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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…
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…
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…
AGS Members’ Day 2018 – Programme
AGS Members’ Day 2018 is taking place on Wednesday 11th April at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Celebrating 30 years of…
A New Era for AGS Data Format
The AGS Data Format organisation is going through a period of change within AGS to ensure it can meet the demands of…
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…
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…
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New Standard BS EN ISO 17892 Test Superseded/will supersede Current Status Publication BS EN ISO 17892-1:2014 Water content BS1377-2,…
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…
How AGS Data Makes Organisations More Efficient?
A series of short presentations about advances in the use of capturing and using Geotechnical Data from site, through the laboratories to…
Data Management Group Report – 19 February 2015
Jackie Bland, Chair, Data Management Group writes: Following our split of the committee to focus ourselves on both the Format and the…
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…
NHBC’s Role in Developing Hazardous Sites
NHBC (National House-Building Council) is the standard setting body and the leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes…
Water Pipes: a guide
UKWIR (UK Water Industry Research) have recognised that with an increasing number of brownfield sites being used for development, it is important…
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…
Retention of documents – how long is long enough?
Introduction How long is a piece of string? Tricky. Twice the length from one end to the middle, you say? Well, yes,…
Builders Profile
Is Builders Profile the answer to Pre-Qualification Questionnaires? When Members of the National Specialist Contractors Council (NSCC) complained about the number and…