March 2014 Vol.4

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GSE Holding gets booted off of NYSE
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/03/gse-holding-gets-booted-off-of-nyse.html

Agru USA  completes $39 Mil investment of its new US Geomembrane manufacturing operations 
http://sccommerce.com/news/press-releases/agru-america-inc-increasing-operations-georgetown-williamsburg-counties

Santos CSG project contaminates groundwater due to poor quality geomembrane liner
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/santos-csg-project-contaminates-groundwater

Marc-Andre Gervais, president of Solmax International talks of the benefits of manufacturing geomembrane in Malaysia
http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/canadexport/document.jsp?did=146715

Excelplas Geosynthetic Testing Labs Awarded the distinction of being the first specialist geosynthetic laboratory in Australia accredited under ISO/IEC 17025
Excelplas offers engineers a full range of testing services according to current ASTM, ISO and EN standards to ensure products delivered to site meet specified quality standards.  
ExcelPlas is unique among geosynthetic laboratories in that it is the only laboratory with mobile labs that can be deployed to remote sites to give fast turnaround time on destructive weld testing.  
Excelplas also have a 3000 m2 site in Melbourne to facilitate large scale testing of geosynthetics performance under actual site conditions.

EPA investigation find poor quality liner led to Santos coal seam gas project contaminating aquifer
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/santos-coal-seam-gas-project-contaminates-aquifer-20140307-34csb.html

Fabtech seeks HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers for Melbourne Project
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25968665

Fabtech seeks HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers for Brisbane Project
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25949288

Fabtech seeks HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers for Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter Project
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25949286

Fabtech seeks HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers for Coober Pedy & Outback SA Project
http://www.seek.com.au/job/25949283

High Performance Geomembranes from Shann Australia
http://www.infolink.com.au/c/shann-australia/high-performance-geomembranes-from-shann-australia-p26145

Concrete-Impregnated geotextile Liner system wins award
http://www.industrytoday.co.uk/Construction/concrete-canvas-cements-its-reputation-with-top-rail-award/28678

New Publication: ‘Longevity of HDPE Geomembranes in Geoenvironmental Applications’
http://qspace.library.queensu.ca/handle/1974/8640