Technical

The AQA technical pages provide advice and comments on any national, regional or local proposals relating to the quality, testing, and end use of aggregates.  The pages highlight the current work of the AQA which includes monitoring and advising on the development of new aggregate products or specifications and the uses of aggregates in new construction products.

The AQA has a strategic aim to develop relationships with aligned industry groups with a view to greater collaboration and knowledge, and with this aim, the Technical Committee includes members from the wider industry and is also represented on several external committees in the roading, asphalt and concrete sectors. AQA believes this amalgamation of knowledge will provide long-term benefits for member companies and will help to ensure that as an industry we are kept up to date with the future requirements of our major customer segments.

Issues can often arise when specifications are developed, especially on a local level, and incorporated into agreements that are just not workable. At this point it is often a reactive action to contact the AQA Technical Committee when the real benefit would have been to call on them proactively at the beginning of the process to enable support and advice to be given.

Remember you don’t have to go it alone – the AQA Technical Committee, are in place to help you should you have any concerns with specifications on a national, regional or local level. In the first instance contact Executive Director Roger Parton on roger@aqa.org.nz or  04-568 9123