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AGS MEMBERS DAY 2018 INTRODUCTION Neil Parry - Chair AGS MEMBERS DAY 2018 Welcome. Celebrating 30 years of AGS. New venue after the success of the Data Format Conference. We may rotate venues - we are interested in what

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AGS MEMBERS’ DAY 2018 INTRODUCTION

Neil Parry - Chair

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AGS MEMBERS’ DAY 2018

  • Welcome.
  • Celebrating 30 years of AGS.
  • New venue after the success of

the Data Format Conference.

  • We may rotate venues - we are

interested in what you think.

  • Today’s programme.
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30 Years Ago

  • Key year in the development of the internet.
  • Pint of beer 87p
  • Average House Price £61,000
  • Gallon of Petrol £1.67 (37p per litre)
  • Yearly Inflation Rate UK 4.9%
  • Bank of England Interest Rate 12.88%
  • Hugh Sutherland Rankine Lecture on “Uplift

resistance in soils”.

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30 Years Ago

  • Seoul Olympics
  • End of pound note
  • Piper Alpha
  • Stephen Hawking Publishes

" A Brief History Of Time “

  • Solidarity strikes in Poland
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30 Years Ago

Sergio Agüero, Adele, and Rupert Grint born Alec Issigonis, Enzo Ferrari, and Roy Orbison died

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The Changing Face of the Industry

Freeman Fox & Partners

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30 Years of UK Safety Legislation

  • COSHH (1988),
  • Manual Handling Operations Regulations (1992),
  • PUWER (1992),
  • PPE Regulations (1992),
  • Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs (1992)
  • CDM Regulations (1994),
  • Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (1996),
  • Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (1999),
  • REACH (2007),
  • Control of Asbestos Regulations (2012).
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30 Years of UK Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental progress

  • Sampling, Soil/Rock Description, Design, EC7
  • Accreditation of Drillers/NVQs
  • SiLC
  • RoGEP
  • SoBRA
  • SISG publications
  • Site Welfare
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30 Years of AGS

  • AGS guidance (legal, labs, safety,

contamination, geotechnical).

  • Client Guides.
  • AGS Data Format.
  • Representation on industry bodies

and committees.

  • Communication with and supporting
  • ur members.
  • Leading the debate in our industry .
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AGS Purpose - Byelaws

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What happened 2017-18

  • HS2 continues.
  • Carillion collapse.
  • NQMS.
  • Industry mergers/acquisitions.
  • Updated guidance (retaining walls,

BS10175, BS EN ISO 17892 etc.).

  • Len Threadgold awarded John

Mitchell Medal.

  • Laboratories proficiency scheme

(PICTS).

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AGS 2017-2018

  • Geotechnical Data Conference.
  • New Geotechnical Working Group.
  • Website updated, including Data format

section.

  • Working Group output.
  • Sponsorship of delegates on EC7

committees.

  • Encouraging involvement of younger

members.

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AGS Magazine

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What has the AGS done for us?

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Continued Uncertainty

  • World security.
  • Global protectionism.
  • Brexit.
  • UK economy, value of the pound

and interest rates.

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The Future

  • EC7.
  • Digital data, BIM.
  • Further mergers and consolidation?
  • Increased infrastructure funding, including Rail CP6.
  • Innovation.
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AGS – The Future

  • AGS Business Plan for the way forward.
  • Communication with more individuals within our membership.
  • Continue to promote safety and quality whilst modestly

growing.

  • Collaboration with BGA, BDA and other organisations.
  • Increased emphasis on getting information out to members

swiftly and “smartly”.

  • Continue to influence and “lead the debate”.