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Classic MachinesQ&M

A really big tractor: the Caterpillar D10

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Image: Very early production Caterpillar D10 goes about its business in some fairly heavy rock, a normal operating environment for this machine when it first...
ObituaryQ&M

Farewell to an industry friend

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I never met our longest contributor to this magazine in person. He passed away not long after making one of his numerous, short phone calls...
ProfileQ&M

Northern Irish equipment legacy

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Image: Neil (right) with colleague Nathan Stearns. Q&M magazine talks with Neil Loughran, the Technical Services Manager at Sanland Equipment and a recipient of a...
LegalQ&M

Litigation can be costly

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Mike Doesburg, Partner, and Emma Burns, Solicitor, in the Environment, Planning and Local Government Team at Wynn Williams navigate the possible cost risks in the...
ProfileQ&MQuarrying

The Stevenson vision

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Stevenson’s Drury quarry, now 80 years in operation, is a case study in the modern use of flexible modular plant and conveyor systems, mostly run...
QuarryingResearchTechnical

Intelligent quarry resource planning 

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Claire Kelly, a senior planner at environmental consultants Boffa Miskell, based in Christchurch, suggests a national policy statement or a dedicated chapter in each regional...
AQAUncategorized

The walls are coming down

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One of the tests of success for an industry organisation like ours is often not that easy to achieve or measure. I’m talking about getting...
AQAProfileUncategorized

Bob is still on the job

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Bob Pearson is probably the oldest person working with an A-Grade Certificate of Competence. He’s now contemplating full retirement – at 85! Based in Winton,...
ProfileQ&MUncategorized

Fulfilling a family legacy

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Q&M magazine talks to Jason Withers, the Production Manager at Pacific Aggregates in Otorohanga. Jason was born and raised in Otorohanga and still lives there...
ProfileQ&MUncategorized

It started in a quarry

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We profiled Alex Mathieson, founder of the family-owned business Real Steel, six years ago. In our IOQ Veteran series, we catch up with him again....