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Industry Awards

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Every year the QuarryNZ Conference holds an Awards night to celebrate success across the Industry. Due to COVID-19, this years Industry Awards have been post-poned and will recommence at the 2021 QuarryNZ Conference.

MIMICO Environment & Community Award

The industry sponsored Mimico Environmental Award annually recognises excellence within the aggregate industry for outstanding examples of pollution management, rehabilitation, beautification or other environmental work.

IOQ Awards

The Institute of Quarrying NZ Awards are a conference highlight and amongst others, cover categories including:

  • Winstone Aggregates Safety Award – judged on who is best meeting a wide range of H & S criteria
  • Southern Cross Engineering – Roctech Innovation Award – $3,500 award for someone to develop innovations that can assist quarrying
  • Lyn Jordan Memorial Trophy for best technical paper
  • BR Webster Family Educational Scholarship – towards tertiary or practical learning studies
  • WorkSafe Chief Inspector Safety Leadership Award

Entries are required by May 31 each year, other than Winstones Safety Award which needs to be in by April 20 each year. Any IOQ member can nominate another IOQ member. Nominations should include some background information about the person: current job description, a mini version CV. Entries to ioq@xtra.co.nz and details on IOQ website

NZ Quarrying and Mining Awards

These awards from Q+M magazine recognise upcoming leaders in the quarrying sector. As many as several people have won an award in one year, which recognises “future leaders.” They are each provided with a certificate and $1000 each. If you have a someone showing talent in your quarry, email a brief CV and outline of the person’s achievements and qualities to Q+M Editor Alan Titchall – alan@contrafed.co.nz by May 31 each year. 

Read here for more information on the 2019 Award winners. 

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