From the CMPA Associate Chairperson
Major Infrastructure Projects see an increase in demand on resources
JASON RUDGE, Manager of Major Accounts Quarry and Aggregates for William Adams reflects on the last financial year.
The current financial year has seen a number of major projects get off the ground and a considerable increase in demand on resources for both Voting Members and Associates alike.
Whilst there is an increased positivity within the sector the approach to spending has been both calculated and responsible. Voting Members and their quarry operational teams have continued to support the Associate members with business at every opportunity while keeping them competitive in the market place. This has also seen an increase in demand for the Associates.
While the current and expected future increase in demand remains, it is still important that the Associates continue to focus on providing Innovation, Technology and Productivity improvements to our products and services to provide the Voting Members with the best value proposition.
The Associate Members regularly sponsor and attend the various Field Training programs run by the CMPA in the regional areas. This continues to provide excellent interaction and business opportunities amongst the various attendees.
Associate Members continue to provide technical and commercial articles in the Sand & Stone magazine for the benefit of the large reader base from various walks of the industry.
The marketing pack continues to evolve and the increase in Online advertising for Members will continue to grow. The additional presence of the CMPA on LinkedIn has also provided the Association an excellent platform for media release and articles of interest.
The interactive and easy to navigate CMPA website continues to progress. The functionality to pay for membership subscriptions, advertising, training material and participating in field workshops online is now live and will continue to improve to make using this tool easier and more functional.
The Preferred Supplier & General Information Reference Manual which is a very informative source of the Associates product and service offerings is a popular booklet with the operations team of the Voting Members.
It however remains the responsibility of the Associates to highlight their presence in the booklet during their site visits to facilitate in-the-group product sourcing.
This year we had five Voting members amongst the sponsors at the Annual Dinner. Special thanks go to this year’s voting member sponsors (in alphabetical order) Adornato Sand & Gravel Supplies, Burdett Sands, Conundrum Holdings, EB Mawson & Sons and Mansfield Crushing.
I would also like to record my personal thanks to each and every member of the CMPA Management Committee and the Associates Committee in working cohesively on the issues that were jointly tackled towards a common goal and making my first year as Chairperson an easy one.
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