THE DONOHUE FAMILY, celebrated over 60 years in the industry in 2013. IN THE early 1950’s William [Bill] Donohue won a contract to supply beach sand to a company cleaning corroding cast iron water pipelines. This sand was sourced from…
CHRIS RYAN, OWNER of Chris Ryan Earthmoving provides an insight to the development of the business. CHRIS RYAN has grown up in the Pyalong area and it’s here that he formed Chris Ryan Earthmoving in 1989. He previously worked as…
HAN ALAM, Victorian Sales Manager for Finlay Screening & Crushing Systems Pty Ltd reports on the growth of the business and the partnership with DE Quarry Solutions. DE Quarry Solutions started as road making contractors in 1946 in South West…
STEPHEN RICHARDS of Richards’ Quarries & Concrete, Swifts Creek & Omeo reports on the development of the family business. Stephen’s father, Laurie, initially trained as a blacksmith wheelwright, started the business. In the 1950’s Laurie worked with the CRB on…
RICHARD BROWNLOW, owner of Bairnsdale Quarries provides an insight into the development of his Greenfield site. BAIRNSDALE Quarries is a new entrant in the Victorian quarrying landscape having been granted a work authority and planning approval for a new 180Ha…
BRENDAN TIPPLE, Sales and Account Manager for Lima South Quarry, reports on the growth of the quarry and its support to the local community. IDEALLY located between Mansfield and Benalla, Lima South Quarry is a family owned and operated business…
ANTHONY BATEUP, General Manager of Mansfield Constructions, looks at the development and achievements of the organisation. STEVE Bell grew up in a fourth generation family operated logging business before branching out to complete a mechanical apprenticeship. Steve’s grounding in the…
PAUL WILLIAMSON, Managing Director of SBI Cranbourne Quarries looks at the history of the organisation. SBI Cranbourne Quarries was originally a sand pit supplying brick sand, packing sand and top soil to the Melbourne Markets. In the mid 1980’s owner…
PHIL BOYD and STEVE LANG, Directors of Coragulac Quarries looks at the development of the business. PHIL Boyd and Steve Lang worked for a number of years in the timber preservation industry. Both were always keen to own and run…
CHRIS BLACKWOOD, Manager of Latrobe Valley Sands reports on the formation and growth of the business. LATROBE Valley Sands was formed in August, 2005 when the Company purchased the sand quarry from “Symons Sand Supplies”, in the Latrobe Valley. Latrobe…