SearchGE article on AGS Geotechnical Working Group
Neil Chadwick, AGS Geotechnical Working Group Leader, recently spoke to Ground Engineering about the aims and focuses of the new Working Group…
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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…
Carillion Collapse – AGS Legal Helpline
All Members of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are entitled to free contractual advice through the use of Loss Prevention…
The IES Land Condition Symposium
The Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) are holding Land Condition Symposium in London on the 8th March 2018. Are you an expert…
AGS Ground Risk Conference: Call for Speakers
The AGS is organising a conference on ground risk, which will investigate the current risks associated within the geotechnical and geoenvironmental sector.…
AGS Corporate Logo Guidelines
Following the relaunch of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) website in 2015, the AGS also updated their logo. The…
CIRIA Events 2018
CIRIA are holding the following events in 2018: Asbestos from soil awareness – UKATA approved This course will provide ground workers and…
Change for Safety – Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty have created a video called ‘Change for Safety’. Click here to view the video. If you have any safety alerts…
AGS Members’ Day 2018: sponsorship opportunities
We’re pleased to announce that AGS Members’ Day is taking place on Wednesday 11th April 2018 at the National Motorcycle Museum in…
AGS Laboratories Working Group: October 2017 Meeting Update
The final AGS Laboratories Working Group meeting of the year took place on 17th October 2017 in London and the Laboratories Leader,…
Q&A with Chris Swainston, AGS Contaminated Land WG Member
Chris Swainston BSc. (Hons), PGCE, CGeol, FGS Principal Geo-environmental Engineer Geotechnics Limited I am currently the principal geo-environmental engineer for Geotechnics Limited…
Contaminated Land Working Group: October 2017 Meeting Update
The AGS Contaminated Land Working Group, led by Vivien Dent (RSK) met on 11th October in London for their final meeting of…
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 Magazine Media Pack
The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists are pleased to announce the launch of their new bi-monthly publication; AGS Magazine. Launching in…
PCBs: What are they, and which Suite do I need for my Site Investigation?
By David Bowen, Senior Chemistry Supervisor at TerraTek There are 209 Poly-Chlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) congeners, named in simple terms using BZ numbers,…
Explaining Laboratory Proficiency Testing
by John Masters, Director of Geolabs The use of Proficiency testing and Interlaboratory comparison schemes is an invaluable tool for laboratories to…
Informal Review of 2nd generation Eurocodes – prEN 1990 and prEN 1997-1
Structural Eurocodes are being developed into second generation of the documents that are expected to be published soon after 2020. The first…
BSI Shop – Affiliate Scheme
The AGS are now part of the BSI affiliate scheme, which means the AGS will get a small amount of commission from…
Not all Office Insurance is the same
AGS asked Griffiths and Armour to write a note for AGS members regarding Office Insurance. Not all Office insurance is the same…
The Geotechnical Data Conference 2017: Best Practice, Challenges and Future Opportunities
The Geotechnical Data Conference 2017: Best Practice, Challenges and Future Opportunities is taking place on Wednesday 20th September 2017 at National Motorcycle…
The Contamination Expo Series: the free event that everyone is talking about
The programme for the Contamination Expo Series is almost complete, and all signs point to this being the largest and most influential…