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Archive | July, 2013

Waikato / BOP Branch Meeting – with C&R Developments
Keep August 13th free. See Diary page for this exciting meeting at C&R Developments premises: 162 Hannon Road Hautapu Cambridge

Founding Member Wally Yelavich passes
It is with great sadness that we record the passing of one of the Institute of Quarrying NZ Founding members, Walter Peter (Wally) Yelavich on 13 July 2013, aged 89 years. Wally recently featured in the “Profiles in Stone” book published by the IOQNZ in 2012, highlighting his long career in the quarrying and transport […]

2013 AJ & RJ Loader Sponsors Shield

IOQ Awards 2013
Another successful QuarryNZ Conference has been held 10-12 July in Dunedin. Recipients of the The Institute of Quarrying Awards are: Winstone Aggregates Safety Award RD Hassed Memorial Trophy Rocktec Innovation Award Niemac Trophy Lyn Jordan Memorial Trophy IOQNZ Shield Caernarfon Award Recipients of the The Aggregate & Quarry […]

2013 Caernarfon Award
This year (2013) was New Zealand’s turn to host the IOQ International Presidents at the QuarryNZ Combined IOQNZ / AQA Conference in Dunedin. During the course of the event they chose a winner from four nominations for the Caernarfon Award – the best paper given at an Institute conference, seminar, meeting etc anywhere in the […]

2013 MIMICO Environmental Award
The MIMICO Awards recognise the contributions made by member companies and staff in caring for the environment. The scope includes any action, process, activity or project that has a positive effect on the environment. It may be a one off or ongoing, a formal project or someone’s idea that has been put into practice. It […]

2013 Lyn Jordan Memorial Trophy
RedBull Powder Company young engineers – Daniel Leemeyer, Nick Bastow, and Jason Tavioni presented a paper at the Auckland Branch Technical meeting May 7th 2013. Their paper entitled Construction Blasting – The Waterview Connection Project demonstrated the magnitude of one of New Zealand’s largest roading construction projects – the Waterview tunnel project, and the many […]

Thanks to Transdiesels
Many in the IOQNZ know that ex President, Russell Vickers, is passionate about quarrying. What they may not know that he also sources rock from many places around the world to adorn his house and surrounding yard. Russell secured (with assistance from Peter Coleman) a fabulous piece of granite from Eskilstuna, Sweden. He polished it […]

2013 RD Hassed Memorial Trophy
Andrew Dronjak has held several key roles on the Auckland Branch – Secretary, Treasurer, and Chairman. He has been there to assist with organising the Annual Health & Safety Review meeting for most years, and is often there to greet members as they arrive at the branch meetings. Andrew also served as the first student […]