by mjd | Jul 21, 2013 | Auckland, Branch News, News, Northland, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
Keep August 13th free. See Diary page for this exciting meeting at C&R Developments premises: 162 Hannon Road Hautapu...
by mjd | Jul 15, 2013 | Auckland, News, Obituary
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,...
by mjd | Jul 14, 2013 | Branch News, Caernarfon Award, International, News
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...
by mjd | Jul 14, 2013 | Award Winners, Branch News, News, Rocktec Innovation Award
Rocktec now forms part of of the Southern Cross Engineering Group. This year Road Metals manufactured a machine to remove coal from gravel, so the resulting product could be used in “breeze blocks” at an Alexandra plant. This was an outstanding example of...
by mjd | Jun 13, 2013 | Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, News, Northland, Otago / Southland, Safety, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
Attached please find a Public & Industry Consultations Schedule for the second round of consultations on the Safe Mines – Safe Workers discussion documents. MBIE advise that the * 12 noon – 1.30 pm session will focus on the contents of Vol 1 of the discussion...
by mjd | Apr 24, 2013 | International, News, Obituary
from Bob Fulton: “It is with much sadness that I relay the news of the death of my father John who passed away peacefully this morning (24 April 2013) in Dunedin. Dad worked for Fulton Hogan in a number of roles starting in the late 1950’s and was a Board member...
