by mjd | Jul 16, 2012 | Auckland, Canterbury, Central Districts, News, Northland, Otago / Southland, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
The launch of Profiles in Stone – Stories from New Zealand Quarrymen has been the culmination of nearly three years work behind the scenes. Louise Foord and co-author Neil Clayton interviewed the folks whose stories are told in the book. There’s a chapter...
by mjd | Jul 16, 2012 | Award Winners, Branch News, Honorary Fellowships, News
Fulton Hogan’s Bruce Taylor was presented with an Honorary Fellowship from the Institute of Quarrying and a Life Membership from the Aggregate & Quarrying Association. Bruce started driving a coal truck, excavator and digger on the West Coast for Gibbons...
by mjd | Jul 16, 2012 | Auckland, Award Winners, Branch News, RD Hassed Memorial Trophy
Tony Smith was the recipient of the RD Hassed Memorial trophy. He had an ongoing commitment to ensure that the GoughCAT Dinner, which forms an integral part of the combined annual conference of the AQA / IOQ, was planned to perfection. Over the past few years he has...
by mjd | Jul 16, 2012 | Auckland, Award Winners, Branch Awards, Lyn Jordan Memorial Trophy, News
The 2012 award for “best paper” was awarded to Murray Discombe His paper entitled “Land Damage Assessment; Liquefaction and Lateral Spread” described the geotechnical reasons for the extensive damage to land and dwellings fromthe Canterbury...
by mjd | Jun 7, 2012 | News, Northland
IOQ Branch Meeting with Orica at Winstone Aggregates Otaika Quarry 13 Jun 2012...
by mjd | May 18, 2012 | Auckland, News, Northland
FEATURED OPERATION – WHAREHINE CONTRACTORS Premium-grade aggregates from Wharehine Quarries are an integral part of much of our region’s infrastructure – and have been for more than 50 years. Strong and resistant to weathering, Greywacke rock from...
