The last few weeks have been particularly busy as we work to re-establish and reinforce some of the cross-industry initiatives that were being developed before the pandemic, such as the Strategic Health and Safety Forum for the Mineral Products Sector
Incredibly, we are now entering the year’s second quarter. Nearly everyone I speak to agrees that 2022 seems to be passing by like a blur...
Writing this month’s column coincided with National Apprenticeship Week...
The new year is now well and truly under way, and we have quickly become immersed in delivering this year’s organizational plans and focusing on day-to-day operations. It’s often all too easy for us to neglect our own personal development needs...
As we begin the new year, there is a sense of Groundhog Day for many of us...
It is hard to believe that we are in the final weeks of 2021. The year has seemingly passed by quickly, with so much happening globally, in the sector and the Institute itself...
November marks several significant events both globally and for the IQ, reflecting the challenges we are facing as a society and highlighting some of the actions we are taking as an industry to drive better outcomes for the future...
There are many challenges and opportunities, driven by technology and the sustainability agenda, that we face, but few outside our industry recognize the contribution that our sector can make...
Over the last few weeks, you may have seen the announcement regarding the merger of the Institute of Quarrying with the National Stone Centre (NSC) at Wirksworth in Derbyshire...
One of the issues we often discuss at IQ Board of Trustees meetings is the need for society to recognize the need for our sector and our profession...
