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18th Dec 2017

APPGE in the Built Environment Report

Earlier this year The Federation of Piling Specialists attended the launch of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence (APPGE) in the Built Environment Report, which was held at the…

13th Dec 2017

Success of the 'Rig Bearing Pressure Spreadsheet' Seminars

The recent Rig Bearing Pressure Spreadsheet Seminars, commissioned by the FPS and run by Remedy Geotechnics, were a tremendous success. The two half-day sessions, held 7th December 2017, were designed…

7th Dec 2017

DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement Urbanization and Infrastructure Development – Future Challenges

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS), is pleased to be sponsoring the EFFC’s conference “DFI-EFFC International Conference on Deep Foundations and Ground Improvement Urbanization and Infrastructure Development – Future Challenges”,…

4th Dec 2017

It’s a Dirty Job, But Somebody’s Got to Do It – But Who?

The construction industry has come a long way in removing many of its stereotypes, particularly when it comes to sexism, especially since the days of wolf whistles from the scaffolding…

24th Nov 2017

Pile in for a Career in Piling

There has never been a better time to work in the piling and foundations industry, in any capacity, whether as a geotechnical engineer, designer, project manager, operative or site supervisor.…

21st Nov 2017

FPS Establishes Learning & Development Forum

Headed up by the Federation of Piling Specialist’s (FPS) John Chick, the FPS has established a Learning and Development Forum, to encourage its members to help define their training needs…

14th Nov 2017

Importing Skills – A Post-Brexit Necessity

Talk to anyone in the specialist contracting sector and they will tell you how significant and important non-UK employees are to its running. Firstly they serve as long-term direct employees,…

7th Nov 2017

Occupational Health in Ground Engineering

In March this year the Office for National Statistics released a report, which identified that men working in the construction industry are at the highest risk of suicide. It went…

31st Oct 2017

FPS Annual Awards Dinner 2017 - Photo Gallery

A big thank you to those who attended the FPS Dinner and Awards, which took place on 20th October 2017, at the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane. The evening was…

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