by mjd | Sep 19, 2012 | Award Winners, Branch Awards, Branch News, Caernarfon Award, News
When Murray Discombe received a call today from IOQNZ President, Gavin Hartley, (attending the Australian Annual Conference in Melbourne) he thought that Gavin needed information. Wrong ! It was the best news he had ever had – a call to advise him that the paper...
by mjd | Nov 24, 2011 | Award Winners, Caernarfon Award, News
Inline Drilling Ltd drill small and large diameter blast holes for Mines & Quarries nationwide. But now they have something else to crow about. On 25/11/2011, at the recent Institute of Quarrying International President’s Meeting held in Hong Kong, National...
by mjd | Mar 5, 2008 | News
Report from NZ Herald Wed March 05, 2008 By Anne Gibson Swiss quarry and cement giant Holcim has Government approval to buy large blocks of land in North Otago where it is planning to establish a new cement plant. In the latest round of decisions released by the...
by mjd | Aug 31, 2007 | News
Ever wondered how many pot-holes are repaired by each local council each year? Here’s a USA website dedicated to promoting concrete roads. www.nomorepotholes.com Could we peruade our local bodies in NZ to switch to concrete roads? Bill Abbott recently moved to...
by mjd | Jun 14, 2007 | News
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...
