Notes to Editors

The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) has gathered professionals in the deep foundations sector of the construction industry, to create a place for discussion, inquiry and debate for over 30 years. An international organisation, DFI has membership from over 40 countries across 6 continents. Visit www.dfi.org

The European Federation of Foundation Contractors (EFFC) produce through its network of EFFC officers, national co-ordinators, the executive committee and working groups, detailed guidance documents on a wide range of industry-relevant topics, from dispute resolution to joint venture contracts, to the use of on-line bidding and much more. Visit www.foundationworld.org.uk

The conference organising committee members include:

· David Sherwood, Conference Chairman, and Chairman, Bachy Soletanche Ltd 
· Chris Primett, Conference Management Sub-Committee, and Director, Per Aarsleff (UK) Ltd
· John Patch, Conference Management Sub-Committee, and Director of Piling, Roger Bullivant Ltd
· Rab Fernie, Technical Committee Chairman, and Chief Engineer, Cementation Skanska Ltd
· Theresa Rappaport, Executive Director, DFI
· Malcolm Bolton, Professor, University of Cambridge
· Maurice Bottiau, Group Commercial Director, Franki Foundations Group Belgium
· Tony Butcher, Principal Consultant, BRE
· Tim Chapman, Director, Arup
· Jim Cook, Group Director, Buro Happold
· Henk de Koning, DFI Europe
· Dianne Jennings, EFFC

For further information please contact Debbie Young on:
Tel: 020 7728 3910
Email: news@geotechnicalconference.com