by mjd | Dec 9, 2008 | Canterbury, News
As Mike Ross was recently in Christchurch, the opportunity was taken at short notice for for him to present his paper from this year’s IOQ/AQA Conference at a Canterbury meeting. A good attendance was rewarded with the interesting history of Rock Products The...
by mjd | Dec 5, 2008 | Award Winners, Branch Awards, News, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
The 2008 WAIKATO / BAY OF PLENTY Christmas function held at the Waikato Stadium was an absolute ripper of a night. Tim Armstrong and his band belted out some sensational tunes all night and kept everybody busy on the dance floor especially myself. Even Elvis put in an...
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...
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 | May 21, 2008 | Branch News, Canterbury, News
The members present at Canterbury Branch meeting held on 21 May 2008 in Christchurch endorsed the election of Andrew Mahon as Chairman. Andrew is a member of the IOQNZ Executive Committee, and works with Isaac Construction Company. Isaacs have a motto –...
by mjd | Mar 27, 2008 | Branch News, Local Reports, News, Otago / Southland, Reports
Cable Price Invercargill hosted the Otago/Southland Branch IOQ meeting on 20 Feb 2008. The meeting, chaired by IOQ Otago/Southland Chairman, Craig McCrorie, was well attended by many local quarry folk,with members of the NZ Executive also present. The local branch...
