Spotlight on a responsible and essential industry

摘要

The Quarry Products Association held its premier event of the year on 3 July at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.The QPA Showcase 08, which highlighted the industry's major successes, explored the challenges ahead and examined the industry's role in future developments, was attended by a high-profile audience of over 470 key stakeholders and industry delegates. Hosted by Channel 4 broadcaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy, the event provided a platform for QPA director general Simon van der Byl to make a new pledge to significantly expand the Association's work on biodiversity. His announcement included: 1. a commitment to develop a biodiversity strategy setting out how the industry's contribution to biodiversity can be further improved 2. a drive to ensure that the industry is visibly regarded as a key contributor to UK biodiversity targets.