by mjd | Feb 24, 2005 | Branch News, News, Winstone Aggregates Safety Award
Winstone Aggregates has modified both the criteria sought and the nomination methods for its coveted Winstone Aggregates Safety Award From this year each Institute of Quarrying Branch should nominate a quarry (or quarries) for the award. The Chief Quarries Inspector...
by mjd | Jan 31, 2005 | Auckland, Award Winners, Award Winners Reports, Branch Awards, Branch News, Honorary Fellowships, Local Reports, News, Reports
The 2004 Auckland Branch Christmas function was hosted by Komatsu, Ingersoll Rand, Groenenveld, and Deals on Wheels. Another great success One of New Zealand’s quarrying legends, aka “Mr Quarry” gave a talk on his experiences in the industry not to...
by mjd | Dec 31, 2004 | Award Winners, Caernarfon Award, International, Lyn Jordan Memorial Trophy, News
Brian Bouzaid’s paper presented at the IOQNZ 2004 Conference in Wairakei, was later awarded the Caernarfon Award. The award is an internationally recognised achievement. This is the first time since 1989 that a NZ paper has been successful. Well done. Download...
by mjd | Dec 22, 2004 | News, Obituary
OBITUARY THOMAS (TOM) FRANCIS LINNELL (Honorary Fellow of the IOQ NZ) Sadly, The Institute of Quarrying New Zealand was informed of the death of Tom Linnell on the 21st of December 2004. A life of quarrying and commitment – to the Institute, and to his wife and...
by mjd | Sep 27, 2004 | Branch News, Central Districts, Local Reports, News, Reports
Wellington Branch met on the 22 Sep 2004 at the Johnsonville RSA. The meeting was well attended by 18 members including past NZ chairman, Gib Stuart and Ken Ludlam, Mr Quarry “Keith Neiderer” and also Past AQA President Malcolm Hunter. Apologies where...
by mjd | Sep 7, 2004 | Auckland, Branch News, News
Roads can handle 3000-home development says Council NZ Herald article 06.09.2004 By PHILIP ENGLISH The Auckland City Council is confident roads will cope with an increase in traffic caused by a big housing development for up to 8000 people in the disused Mt Wellington...
