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...
by mjd | Apr 11, 2007 | Branch News, Central Districts, Conference News, News
2007 Wellington ConferenceSustainability of our Resources – Our Future”Conference Brochure now...
by mjd | Aug 5, 2006 | Auckland, Branch News, News
“Houses, shops and a school are all part of this ambitious development plan” NZ Herald article 05 Aug 06 Read...
by mjd | Jun 17, 2006 | Local Reports, News, Reports, Waikato / Bay of Plenty
The words: Blocks, Tables, Chain saw, Wire saw, Horizontal drilling, Air bag, or Kiln Drier are not part of the usual vocabulary of the average NZ Quarryman. In the dimension-stone business, however, these are some of the key words used to describe their processes and...
by mjd | Mar 21, 2006 | Branch News, Canterbury, Local Reports, News, Reports
The Canterbury Branch of the Institute of Quarrying NZ (Inc) had a very busy week at the end of February 2006 commencing with a branch meeting on Monday 27th February at the Equestrian Hotel Christchurch, with a strong turn out – 48 members in attendance. New...
by mjd | Feb 7, 2006 | Auckland, Branch News, Local Reports, News, Reports
When Lindsay Cook, General Manager of Mounts Wire Industries describes some of his company’s achievements he does so with a quiet passion, and a real sense of pride. After all, not many companies extend back 87 years In 1919 Mounts Wire commenced its operations...