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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 you think. • Today’s programme.

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”.

30 Years Ago • Seoul Olympics • End of pound note • Piper Alpha • Stephen Hawking Publishes " A Brief History Of Time “ • Solidarity strikes in Poland

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

The Changing Face of the Industry Freeman Fox & Partners

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).

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

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 our members. • Leading the debate in our industry .

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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).

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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What has the AGS done for us?

Continued Uncertainty • World security. • Global protectionism. • Brexit. • UK economy, value of the pound and interest rates.

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

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”.