Land WG Leader Geraint Williams ALS Laboratories (UK) Limited
AGS Data Management WG Leader Jackie Bland Structural Soils Ltd
Julian Lovell Equipe Training Limited
Treasurer Ken Marsh Honorary member
AGS Laboratories WG Leader Ken Scally Normec DETS
AGS Safety WG Leader Liz Withington CC Ground Investigations Ltd
Michael Vance Mott MacDonald
Neil Parry Geotechnical Engineering Ltd
AGS Past Chair Sally Hudson Coffey Geotechnics Ltd
AGS Chair Vivien Dent Specialist member / Environment Agency