The Institute of Quarrying is the international professional body for quarrying, construction materials and the related extractive and processing industries. The Institute's long-term objective is to promote progressive improvements in all aspects of operational performance of the extractives industry through education and training. The Institute has been supporting the extractives industry and associated sectors since 1917.
History The Institute was founded on 19 October 1917 from a meeting of “The Association of Quarry Managers” in Caernarfon in North Wales. Anne Greaves was the first woman to become a member of the Institute of Quarrying in 1925. Gradually expanding over the years, IQ now has affiliate organisations in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Southern Africa and Hong Kong. In September 2012 the Institute moved to its new premises at McPherson House, named after its founder Simon McPherson, in Chilwell, Nottingham.
Structure The largest membership group remains in the UK, where the Institute was founded in 1917. Australia constitutes the largest group in the Pacific region and close ties are maintained with their neighbours in New Zealand and Malaysia. To the north, members are based in Hong Kong, operating both in the territory and China. The Institute's activities in Southern Africa are centred on South Africa which provides support for members in other countries of the region.
UK It has thirteen regional branches in the UK.
International The Institute of Quarrying Australia The Institute of Quarrying New Zealand The Institute of Quarrying Hong Kong The Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa The Institute of Quarrying Malaysia
Function It regulates the quarrying industry, providing training and consultation for standards in the industry, similar to other engineering professional bodies.
Arms
See also Mineral Products Association Quarry Products Training Council, on Crendon Street in High Wycombe, and at Gerrards Cross, formed in 1982, it became the Extractive, Processing and Industry Council. Its qualifications are now set by the Mineral Products Qualifications Council at the National Stone Centre in Wirksworth
References
External links Institute of Quarrying Quarry Management - Journal Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Agg-Net - The Aggregates & Recycling Information Network