Quarrier Award Added to NSI Honors
OBERLIN, Ohio — Quarriers will receive industry honors, courtesy of a new award from the Natural Stone Institute (NSI).
The new Thor Lundh Quarrier Award, beginning this year, will recognize NSI members making extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone.
Nomiations are due for the inaugural award on May 20.
The recipient will be recognized at either the NSI Study Tour or Marmomac. The jury panel will include representatives from both the North American Quarry Advocacy Group (NAQAG) and the Global Advocacy Group.
Candidates for this award will have demonstrated successful and notable accomplishments throughout a professional career in quarrying natural stone. That includes involvement and dedication to the activities and objectives of quarrying operations in their companies, and contributing to furthering the careers of others in the field.
“NSI has added several programs to support the quarrier segment and further advance natural stone in the past few years,” said Reid Kubesh, NAQAG chair. “We are thrilled for the inclusion of this new award, which will recognize the individuals responsible for the stone at its source.”
The award is named for Thor Lundh, founder of Lundhs AS, the largest natural stone producer in Northern Europe. Lundh has been instrumental in transitioning quarry operations from manual to industrial production, contributing to numerous local and international jobs. He industrialized larvikite production in Norway, and today the company is developing a global brand.
“We at Lundhs are honored to be able to present the Thor Lundh Quarrier Award in close cooperation with the Natural Stone Institute,” said Thor-Anders Lundh Håkestad, CEO of Lundhs. “The areas of use for natural stone have changed a lot. and the ways of extracting have changed completely. Lundhs has always been at the forefront of these changes and will continue to develop sustainable production methods and utilization of the stone resources for generations to come.
“With this award we are looking forward to supporting great achievements within the quarrying industry.”
Learn more at www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/quarrieraward.
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