Modern Quarrying April May 2015

AT THE QUARRY FACE WITH MIDMAR

Midmar Crushers has achieved Showplace status once again in Aspasa’s ISHE and About Face audits. step. The bottom line is that I work for an amazing company. To have directors such as we have, with their vision for the group as a whole, is exactly where I want to be. Since the day that I started here I knew that I would be here for a very long time.” As part of its growth, Midmar Crushers has also gone through some testing times. It has had to negotiate strikes as well a deal with a community that, at times, has taken Midmar Crushers to task on various issues. Last year, the quarry was accused of damaging houses through its blasting activities. Authorities conducted several investiga- tions. However, Midmar remained true to its values and was able to, despite damaging media coverage, show that it was not responsible. The disputes have been resolved and Midmar continues showing the community its integrity through participation. This includes, amongst others, the building and equipping of a crèche, and training and build- ing additions to a local school “I am very excited about going forward,” Fourie tells MQ . “Yes, it’s been tough, but our dream team is coming together. All I need to do now is to make sure that the company is living by its values and its vision, and as long as it is doing that, I am happy. I am unwavering on this as what we have is the ability to affect people. Right now we have about 100 employees within the Midmar Group, which we affect directly. They, in turn, affect their families, which is about five more people per person. “The integrity of our business is very important to me,” he says, “but we will always strive to be more efficient in all our operations and more responsible in our conduct.” MQ

The feminine touch is clearly seen from the entrance to Midmar Quarry and around the admin building.

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MODERN QUARRYING

April - May 2015