New Zealand’s national aggregates organisation says it fears new requirements for roading aggregate from the NZ Transport Agency will end up reducing the number of sites making basecourse and increase the cost of road building.
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The nation’s quarry organisation has announced the appointment of Wayne Scott as the new Chief Executive of the Aggregate and Quarry Association. AQA chair Jared Johnston says the AQA Board at its meeting today confirmed Wayne Scott to take on the role from October 1 2018.
A Canterbury company took top honours in this year’s industry environmental and community awards for a Chatham Islands project while another Canterbury quarry was a runner-up.
The nation’s quarry organisation has elected a new chair and deputy and confirmed a decision to recruit a full-time Chief Executive.
Looming gravel shortage could throw housing, roading projects into doubt - 1 NEWS NOW
The quarry industry and its health and safety organisation on want a tougher approach taken this year to small quarries that continue to flout health and safety regulations.
Demand for gravel is running ahead of local supplies - Brian Roche
Lizard Transfer a winner for Quarry- Hutt News July 25 2017
The chair of New Zealand’s quarry industry association says the sector does not get the attention it deserves from politicians and he’s backed creating a single organisation for the entire extractive sector to help achieve that.