2019 AQA 50th celebrations Q&M

2019 AQA 50th celebrations

The AQA 50th anniversary dinner was held earlier this month (October 5) at the Hagley Oval Pavilion with a fine meal and three video presentations from quarry veterans – Bruce Taylor, George Cunningham, and Eric Souchon. The evening also included an excellent presentation by Jim O’Brien from GAIN – the Global Aggregates...
A natural industry leader Q&M

A natural industry leader

From left: Jason Hinton, Quarry Divisional Manager; Jake Rouse, Western Hills Quarry Manager; and Alistair McIntyre – also known as Doug the Digger. Alan Titchall catches up with the country’s youngest quarry manager, Jake Rouse, who looks after the Western Hills Quarry operation in Whangarei for Clements Contractors. Jake Rouse...
Saluting 50 years of quarrying - Andy Loader Q&M

Saluting 50 years of quarrying - Andy Loader

Pictured above: Earlier days at Puketutu Island Quarry By Andy Loader quarry industry veteran I was asked to write an article about quarrying over the past 50-odd years as part of the celebration of the fifty year anniversary of the Aggregate and Quarrying Association. So I sat and thought about the subject. Looking back I realise that...
Collaboration sets new standards Q&M

Collaboration sets new standards

Located in Woodhill Forest northwest of Auckland with its entrance on State Highway 16, a new black sand quarry is in operation. It is not often that Q&M magazine gets to see a quarry start-up, particularly one close to Auckland city, and one that has raised standards above regulatory requirements. Alan Titchall explains. A new...
Stepping up into extraction Q&M

Stepping up into extraction

Quarry owners Grant (left) and brother Aaron Andrews. Grant and Aaron Andrews are a couple of young brothers that have been thrust earlier than planned into the role of quarry owners. Mary Searle Bell explains. It's a long story, but the short version is that, years ago, brothers Grant and Aaron Andrews did some work for Mike and Sue...
World’s most precious metal Q&M

World’s most precious metal

The precious metal ‘osmium’ is a little-known element has only been available for a few years and is already set to provide new opportunities for investors and for the making of premium jewellery. “Osmium is incredibly rare. It’s one of the rarest metals on this planet,” says Bodo Albrecht in an interview with Kitco News....
Not giving up on Phosphate Q&M

Not giving up on Phosphate

The international and local demand for mined rock phosphate is high. Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) is not giving up on its ambitions to get a Kiwi operation going and now could be assisted by South Island tribes. There is a vast field of recoverable rock phosphate under the sea between mainland New Zealand and the Chatham Islands....
Avoiding contract disputes in construction Q&M

Avoiding contract disputes in construction

In August last year Russell McVeagh released a revealing report on disputes between parties in the construction industry based on an in-depth survey. This was followed up by a paper focused on solutions for the construction sector’s perennial problems. Russel McVeagh's comprehensive report on construction disputes called ‘Getting it...
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