by mjd | Nov 17, 2012 | Auckland, Award Winners, Branch Awards, Branch News, News
The Blackwood Shield (formerly known as the Paykel Shield) is awarded each year at the annual Christmas function, to a member for outstanding contribution to the Auckland Branch over the years . Past recipients: 2014 Tony Carpenter 2013 Murray Harvey 2012 Mike...
by mjd | Nov 17, 2012 | Auckland, Award Winners, Branch Awards, Branch News, News
The 2012 Auckland Branch’s Christmas function held on Nov 16th at Auckland City’s Rendezvous Hotel, attracted 96 attendees to its Dinner / Charity Raffle. A jolly good turnout with many taking the opportunity to bring their partners for a night out on the...
by mjd | Sep 19, 2012 | Award Winners, Caernarfon Award
2013Tony Hunter (New Zealand) 2012Murray Discombe (New Zealand) 2011Glenn Kiernan (New Zealand) 2010 2009Darcy Maddern, Greg Slaughter (New Zealand) 2008C Pretorius (Southern Africa) 2007G. Chan, D. Pallot, D. Hogan (Hong Kong) 2006G.W. Bolsover 2005Gordon Laing, Alan...
by mjd | Sep 19, 2012 | Award Winners, Branch Awards, Branch News, Caernarfon Award, News
When Murray Discombe received a call today from IOQNZ President, Gavin Hartley, (attending the Australian Annual Conference in Melbourne) he thought that Gavin needed information. Wrong ! It was the best news he had ever had – a call to advise him that the paper...
by mjd | Aug 30, 2012 | Auckland, News, Terra CAT Travel Award
Mike Ryan has been involved with the quarrying industry for 35 years, since joining Downer & Co Quarries Division as a despatcher at Wiri Quarry in 1976. In 1981 he took up a position at Roscommon Quarry as a Production Leading Hand where his passion for plant...
by mjd | Jul 22, 2012 | Auckland, Award Winners, News, Waikato / Bay of Plenty, Winstone Aggregates Safety Award
HG Leach operate a number of quarries in the Waikato / Bay of Plenty region including Tahuna Quarry which this year received recognition by being awarded the Winstone Aggregates Safety Award. Mike McSaveney, acting General Manager of Winstone Aggregates (L)...
