Awards

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

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 conference, as well as feature on the AQA website.

Entries for the 2026 MIMICO Environment & Community Award are now open.

Details of previous winners can be found here.

The Institute of Quarrying NZ offers a number of awards, which are presented at the QuarryNZ conference each year. Find out more here.

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 – [email protected] by April 30 each year.