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Strategic Safety Forum unite at Hillhead 2026
Strategic Safety Forum unite at Hillhead 2026
The Strategic Safety Forum (SSF) came together at Hillhead 2026, to mark the launch of the revised qualifications that have been integral ...
Jun 26, 2026 / by IQ News Update
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From ambition to action: Achieving Net Zero
From ambition to action: Achieving Net Zero
Guest feature by Dr Helen Bailey CEng FIQ FIAT FCIHT FHEA For those of us working across quarrying, asphalt and the wider mineral products ...
May 13, 2026 / by Dr. Helen Bailey
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County Renews Support for Quarrying and Minerals Industry
County Renews Support for Quarrying and Minerals Industry
Leading figures from the mineral products industry joined with Derbyshire County Council Cabinet Members on Friday (30 January 2026) to ...
Feb 2, 2026 / by IQ News Update
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From Peterborough to Pottelberg: Insights from the HTCa European Tour
From Peterborough to Pottelberg: Insights from the HTCa European Tour
Written by Steven Godfrey, Deputy Chair of the HCTa
Oct 23, 2025 / by Steven Godfrey
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Joint letter urges Secretary of State to address mining and minerals skills gap
Joint letter urges Secretary of State to address mining and minerals skills gap
Six organisations representing thousands of individuals and businesses across the minerals value chain have sent a joint letter to the ...
Aug 19, 2024 / by IQ News Update
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Open letter to university leaders advocates the importance of materials, minerals & mining
Open letter to university leaders advocates the importance of materials, minerals & mining
Six organisations (IQ, CMA(UK), IOM3, MAUK, MPA and MPQC) have signed an open letter to UK university leaders setting out the essential ...
Nov 16, 2023 / by IQ News Update
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Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
A party of 20 children from Loughries Integrated Primary School outside Newtownards in County Down made a return visit recently to ...
Sept 14, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
Children Make Happy Return to Breedon’s Ballystockart Quarry
A party of 20 children from Loughries Integrated Primary School outside Newtownards in County Down made a return visit recently to ...
Sept 14, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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Developing a Better Skilled Workforce for Quarrying’s Future
Developing a Better Skilled Workforce for Quarrying’s Future
The quarrying and mineral products industry offers so much potential, with many individuals starting off at entry level and progressing up ...
Mar 30, 2022 / by IQ News Update
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