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Geomembrane Master Class on Failure Prevention, CQA and Leak Location Methods Starts Tomorrow Tuesday 18th at 9.30 am at 473 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin, Victoria
http://www.excelplas.com/geomembrane-testing
Map
http://www.whereis.com/vic/moorabbin/473-warrigal-rd/yellowId-13030979#session=MjM=

GSE Amends Credit Agreement with GE Capital
http://www.lawinsider.com/contracts/7pDWePoqNbMXfFgZQS90eE/gse-holding-inc/delaware/2014-03-14?utm_campaign=sidebar&utm_medium=other_contracts_from&utm_source=sidebar

Firestone Rebrand Their EPDM Geomembranes
http://www.firestonebpe.com/en/news/firestone-epdm-geomembrane-now-called-firestone-geogardtm-epdm

GSE Announces Timeline For Company Sale
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gse-announces-timeline-changes-for-company-sale-250375661.html

Bituminous Geomembranes on Display at Irrigation Australia Conference and Exhibition 2-6 June 2014 Stand: 417
http://irrigationaustralia.com.au/exhibition/new-products/

Siplast Icopal to display its range of geomembranes for mining at Mining Expo in Chile
EXPOMIN 2014, 13th World Mining Exhibition & Congress for Latin America, will be held on 21-25 April in Santiago de Chile
http://www.siplast-international.com/newsDetail/Siplast_at_the_EXPOMIN_2014_exhibition

Bituminous Geomembranes Waterproofing solution for Cerro Negro gold mine in Argentina
http://www.icopal.com/Press/Products/Cerro-Negro.aspx

French Committee of Geosynthetics and ASQUAL Publish Approved List of Certified Geomembranes
The ASQUAL is an independent and impartial body established by technical centers, joined by the French Committee of Geosynthetics ( CFG ) and the French Committee Agrotextiles
ASQUAL is a quality nonprofit association whose mission is to participate in the promotion of quality and certification of geosynthetic products and services.
http://www.asqual.com/documents/LIST_GMB__11_DECEMBRE_13.pdf

Geomembrane lining projects demand plastics welding skills in India
http://www.twitraining.com/home/news/geomembrane-lining-projects-demand-plastics-welding-skills-in-india

New Publication:   Leak Marking Scheme for Construction Quality Testing of Geomembrane liners in Landfills
http://www.ijer.ir/?_action=articleInfo&article=736&vol=36

Geotextile Tubes Being Installed to Bolster City Sea Defence
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2014/news/stories/03/15/geotextile-tubes-installed-bolster-city-sea-defence/

Morwell Mine Floats Plans for a Lake
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/morwell-mine-floats-plan-for-lake-20140314-34sdi.html

Bituminous Geomembranes approved by Golder Associates to Protect the Site of Cerro Negro gold mine in Argentina
http://www.siplast-international.com/references/Cerro-Negro

The Geofabrics Perth Sales Office is Moving to a New Location
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2014/03/47-the-geofabrics-perth-sales-office-is-moving-to-a-new-location

Layfield Lists Local Representatives on Water Industry Operators Association of Australia Database
http://www.wioa.org.au/membership/Layfield.htm 

GSE Announces Timeline For Company Sale
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gse-announces-timeline-changes-for-company-sale-250375661.html

Bituminous Geomembranes approved by Golder Associates to Protect Massive Site of Cerro Negro gold mine in Argentina
http://www.siplast-international.com/references/Cerro-Negro

ExcelPlas Geomembrane Master Class on Failure Prevention, CQA and Leak Location Methods Starts this Tuesday 18th at 9.30 am at 473 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin, Victoria
http://www.excelplas.com/geomembrane-testing
Map
http://www.whereis.com/vic/moorabbin/473-warrigal-rd/yellowId-13030979#session=MjM=

Geomembrane Technologies Inc. (GTI) was recently selected by a wastewater treatment utility to provide odor control covers for Waste Water Treatment Tanks
http://www.gticovers.com/news/press-releases

New Report covers Chinese key manufacturers Geomembranes capacity production cost price profit production value gross margin etc
http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/5e95ad56-6834-4cc0-b48f-f6f3ea332681

Concise Analysis of the International Geosynthetics Market – Forecast to 2016
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/concise-analysis-of-the-international-geosynthetics-market—forecast-to-2016-250310011.html

Geosynthetics Mining Solutions  – Geosynthetics in Mining
Neven-Matasovic-Keynote-Abstract
http://www.geosyntheticssolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Neven-Matasovic-Keynote-Abstract-.pdf

Miller Weldmaster responds to growing demand for geosynthetics
http://www.innovationintextiles.com/miller-weldmaster-responds-to-growing-demand-for-geosynthetics/

Geosynthetics and Geomembrane Information Sources
http://ce562.ce.metu.edu.tr/links/

Performance of a Clay Soil Used for Landfill Liner Material in a Tannery Sludge Disposal Site for Chromium Attenuation
http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000231?af=R&

Landfills built to withstand earthquake tremors using layer of flexible liners
http://wkbn.com/2014/03/11/landfills-built-to-withstand-earthquake-tremors/

The Geofabrics Perth Sales Office is Moving to a New Location
http://www.geofabrics.com.au/news-and-views/2014/03/47-the-geofabrics-perth-sales-office-is-moving-to-a-new-location

Layfield Lists Local Representatives on Water Industry Operators Association of Australia Database
http://www.wioa.org.au/membership/Layfield.htm 

Last Places Available for Geomembrane Master Class in Melbourne next Tuesday 18 March 2014
To be held at Excelplas Geomembrane Labs in Melbourne – covering welding, failure prevention, CQA and leak location.
Must register today;  contact [email protected]

Geofabrics Australasia create an “Environmentally Sensitive and Sustainable” Solution for Marine Life
http://renews.biz/62663/material-comfort-for-marine-life/

SKM now rebranded as Jacobs
Jacobs Completes Merger Transaction with Sinclair Knight Merz
http://www.globalskm.com/Insights/News/2013/Jacobs-Completes-Merger-Transaction-with-Sinclair-Knight-Merz.aspx

Geosynthetics Material Association (GMA) Publishes Online Membership Directory (Search for Geo Contacts for Free)
http://gmanow.com/gma/members/search

Geosynthetics in heap leach facility design and operation
http://www.geosyntheticssolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Allan-Breitenbach-key-note.pdf

Geotextile Workshop 8-11 April 2014 Geneva Switzerland
http://www.index14.ch/en/visiting/geotextile-workshop-0-2651

Steve Corbet  AECOM, UK to discuss use of Nonwoven geotextiles to solve a variety of engineering problems in Transportation Engineering
Silke Brand-Kirsch Schlegel & Partners, Germany to discuss Trends driving the nonwoven market for geotextiles
Mikael Møller Fibertex Nonwovens, Denmark to discuss Geotextiles in Africa – Experiences from supplying large projects
Stelios Kakoulidis Thrace Plastics, Greece to discuss Geotextiles applications to Owens Lake (South California, USA) for dust mitigation
http://www.index14.ch/en/visiting/geotextile-workshop-0-2651

Floating a Geosynthetics Idea to Keep Beaches from Eroding
Geotextile tubes that are filled with cement and submerged. The tubes essentially serve as “speed bumps” for currents that otherwise would sweep sand away
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140220/article/140229976

Boral Deer Park Landfill Media Statement
http://www.boral.com.au/Images/common/stakeholder-relations/waste-mgmt-vic/Deer-Park-Landfill-ACA-statement-060314.pdf

Layfield seeks Sales Support Representative
http://www.layfieldgroup.com/pages/EmploymentOpportunities/JobPostings.aspx?id=10817

Layfield seeks Estimating Manager
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/11644735?trk=job_view_similar_jobs 

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

GSE Holding Up for Sale After Delisting from NY Stock Exchange
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/nuts-and-bolts/2014/03/gse-holding-pursues-its-sale-despite-delisting.html

Liner Contractors to Install 55 hectares of HDPE Liner to Prevent Leakage from Canals in Central Plains (NZ)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/business/9793639/Work-to-start-on-Central-Plains-Water-scheme

Fulton Hogan/John Holland JV and Downer Group as the lead contractors for the $140 million Stage 1 programme to install 55 hectares of HDPE liner
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/contractors-named-central-plains-water-project/5/183515

Last Places – Geomembrane Master Class with emphasis on preventing field weld failures and conducting liner installation CQA including leak location
The course will be held in Melbourne at the Excelplas Labs and the cost is $450/person + GST.   The course will run on 18 March 2014  from 9.30 am – 3.30 pm.
No Pre-experience/qualification is required.  A training certificate of attendance is issued.
To register contacts: [email protected]

Local Residents Push to Stop Expansion of Boral Deer Park Landfill
Neighbouring families have come together to fight the expansion of a local tip into one of the biggest dumping grounds in Australia
Boral says new landfill cells to be lined with clay and HDPE geomembrane liners to prevent water leaching
More information contact: Richard McCarthy, Boral Waste Solutions
http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8810320/neighbours-say-stop-this-tip

Lining Tech seeking Experienced Geomembrane Welding Technicians – QLD Australia (3 month contract)
http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/experienced-geomembrane-welding-technicians-qld-australia/24481906

Kangaroo Plastics Company (UAE) now selling Geomembrane in Australia and NZ
http://www.geotechsystems.co.nz/Data/DefaultShowcase/Documents/Brands/Ground%20Engineering/Kangaroo%20HDPE%20Geomembrane%20Data%20May%202013.pdf

New Publication: Stress Cracking of HDPE GM After Accelerated Testing
Stress cracking tests on HDPE Geomembranes were performed in accordance to ASTM D5397: Notched Constant Tensile Load Test (NCTL) and Single Point-
Notched Constant Tensile Load Test (SP-NCTL). Tests were conducted to the fresh sample at 50ºC (standard test) and at 70ºC (accelerated
condition) in order to compare the SC values.
http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/download/34447/43970

Understanding Bituminous Geomembranes and Their History
http://www.geomembranes.com.au/history-of-bgms.html

Maccaferri Lagoons Reduce Flood Risk at Waste Recycling Plant
http://publicsectorbuildingnews.co.uk/ps/news-article/192/maccaferri-maccaferri-lagoons-reduce-flood-risk-at-waste-plant

Tencate GCL has Special Granular Bentonite to minimize contamination of the welded seams of geomembranes
http://www.tencate.com/apac/Images/General%20Brochures%20-%20Environmental%20Sustainability_tcm32-31011.pdf

Kangaroo Plastics Company (UAE) a new geomembrane manufacturer seeks Sales Manager
http://jobs.emaratalyoum.com/ar/job/sales-manager-in-uae-3023298/

Genap Geomembrane structure for infrastructure – dry installation.pdf – 225KB
http://www.genap.nl/files/1613/9396/3458/5.2.1.3_Geomembrane_structure_for_infrastructure_-_dry_installation.pdf

Genap Power station bottom ash covers.pdf – 132KB
http://www.genap.nl/files/1513/9396/3367/5.2.1.1_Power_station_bottom_ash_covers.pdf