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2007 Winstone Aggregates Safety Award

Parkburn Quarry, just out of Cromwell, Central Otago was chosen as this year's recipient for the Winstone Aggregates Safety Trophy/ Quarry Manager Tony Andrews (left) is congratulated by Bernie Chote General Manager for Winstone Aggregates.

2007 – Gough CAT Award

Shane Toto, Quarry Manager for Stevensons Drury Quarry, Auckland receives the Gough CAT Award from Matt Kean, NZ Marketing Manager for Goughs. President Steve Ellis (also Manager, Quarries Division, for Stevensons) was also very pleased with the outcome. Shane Toto

2007 – Komatsu Travel Award

Brian Bouzaid is congratulated by Sean Taylor, General Manager Construction Division, Komatsu Australia, and IOQNZ President Steve Ellis

2007 AJ & RJ Loader Sponsors Shield

Goughs CAT was chosen by Andy Loader to receive the AJ & RJ Loader Shield for Best Sponsor's Trade Display stand at Conference 2007. Matt McKean accepts the award.

2012 Winners

Winners will be announced at the Annual Conference in Wellington - July 2012 Get in early to nominate a worthy candidate Don't delay Nominate a member for IOQ Award Lyn Jordan Trophy Niemac Trophy RD Hasssed Trophy Winstone Aggregates Safety Award Goughs CAT Travel...

2006 Niemac Award

Cobus van Vuuren (Higgins Aggregates) receives the Niemac Award "for the most innovative plant operation or work method within the industry" from Graham Fergusson.

2006 RD Hassed Memorial Trophy

Andy was one of the youngest members to serve as IOQ President (1991-1993). In his role now assessing the 'younger chaps' with their hands on quarrying experience he continues to be of great service to our industry.

2006 Lyn Jordan Memorial Award

Murray Francis took home the Lyn Jordan Memorial Award for best paper. Murray presented '50 years of Quarrying' at five IOQ Branch meetings and had everyone enthralled with the Road Metals story. Well done

Bill Abbott off to Holcim, Colorado

Bill Abbott has accepted a position with Holcim Aggregate Industries in Denver, Colorado as the General Manager Aggregates. He has extensive experience in the concrete and aggregate industries both here in New Zealand and Australia including an in-depth understanding...

Max Whiley

Max Whiley passed away Sat June 9, 2007. Max was the founder, 42 years ago, of Titan Plant Services, which is the New Zealand agent for Volvo Trucks and Construction Machinery. The organisation also incorporates Tiitan Cranes. Mr Whiley, who was 77, founded the Power...

JIM MACDONALD MEMORIAL LECTURE 2007

The delay in announcing the guest presenter for the 2006 Jim Macdonald Memorial Lecture Tour was worth the wait. In March 2007, Ian Rodger of Metso Minerals used a small window of opportunity to secure a speaker from America to provide the NZ Quarrying Industry with a...

2007 Quarry Industry Study Tour to Europe

Opportunity of a lifetime! Trafalgar Tours is organising a fully escorted Quarry Industry Study Tour in April 2007 to Germany and France for members of the quarry industry and their partners. The tour is planned to have two distinct stages. During the first stage you...

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