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{{Short description|International professional body}}
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|purpose = Quarrying international professional association
| purpose = Quarrying international professional association
|headquarters = 7 Regent Street, [[Nottingham]], NG1 5BS
| headquarters = McPherson House, 8a Regan Way, Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 6RZ
|region_served = UK, and the Commonwealth
| region_served = Worldwide
|membership = Over 5,000 quarrying engineers in over 50 countries
| membership = Over 6,000 members in some 50 countries of the world
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The '''Institute of Quarrying''' is the professional body for the [[Quarry|quarrying]] industry in the UK and parts of the Commonwealth.
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==
==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]].
The Association of Quarry Managers had its first meeting on 19 October 1917. It was founded by John McPherson. The Quarry Managers' Journal was published in 1918, now called ''Quarry Management''. In 1920, it became The Institution of Quarry Managers.


In September 2012 the Institute moved to its new premises at McPherson House, named after its founder Simon McPherson, in [[Chilwell]], [[Nottingham]].
In 1927, it became The Institute of Quarrying, being based on [[Fleet Street]] in London. In 1958, it became a company limited by guarantee. The headquarters moved from London to Nottingham in 1974.


==Structure==
==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.
It has over 5,000 members, but over 3,000 of these are in the UK. Australia has over 1,300 members. It has members throughout the English-speaking (anglophone) corners of the world. It is [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1592420 based] in the west of Nottingham city centre, between ''[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1809431 The Ropewalk]'' and ''[http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1474912 Maid Marion Way]''.


===UK===
===UK===
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==Function==
==Function==
It regulates the quarrying industry, providing training and consultation for standards in the industry, similar to other engineering professional bodies.
It regulates the quarrying industry, providing training and consultation for standards in the industry, similar to other engineering professional bodies.

==Arms==
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|escutcheon = Azure an octagonal tower of Caernarvon Castle with two turrets Proper on a chief Or between two quarryers' jads Sable a coronet composed of wattle flowers and trefoils alternately set upon a rim Vert.
|crest = On a wreath Argent and Azure on top of a quarry face Proper a lion sejant erect Or the head and mane Gules supporting between the forelegs a key erect wards outwards Argent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/wiki/Institute_of_Quarrying |publisher=Heraldry of the World |title=Institute of Quarrying |accessdate=2 February 2021}}</ref>}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.quarrying.org Institute of Quarrying]
* [http://www.quarrying.org Institute of Quarrying]
* [http://www.quarrymanagement.com Quarry Management - Journal]
* [http://www.quarrymanagement.com Quarry Management - Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201205731/http://quarrymanagement.com/ |date=2011-02-01 }}
* [http://www.agg-net.com Agg-Net - The Aggregates & Recycling Information Network]
* [http://www.agg-net.com Agg-Net - The Aggregates & Recycling Information Network]


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Latest revision as of 06:38, 8 September 2024

Institute of Quarrying
AbbreviationIQ
Formation1917; 107 years ago (1917)
TypeProfessional body
Legal statusCompany limited by guarantee
PurposeQuarrying international professional association
HeadquartersMcPherson House, 8a Regan Way, Chetwynd Business Park, Chilwell, Nottingham NG9 6RZ
Region served
Worldwide
MembershipOver 6,000 members in some 50 countries of the world
Executive Director
Phil James
Websitewww.quarrying.org

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

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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

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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

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It has thirteen regional branches in the UK.

International

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  • 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

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It regulates the quarrying industry, providing training and consultation for standards in the industry, similar to other engineering professional bodies.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Institute of Quarrying
Crest
On a wreath Argent and Azure on top of a quarry face Proper a lion sejant erect Or the head and mane Gules supporting between the forelegs a key erect wards outwards Argent.[1]
Escutcheon
Azure an octagonal tower of Caernarvon Castle with two turrets Proper on a chief Or between two quarryers' jads Sable a coronet composed of wattle flowers and trefoils alternately set upon a rim Vert.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Institute of Quarrying". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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