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    Boost your Career with IQ Membership

    [fa icon="calendar'] Feb 28, 2022 9:40:19 AM / by Sarah Fry posted in Membership

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    The Institute of Quarrying (IQ) has promoted professionalism in the mineral products sector and proudly supported career development for more than 100 years.

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    Our role in achieving Net Zero

    [fa icon="calendar'] Jul 19, 2021 1:49:05 PM / by James Thorne posted in Industry

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    During the last 18 months or so, the global focus for governments, businesses and society as a whole has been negotiating our way through the coronavirus pandemic. Quite rightly we have looked to keep economies functioning and people safe. However, as we move beyond the current situation, the environmental and sustainability agenda is again at the forefront of international discussions.

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    The consequences of geopolitics on rare earth elements

    [fa icon="calendar'] May 14, 2021 11:22:20 AM / by Julian Smallshaw posted in Industry

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    This sounds like a complex subject, and it is. Each element on the periodic table tells a geopolitical story. The rare earth elements, individually and as a whole group, are the quintessential symbol for the emerging, shifting global order. China and the United States engage in both a trade war that may soon be resolved and a tech war that will continue for decades.

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    The power of volunteering

    [fa icon="calendar'] Apr 15, 2021 9:54:35 AM / by Sarah Fry posted in Membership, IQ Community

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    If and when we get to reflect on the performance of how we as a country handled the pandemic, I hope there is suitable time given to the millions of people who have volunteered their time to help others.

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    Bat’s the way to do it: Aggregate Industries rehome rare bat species

    [fa icon="calendar'] Mar 18, 2021 8:00:00 AM / by Sarah Fry posted in Industry

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    As part of the Institute of Quarrying Spotlight on Excellence #spotexcellence campaign, Aggregate Industries told us about their recent success in rehoming bats. This is their story.

    While the coronavirus pandemic is presenting numerous challenges for conservation efforts and improved biodiversity across the UK, one success story is Aggregate Industries recent work on its Westleigh Quarry in Devon. The leading construction materials supplier helped to protect two rare bat specifies as part of its plans to develop the site. Here, Simon Wiltshire, Biodiversity and Restoration Advisor, tells you all you need to know.

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    The industry can address climate change challenges

    [fa icon="calendar'] Mar 15, 2021 3:37:05 PM / by James Thorne posted in Industry

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    This year will see some significant events taking place in the UK that will help shape the key environmental challenge of climate change.

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