2026 Annual General Meeting
The British Geomembrane Association has announced the election of its new officers, marking the start of another important chapter for the organisation as it continues its work supporting high standards and professional competence across the geomembrane and containment sector. At the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting, members elected a new leadership team to guide the […]
Coming Soon – Specialist Applied-Skills Programme (SAP) for new ground gas entrants!
The BGA is working collaboratively with the Property Care Association to produce a Gas Membrane Specialist Applied-Skills Programme. The BGA is drafting the content for the programme and it will delivered at the PCA’s training venue. Watch this space for further details!
GEO Expo 2025 -17 and 18 September
📍 Visit the British Geomembrane Association at Stand K36Join us at GEO Expo 2025 – the UK’s leading event for Geotechnical Engineering & Operations – on 17–18 September at the GEO Pavilion.Whether you’re a contractor, or a geomembrane specialist, this is your chance to discover how The British Geomembrane Association Council is supporting the industry.👉 […]
Mr Derek Mitchell
It is with sadness that we have heard of the death of one of our founding members and early officers of the BGA Mr Derek Mitchell, who will be known to some of the older members was a trail blazer in the early days of the BGA, championing the technician accreditation scheme. Whilst he has […]
CE Marking Update (2nd September 2024)
Rushanara Ali – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Building Safety and Homelessness Construction products are a pivotal part of the housing and infrastructure supply chain and make up 13% of the United Kingdom’s (UK) entire manufacturing base by turnover. Ensuring continuing supply of products is critical to delivering house building targets and wider infrastructure […]
In Memoriam Andy Knight
The BGA are saddened to receive news that Andy Knight of TWI has finally lost his battle with cancer. As some will know he has been unwell for some while. Many within the containment sector of BGA will remember Andy for his extensive involvement in the development of the syllabus for the BGA’s technician qualifications […]
AGM – Board Officers elected
We are pleased to announce that the following members were elected as Board Officers at the recent BGA AGM:From left to right:Simon Scott – General SecretaryMathew Spiller – ChairmanPeter Atchison – TreasurerPeter Henderson – Vice Chairman
Membrane Installer of the Year
We are very pleased to announce the Matt Evans was recognised as Membrane Installer of the Year 2023. The announcement was made at the BGA’s members’ meeting on December 5th. The award was highly contested with many entries. A rigorous voting procedure was applied by the panel of judges so that each candidate’s entry was […]
BGA Sponsors Gas Membrane Installer of the Year Award
The BGA are proud to sponsor the Gas Membrane Installer of the Year award.Professional gas membrane installation is fundamental for the development of the industry, so it is only fitting that an award should be given to recognise an exceptional installer.
Press release – company accreditation scheme to include gas membrane installation members
The British Geomembrane Association (BGA) has recently introduced its successful company accreditation scheme to include gas membrane installation members. This independently assessed accreditation scheme, which mirrors the containment lining company accreditation, has already seen a number of its members achieve the standard, which is an additional confirmation to contractors, engineers, verifiers and regulators as to […]