URS, will be integrating with AECOM by October 1st 2015
http://www.afr.com/business/construction/aecom-uses-76b-urs-takeover-to-expand-into-construction-20150325-1m7drz
2-day training programme NZGS Short Course on Retaining and Reinforced Soil Design for Geotechnical Engineers, Design Specialists,
http://www.nzgs.org/resources/pdfs/NZGS%20Short%20Course%20September%202015%20Leshchinsky%203%20August%202015.pdf
Very Large Prefabricated Pond Liners from Western Liners
http://www.westernliner.com/large-pond-liners.html
ExcelPlas Announces New Geomembrane Training Courses for September 2015:
• Best Practice Liner Installation Techniques and Tips
• Early Lessons Learned on Liners in Hot Pond Applications
• Condition Monitoring of Installed Geomembranes (How is my liner tracking?)
• Condition Assessment of Installed Geomembranes (How long will my liner last?)
• Use of RFID tags for tracking and recording liner and pipe CQA and MQA data
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Queensland Governement Publishes Geosynthetic Reinforcement Specification
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/busind/techstdpubs/Specifications/3%20Roadworks%20Drainage%20Culverts%20and%20Geotechnical/MRTS100.pdf
2015 WMAA Landfill and Transfer Stations Awards Winners
http://www.ben-global.com/StoryView.asp?StoryID=826953533§ionsource=&aspdsc=yes
In the Landfill Excellence category, Transpacific Cleanaway’s Inkerman landfill proved a winner amongst judges
Onsite clays were used for the construction of the landfill’s liner system alongside a highly engineered, low level contaminated waste cell that used a triple-composite liner system with leachate detection in order to protect the environment.
Don’t Let the Wrong Geotextile Ruin Your Stormwater Project
https://environment.arlingtonva.us/2015/07/dont-let-the-wrong-geotextile-ruin-your-stormwater-project/
The Narrowneck Reef is a Geotextile Bag Reef : Northern Gold Coast Beach Protection Strategy
https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/734804/Narrowneck-Reef.pdf
1,500 cubic metres of Material will be Dredged from Boat Harbour, Pumped into Geotextile Bags and then taken to Landfill
http://www.echo.net.au/2015/08/brusnwick-heads-locals-to-debate-shock-and-awe-redevelopment/
New Tender is for quarrying rock, reshaping and placing geotextile and rock on approximately 5 km’s of the inflow wetland embankment
Lake Brewster Storage Erosion Protection Works; Close Date & Time8-Sep-2015 10:00am
https://tenders.nsw.gov.au/WaterNSW/?event=public.rft.show&RFTUUID=E13EF5CA-FA8A-EFE4-00600B325D536EA0
Graphene Composite Solutions for Global Customers in Geotextiles
http://www.mrltd.com.au/attachments/article/136/20150803-CollabarationAgreement-PRY-V2-Clean.pdf
Fabtech seeking HDPE Geomembrane Welding Technicians / Senior Installers
https://au.jora.com/job/HDPE-Geomembrane-Welding-Technician-2c1fbacf404f969b1627595c490df566?from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fau.jora.com%2FHDPE-Welder-jobs&sp=serp&sponsored=false&sr=4
Raven HydraFlex H-Series liners are co-extruded geomembranes consisting of outer layers of virgin grade linear-low density polyethylene with an inner core of virgin and select reprocessed resins
http://www.appliancedesign.com/articles/94677-geomembrane-material
GSE announces that Mike Templeton has been promoted
http://www.gseworld.com/About-Us/News-and-Events/News-Archive/GSE-Announces-Promotion-of-Mike-Templeton-to-RSM-for-the-West-Region/
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