Products /Services

Geogrids

Fortrac® - Polyester Geogrids
Fortrac 30G - Secondary Reinforcement Geogrid
Fortrac 3D - Soil Reinforcement and Root Vegetation
Fortrac MP® - Geogrid with High Chemical Resistance
Fornit® Biaxial Geogrids - Soil Stabilization and Separation
Hatelit® Asphalt Reinforcement - Asphalt Reinforcement Composite

Geotextiles

Comtrac® PET - High Tenacity Polyester Geotextile Reinforcement for Embankments
Comtrac® PET/PP - High Tenacity Polyester/Polypropylene Geotextile Reinforcement for Walls and Slopes
Comtrac® PP - Polypropylene Geotextile Reinforcement for Roads over Soft Soils
Ringtrac® - Geotextile-Encased Columns for Foundation Support

Specialty Products

Composite Nonwovens - Railways, Cap Protection for Landfills, Mining and Highways
Geosynthetic Membrane Composites - Canal Liners, Landfill Cover Liners, and Wastewater Lagoon Liners
Heavy Weight Nonwovens - Landfill Liner, Buried Pipe, and Membrane Protection, Soil/Gravel or Ballast/Subgrade Separation
Zeomat® and Zeomat® AC - Permeable Floating Covers for Odor and Algae Control
CATCH-ALL™ and GTPlus™ - Absorbent Track Mats available through Portec Rail Products, Inc.
Reinforced Nonwovens - Embankment Stabilization over Soft Soils and Subgrade Reinforcement
Company Information

Huesker is a manufacturer and distributor of high strength geosynthetics - both geogrids and geotextiles - that are especially designed for soil reinforcement applications such as slope and wall reinforcement, road base reinforcement, landfill veneer reinforcement and many other specialty applications.
News
latest news  

Steve Lothspeich, P.E. has been named President of Huesker, Inc.  Lothspeich has over 20 years experience in the geosynthetic industry with manufacturers of geotextiles, geogrids and geocomposites.  With design experience in reinforced retaining walls, slopes and landfills he also has developed geogrids for base reinforcement, geotextiles for coastal erosion, and geocomposites for filtration and lining applications.

Over the past decade he has been responsible for marketing and sales of high strength geosynthetic reinforcement geogrids and geotextiles.  He is also a member of ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics and International Geosyntethics Society.  He received his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and has been a registered Professional Engineer since 1990.  Steve is married to his wife Ana and has two sons - Alex and Matthew.  He recently retired as a Cub Scout den leader of five years with Pack 174.

Are you aware that Huesker manufactures heavy weight nonwovens at their plant in Shelby, North Carolina?

  • Polyester or Polypropylene
  • Widths to 30 feet
  • Weights @ 8 oz/yd2 - 60 oz/yd2
  • Colors: tan, green, black, white, etc.
  • Reinforced or Non-Reinforced

Contact us to discuss your project requirements.

Huesker is working with Aplix on the railroad side of their business. Aplix makes a hook product that is being used with Huesker's 8oz/yd2 material to field splice absorbent mat material. Also, they have hired two new sales engineers, Cameron Gallamore - working with Roy McClinton on geocomposites & Gregory Kiggins - working with Steve Lothspeich as the product manager for Fornit & Hatelit. Check out Huesker's Case Study: Ringtrac Geotextile-Encased Columns for Foundation Support

Case Studies
Contact

Steve Lothspeich
slothspeich@hueskerinc.com

Huesker, Inc.
P.O. Box 411529
Charlotte, NC 28241

10701-W S. Commerce Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28273

phone: +1-704-588-5500
toll free: 1-800-942-9418
fax: +1-704-588-5988

marketing@hueskerinc.com

http://www.hueskerinc.com/

Huesker International

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