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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9am – 1pm: Women in Geosynthetics Coffee/Espresso Bar (Booth 323)
1:30 – 3pm: Women in Geosynthetics Round Table Discussion
7pm – 8pm: FGI Membership Meeting (all are welcome)

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
10:30am – Noon FGI Technical Session on Containment Applications
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Visit FGI Booth #323

The FGI is pleased to welcome its newest Fabricator/Installer Member, Vindex Liners Inc. Vindex Liners Inc provides a wide range of geosynthetic and geotextile products to meet the needs of every customer from initial design to final quality assurance processes. Vindex Liners Inc fabricates a variety of geosynthetic materials suitable for water resource and conservation management, oil and gas, agriculture, and environmental remediation. In addition to only using the highest quality materials and top-of-the-line technologies, Vindex Liners Inc provides on-location liner installation and seaming, as well as tarp and liner repairs. Vindex Liners Inc is headquartered in South Heart, North Dakota and the FGI liaison is Desmond Bandah, Director of Operations, who can be reached at desmond@vindexnd.com.  Please help us welcome Vindex Liners Inc to the FGI!!!!

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The FGI is pleased to welcome its newest Fabricator/Installer Member, Blue Environmental Containment, Inc. (Blue EC).  Blue EC has been a geomembrane installer since 1995 and a fabricator since 2014.  Currently servicing the northwestern U.S. including Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Alaska, and Hawaii. Blue EC is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and the FGI liaison is Jeff Boys, President, who can be reached at jeff@blueec.com.  Please help us welcome Blue Environmental Containment, Inc. to the FGI!!!!

The FGI is pleased to welcome its newest Associate Member, WSP. With over 73,900 professionals, WSP is one of the world’s largest leading engineering and professional services firms. WSP provides strategic advisory, engineering and design services to clients in the transportation, infrastructure, environment, building, power, energy, water, and mining sectors. WSP strives to develop creative, comprehensive and sustainable engineering solutions for a future in which society can thrive. Equipped with an intimate understanding of local intricacies, world-class talent and proactive leadership, WSP plans, designs, manages and engineers long-lasting and impactful solutions to uniquely complex problems. Their FGI liaison is Neil Nowak, P.E., Vice President Civil Engineer, who can be reached at Neil.Nowak@wsp.com. Please help us welcome WSP to the FGI!!!!

The FGI is pleased to welcome its newest Manufacturer Member, MVS Industries, Inc. (MVS). MVS has its roots in the steel packaging industry and has grown to also become a vertically integrated manufacturer of innovative coated woven products and diverse multi-layer reinforced plastic substrates. MVS serves a wide variety of markets such as geomembrane, protective packaging (lumber wrap & metal wrap),converted fabrics, agricultural and construction products. Consistent product quality is achieved by using state-of-the-art plastic extrusion, weaving, coating, laminating, printing techniques and a strong commitment to partnership with our customers, employees and suppliers. MVS is headquartered in Hyderabad, India with a growing presence in North America. The FGI liaison is Clive Mills, Vice President of Business Development, who can be reached at clive@mvsindustries.org.  Please help us welcome MVS Industries to the FGI!!!!

The FGI is pleased to welcome its newest Associate Member, Stantec. Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Stantec draws from over 20 technical specialties to form teams that are uniquely suited for any project, whether it’s major industrial infrastructure improvements to ongoing energy transition solutions. Stantec consists of designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors who innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere to redefine what’s possible. Their FGI liaisons are Kula Kulasingam, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Geotechnical Engineer, kula.kulasingam@stantec.com and Don Fuller, III, P.E, Vice President and CCR Program Manager, don.fuller@stantec.com. Please help us welcome Stantec to the FGI!!!!

Top FGI Headlines for Fall 2024:

- New Project Spotlight: Artesian Resources Treated Wastewater Holding Lagoon

- FGI Geomembrane 30-Year Durability Project

- New Module Added to FGI's Online CQA Course for 2025

- FGI Design & Installation Details

- Upcoming FGI Webinars

Top FGI Headlines for Summer 2024:

- New Project Spotlight: Potts Hill Reservoirs

- FGI Creates Subtitle D White Paper

- Installation Cost Comparison Calculator

- Become CQA Certified Online

- Upcoming FGI Webinars

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The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) is pleased to welcome its newest Manufacturer Member, Plastika Kritis (PK). Founded in 1970, Plastika Kritis is a leading European manufacturer of geomembranes and other plastic products, and a pioneer in blown film extrusion. In 1999 the company was listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.

PK specializes in high-performance geomembranes, such as EVOH barriers, and has supplied millions of square feet to projects globally for a variety of applications, including landfill lining and capping, water reservoirs, irrigation canals, earth dams, agriculture, construction, and more.

PK operates10 cutting-edge facilities in 7 countries and produces in-house premium additives and compounds used for its geomembranes and liners. The global footprint allows PK to supply its customers competitively, quickly, and securely. PK has a sales office in New York and the FGI liaison is Yannis Lempidakis, Business Development Manager, who can be reached at yl@plastikakritis.com.  Please help us welcome Plastika Kritis to the FGI!!!!

Top FGI Headlines for Winter 2024:

- FGI at GeoAmericas 2024 Conference

- FGI Offering Short Course on Subgrade Prep & Use of GCLs with Flexible Geomembranes Internationally

- FGI Hydropower Research Project

- FGI 1120 Now Available in Portuguese

- Upcoming FGI Webinars