AGGREGATE & QUARRY ASSOCIATION

Awards

Komatsu New Zealand Women in extractives lunch 2024

Straterra, AQA and MinEx have their annual Komatsu Women in Extractives lunch to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the extractives industries. The lunch will be held in Hamilton, Wednesday 20th March.

Three industry awards

Three awards will be presented at the lunch – these awards are to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the extractives industries and are supported by Straterra, AQA and MinEx.

Straterra, AQA and MinEx are accepting nominations for the following three awards:

The Kristy Christensen Memorial Award (sponsored by MinEx and named in honour of its late former Board member)
This award is open for nominations in 2024 and is to recognise someone who has been a champion for diversity. A champion is someone who believes in, supports, and fights for a cause. They will be a leader within your company that supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and who will find ways to make it happen in a way that benefits all involved.

Emerging Star Award
To recognise a person who over the past year, and during their career, has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, unwavering commitment to outstanding personal performance, and innovative thinking to provide value for their company, as well as for themselves. In demonstrating leadership, they will show consideration for all their colleagues.

Leader of the Year 
To recognise a leader who has demonstrated vision, dedication, and determination for their team to succeed. This person will be a leader who develops their team members through purpose and passion, sharing of experience, and a commitment to teamwork. They will have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion in their everyday work.

Nominations/entries

Nominations have now closed.

Judging

Award judging will be undertaken by a panel from Straterra, AQA and MinEx. The judges’ decisions will be final.

Tickets

You can purchase tickets here with discounts available for members. The venue in Hamilton will be advised to ticket holders.

QuarryNZ awards:

Every year the QuarryNZ Conference holds an Awards night to celebrate success across the Industry.

MIMICO Environment & Community Award

About the award:
The industry sponsored MIMICO Environment & Community Award annually recognises and celebrates the quarry industry’s care for the environment and community. The award acknowledges the excellent and diverse range of projects undertaken by AQA members.

MIMICO is a well-respected Waikato company that sells, hires and services heavy machinery; it shares the AQA’s commitment to encouraging environmental excellence.

Criteria:
Does your company have an initiative that protects the environment and / or supports a community?

  • $3,000 prize up for grabs
  • Whether it’s a big or small project, you should consider entering
  • If you are doing your bit for the environment – let us know
  • It’s easy to do – just complete the one-page entry form and get the General Manager or CEO to sign it off
  • All finalists will receive publicity including written material, promotion at the QuarryNZ 2024 conference in Rotorua, as well as feature on the AQA website.

Full details can be found in the MIMICO Environment & Community Award brochure.

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.

ABOUT QUARRYING IN NEW ZEALAND

USING AGGREGATE

Aggregates are the most consumed bulk product in the world after water. New Zealand uses 9-10 tonnes of aggregate every year for each adult and child.

BUILDING NZ

To build an average house, you need about 250 tonnes of aggregate - for use in concrete, asphalt, mortar and building products.

OUR COMMUNITY

The quarry industry is committed to working alongside local communities and follows stringent planning, environmental and operating conditions.

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