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FPS Supports Women in Engineering Day 2019

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is keen to lend its support to this year’s International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), which is being held 23rd June 2019. In support…

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FPS Summer Ball 2019 – Book Now!!

It’ll be summer before you know it, and that means it is time to mark your diary with this year’s Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Summer Ball, which will take…

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FPS Supports GE Awards 2019

The Federation of Piling Specialist (FPS) is pleased to support the 2019 Ground Engineering Awards, which are being held on 5th June 2019, at the Hilton Park Lane Hotel in…

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FPS Supports Piling 2020 Conference

The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) with support from the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) will be hosting a major international conference on Piling in Durham on 15 and 16 September…

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FPS Supports Contamination Expo 2019

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is pleased to support ‘The Contamination Expo Series’, Europe’s leading contamination and geotechnical specialist event, being held 11-12 September 2019 at the NEC, Birmingham.…

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The Price of Prompt Payment…

Early Payment Schemes (EPS) have been with us a while now, on the face of it they sound great, who doesn’t want to be paid early, right! But is anyone…

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The Need for Better Site Investigation

SI... a ‘Site’ for Sore Eyes? Few would argue that effective Site Investigation is not only best practice but essential for identifying ground conditions that may have the potential to…

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Discounts for FPS Members on Industry Awards

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is always looking at ways to add value to its membership package, and as part of this effort it regularly negotiates discounts and VIP…

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Service Strikes – An All Too Common Problem

At a recent Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Safety & Training meeting, the issue of Service Strikes was discussed or more specifically, the number of strikes the industry is seeing…

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