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Federation of Piling Specialists Welcomes New Chair, Malcolm O'Sullivan

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm O'Sullivan as its new Chair, succeeding John Chick who has successfully completed his two-year tenure. Malcolm…

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The Federation of Piling Specialists Launches New Sustainability Charter

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Sustainability Charter. The Charter is designed to establish what sustainability means for piling specialists, including…

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FPS Launches Working Platform Safety Video

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is pleased to announce it has created a safety training video on the topic of Working Platforms. The video, which is available to watch…

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FPS Launches “Sustainability by Design” Working Group

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has launched a ‘Sustainability by Design’ working group, to raise awareness across the piling sector and the general foundation consultancy industry of some of…

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FPS Publishes New Guidance for Specifying Crosshole Sonice Logging (CSL)

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has published new guidance for specifying crosshole sonic logging (CSL), to reduce harm to site personnel. In accordance with their duty under Construction Design…

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FPS issues New Guidance on Specifying Crosshole Sonic Logging

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has issued guidance on Specifying Crosshole Sonic Logging (CSL) in an effort to reduce harm to site personnel. The guidance has been published following…

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FPS to Examine Sonic Logging Safety Issue and Future Viability

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is to examine the overall viability of sonic logging in foundation piles, given the safety issues inherent in the placement and jointing of the…

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Safe use of Concrete Pumps – Update Published

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) is pleased to announce that its “Best Practice Guidance Pumping Concrete to Form Piles” has been updated and is available to download FREE from…

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FPS Launches CPCS Pilot Scheme

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS), working together with CPCS, is pleased to announce the launch of a new “Provisional Card”, which will help overcome the problem the piling sector…

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