by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | Award Winners, Komatsu Award
Winner of the 2008 Komatsu Travel Award is Gordon Laing who is well qualified and has a wide range of experience in both the mining and quarrying sectors. He led a team of similarly-minded staff to win one national and two international Awards (Caernarfon Award) for...
by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | Award Winners, Award Winners Reports, Conference News, News
Highlights: * John Walrond awarded Honorary Fellowship * Gordon Laing receives Komatsu Travel Award * Dean Torstonson awarded Goughs Travel Award * Winstone Aggregates secure inaugural EECA Award Holcim’s McDonald Lime Oparere Quarry scoops three awards !...
by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | Award Winners, Terra CAT Travel Award
HG Leach & Co Dean Torstonson with Gough Group CEO, Andrew Green.Dean Torstonson is Quarry Operations Manager for HG Leach & Company responsible for the daily management and operations of the company’s four hard rock quarries (Tirohia Quarry Paeroa;...
by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | Award Winners, Citation Award, Northland
Late in 2007, the IOQ chose Dennis Cochrane to be the recipient of a Citation for his long standing service (approx 18 years) to the Northland Branch of the Institute. Before it could be awarded, Dennis died suddenly in March 2008. As a measure of the high esteem held...
by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | Award Winners, RD Hassed Memorial Trophy
Murray is a long time, behind the scenes, supporter of the IOQ NZ and the NZ Quarry Industry. Murray, as Managing Director of Road Metals Co Ltd, has been a very firm supporter of the IOQ NZ in many ways. Murray is very vocal about the positive attributes of the...
by mjd | Jul 12, 2008 | AQA Awards, Auckland, Branch News, News
John McCallum speaks to the delegates at the Goughs Dinner, after receiving a Life Membership from the Aggregate and Quarry Association NZ Inc from George Cunningham. John is pictured here with AQA President James Boyce, and MC Steve Davis. Notes from George...
