The ceremony, held at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, recognised high-performing students from both sectors in front of senior industry professionals, including Fellows of the IAT and IQ and special guests.
Ben Williams, president of the Institute of Quarrying, and James Thorne, chief executive of the Institute of Quarrying, presented the awards to the minerals products students from the University of Derby Centre for Mineral Products. Gearoid Lohan, president of the Institute of Asphalt Technology, and Lyle Andrew, executive director of the Institute of Asphalt Technology, presented awards to the asphalt students from the centre.
“We are delighted to have once again co-hosted the Student Awards with the Institute of Asphalt Technology, strengthening our close, cross-sector partnership and promoting talent development within our industries,” Williams said.
“Each award recipient has demonstrated outstanding dedication, achieving exceptional results in their studies at the University of Derby Centre for Mineral Products. Together with the networks and support from their respective professional membership bodies, they have built a solid foundation on which to build their future careers.”
Lohan added: “On behalf of everyone at the Institute of Asphalt Technology, I would like to extend our congratulations to all the winners.
“We take great pride in our partnership with the Institute of Quarrying, and it was a pleasure to once again come together to celebrate the future leaders of our industries.”
The IQ winners included Adam Baker TMIQ, Haydn Griffiths MIQ, Jordan Eccles MIQ, Daniel Penny, Sallie Antill MIQ, Ronan Veale TMIQ, Greg Loan, John Bright TMIQ, and Joseph Rennocks TMIQ.
IAT winners included Kieran Watson, Paula Millward, Christopher Potter, Craig Long, David Gibson, Zahed Rahman, Emma Green and Alistair Burgess.
“Congratulations to this year’s cohort of IQ and IAT Student Award winners,” said Mark Osbaldeston, head of the Centre for Mineral Products at the University of Derby.
“You have all demonstrated a true passion towards your studies and the industry, excelling academically and at the same time strengthening your careers in the industry.”
IQ 2024 winners:
Adam Baker TMIQ, technical sales and support at Tarmac, received the Goodwin Barsby Award and a £200 cheque for Best Honours Student. The award is presented to the highest-achieving Honours student over 2 years and 5 modules.
Haydn Griffiths MIQ, quarry manager at Heidelberg Materials, received the Reginald W Coles Prize, endowed in memory of past President of IQ, Mr R. W. Coles, for Best Overall Mineral Extractives Foundation Degree Student.
Daniel Penny, higher apprentice at Aggregate Industries UK, won The Ransomes Rapier Award, endowed by the historical excavator manufacturers, and a £200 prize for Best Mineral Extractives Higher Apprentice.
Sallie Antill MIQ, principal engineer at Aberdeenshire Council, was presented with The Peter Preston Award UK, bestowed by the late Peter Preston, for the Best UK Diploma Student.
Ronan Veale TMIQ (absent), development director at Carroll Quarries Limited, won The Peter Preston Award International, for Best International Diploma Student.
Two Longcliffe Calcium Carbonates Awards of Excellence were presented to the Best Performing Mineral Extractives Foundation Degree Students in Years One and Two in John Bright TMIQ, operations manager at Tarmac as well as second-year student Gregg Loan, quarry manager at Moota Quarry and Asphalt Plant.
Jordan Eccles MIQ, assistant quarry manager at Tarmac, was crowned the winner of The Scottish Springbank Quaich Award for Best Third Year Foundation Degree Student a. It is awarded to the highest achieving student in Scotland, which is over the full three years of studying.
Joseph Rennocks TMIQ, assistant production manager at Aggregate Industries UK received the EPC-UK Blasting Award, a new award for the best overall performance Blasting Operations Module.
2024 IAT WINNERS:
A joint first prize was awarded to Kieran Watson and Paula Millward, Aggregate Industries, for Best Overall Third Year Foundation Degree. Second place was presented to Christopher Potter, and third place to Craig Long.
David Gibson received the award for Best Overall Second Year Foundation Degree.
Zahed Rahman won the award for Best Overall First Year Foundation Degree.
Emma Green won the Best Asphalt Diploma Student Award and the Worshipful Company of Paviors Award for Contracts & Business Management and Ops.
The Best Higher Apprentice Award, sponsored by FM Conway, was awarded to Alistair Burgess.
MINERAL MATTERS WINNERS:
Linzi McDade, Geology Manager at Breedon received the School Outreach Award.
Hazen Bowskill, quarry operations manager at Aggregate Industries’ Heights Quarry, received the Community Outreach Award.
The Company Commitment Award was presented to Heidelberg Materials UK.
