QPANI members showcase their achievements

MEMBERS of the Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland (QPANI) underlined their continuing commitment to sustainability recently with the staging of a ‘showcase’ event –– the first of its kind to be held in Northern Ireland –– to demonstrate the considerable efforts that have been made towards the environment and health and safety.

Hosted by BBC newscaster Mark Carruthers, the event was held at the Ramada Hotel in Belfast with an audience comprising leading industry figures, MLAs, senior civil servants, key regional highways officials, planners, and NGOs.

The showcase exemplified member companies’ projects and operations, reviewed the industry’s performance across a range of disciplines and underlined its approach to a sustainable development strategy for the sector.

A core element of the showcase was the announcement of the 2005 Environmental and Health and Safety Awards. FP McCann, Readymix, Northstone, Kennedy Quarries (Lagan Group), and Edentrillick Quarries all received awards in the environmental categories, while Acheson & Glover, Readymix, Whitemountain Aggregates, Hanson, Roadmix, Ulster Industrial Explosives and Tarmac were the award-winners in the health and safety categories.