ABG GEOSYNTHETICS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Member of the Technical Team
- Company Founder & Chartered Civil Engineer
Alan is the founder of ABG Geosynthetics and is a Chartered Civil Engineer with more than 30 years' experience of pioneering the development of geosynthetics, with a particular interest in their application in waste containment (MSW and mining waste) and tunnels. Alan draws upon a wealth of knowledge and experience of UK and international practise of engineering in highways, tunnels and landfill.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Technical Team
- Senior Technical Manager - Blue Roofs ( Building )
Andrew is the Senior Technical Manager for our Blue Roof system and has worked in the construction industry for 30 years in technical sales, business development, marketing and export roles. Andrew specialises within ABG's Building Team, in the design of SuDS ‘blue roof' attenuation systems and associated surface finishes, including green and biodiverse roofs. With substantial knowledge of how construction projects evolve from initial planning, to detailed design, through to site construction, Andrew is currently working on several industry guidance groups and trade associations; including CIRIA's ‘Susdrain' team, GRO's Technical Committee, the LRWA Insulation Technical Sub-Committee and CIRIA's project steering group for their new ‘blue roof' industry guidance document.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Technical Team
Andrew is an experienced Director with a proven track record of implementing strategic management for production, commercial and design based solution manufacturers in the geosynthetics industry. Andrew's commercial and manufacturing expertise is underpinned by a degree in Technical Textiles and Management from Leeds University. Andrew joined ABG in 2022 and has over 20 years' experience in the geosynthetics industry, including a particular interest in waste management and coastal engineering applications backed up by a wealth of knowledge and experience of UK and international engineering practices.
Ben has over 12 years' experience within the Construction industry and holds an NVQ in Construction Management and the SMSTS certificate, in addition to a number of recognised plant certificates including IPAF, PASMA, CPCS Slinger / Signaller (banksman). Ben is fully proficient in the supervision and installation of Green / Blue Roof systems, erosion control and green earth retaining wall projects.
In accordance with the European standard for building product manufacturers, the majority of ABG products are CE marked through a notified body called KIWA based in Germany. All products that are CE marked through KIWA will be identified by their unique reference number, 0799, which can be found on the product CE label or declaration of performance (DOP) document which accompanies the product.
A CE mark is required for products which are covered by the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) No. 305/2011. The regulation lays down a set of harmonised standards to which a product's performance shall be declared by appropriate labelling and documentation.
The manufacturer of the products must obtain a factory production certificate to enable it to declare the performance of its products through a notified (accredited) organisation who regularly audits the manufacturer's systems and procedures.
Claire has over 20 years' experience working within the finance and planning divisions of commercial and government related services and is responsible for contract documentation, tender bids and estimating; along with the scheduling of deliveries to sites, hiring in of plant and the procurement of materials.
Job Titles:
- Chief Engineer
- Member of the Technical Team
David is a Chartered Civil and Waste Engineer who has offered innovative geosynthetic solutions in the UK and overseas for the past 30 years. Starting with a major contractor on highway and water treatment construction projects he then joined the then fledgling geosynthetic industry in the UK. He has contributed to the industry giving papers on innovative geosynthetic solutions for the Rail, Coastal & River, Landfill and Highways industries. After a period in senior level management in some of the largest geosynthetic manufacturers, he returns to the technical support world of creating engineering solutions using both his wide ranging experience and the array of products supplied by ABG.
Job Titles:
- Civil Engineer
- Member of the Technical Team
- Senior Design Manager
Dr. Alamgir Hossain is a Civil Engineer with over 14 years' design experience in geosynthetics applications, both in reinforced earth retaining structures and ground stabilisations. Notably on varieties of walls, load bearing bridge abutments, slopes, embankments, working platforms, haul roads for heavy duty traffic, road foundations, road pavement design, LTPs, and more. Previously he also worked at several UK landfill construction sites as a CQA engineer. In his early career whilst teaching at university, he built his background in geotechnical field and lab testing, as well as geotechnical and civils structure designs.
Job Titles:
- Civil Engineer
- Member of the Technical Team
- Director of Civil Engineering
Goran is a Civil Engineer with over twenty five years experience in the design and engineering of landfill, environmental, water and geotechnical projects. At ABG Goran is a Director of Civil Engineering responsible for the Civils/Environmental division of our business, including preparing and monitoring design output for specific projects in this sector.
Kirstin has over 20 years' sales experience in commercial manufacturing and contracting roles, most recently within ABG's Buildings department. Kirstin was integral to the successful delivery of a number of high profile projects, including the award winning Skelton Lakes Wildflower green roof, and blueroofs for the prestigious 1 Charter Square HSBC building in Sheffield and the St James Quarter retail development in Edinburgh.
Mark is a Chartered Horticulturist with over 30 years' experience in all aspects of landscape formation and construction. Botanically qualified with specialist knowledge in both hard and soft scapes, he is responsible for managing and overseeing all the ABG Installs operational installations including Health / Safety & Quality Control.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Technical Team
- Senior Technical Manager - ABG Porous Paving & Tree Root Protection Systems
Phil has 20 years' experience in the design and development of plastic porous paving and has been responsible for the introduction, technical development and invention of some of today's market leading SuDS related source-control products and designs. Having worked for leading civil engineering based plastic mesh, grid and paving manufacturers on major projects in the UK and overseas during this time, Phil has previously spent 20 years in the landscaping and groundsman industries. With his unique combination of horticultural and ground engineering experience, Phil adds another dimension to the ABG Technical Team.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Technical Team
- Business Development - Highways & Rail
- Head of Our Highways & Rail
Richard is head of our Highways & Rail division. A fellow of the Institute of Highways Engineers and Chartered Institute of Highways & Transportation, he has worked in the the transportation sector for over 20 years, including on a number of major highways & rail projects. His experience ranges from carbon saving linear drainage and embankment consolidation methods, highways maintenance schemes and green bridge design for road and rail projects.
Ryan has over 12 years' experience working in ground works and construction and holds SSSTS, PASMA, IPAF, first aid, PA1/PA6 certificates and also an NVQ level 3 in occupational work supervision (Construction). He is proficient in leading teams on installations of Green / Blue roof systems as well as having experience in brickworks, concreting, attenuation tanks, Webwalls & landscaping.
Tim has over 12 years' experience in ground works and construction and holds C&G 1&2 in Construction, as well as SSSTS, PASMA, IPAF, PA1/PA6 certificates and an NVQ level 3 in occupational work supervision (Construction). He is proficient in leading teams on installations of Green / Blue roof systems as well as having experience in brickworks, concreting, attenuation tanks, Webwalls & landscaping.