Links
Agg-net www.agg-net.com
The online information service for the UK aggregates, recycling and related heavy construction industries
Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) www.aelp.org.uk
Trade association for colleges and training providers
British Aggregates Association (BAA) www.british-aggregates.co.uk
A representative body for independent quarry companies. The site contains information on their objectives, the aggregates tax, environmental consultations, useful links and press releases
British Geological Survey (BGS) www.bgs.ac.uk
The principal source of geological and related information. The web site contains many resources. Minerals UK is a sub-section within the BGS site.
British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) www.bmapa.org
A trade association for primarily marine dredged sand and gravel producers. The web site provides information on regulations, resources, uses, production, general information and current issues.
Confederation of UK Coal Producers (CoalPro) www.coalpro.co.uk
The site covers news, the environment, health and safety, events and more.
Constructionskills www.cskills.org
The Sector Skills Council for the construction industry
Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk
UK government agency concerned mainly with rivers, flooding, and pollution.
Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) www.awarding.org.uk
The Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) is a trade association, representing organisations that award vocational qualifications in the United Kingdom.
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) www.hse.gov.uk
Provides information, reports, statistics and leaflets on all health and safety matters
HSE Books www.books.hse.gov.uk
Health and safety Literature on-line book shop
Institute for Learning www.ifl.ac.uk
Set up for those delivering Government funded learning
Institute of Asphalt Technology (IAT) www.www.instituteofasphalt.org
The professional body specialising in the production and use of asphalt
Institute of Assessors and Internal Verifiers www.iavltd.co.uk
Professional body for vocational assessors and verifiers
Institute of Explosives Engineers www.iexpe.org
Professional body for the explosives industry
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) www.iom3.org
The professional body covering mining and minerals processing.
Institute of Quarrying (IoQ) www.quarrying.org
The professional body specialising in the quarrying industry
LSIS www.lsis.org.uk
The Learning and Skills Improvement Service is the sector-owned body that aims to accelerate the drive for excellence in the learning and skills sector,
Mineral Industries Research Organisation (MIRO) - good quarry www.goodquarry.com
Hosted by the University of Leeds, the site contains much information on the industry, good practice and developments, with many links to other sources.
Mineral Products Association www.mineralproducts.org
The trade association representing major international quarrying companies and many of the smaller regional companies. Has information on the industry, careers, developments and relevant news items.
Mining Association of the United Kingdom (MAUK) www.mauk.org.uk
The Association’s members include all the major industrial mineral mining operators in the United Kingdom. Its work is concentrated on representing its member’s interest at Government and European level on environmental and health & safety issues. It is actively involved in lobbying and consulting on proposed legislation.
National Stone Centre www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk
This centre is in the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. It is an information and educational resource, telling the Story of Stone - history, science, technology, art and environment. A dramatic site steeped in industrial history, ecology, displaying 330 million year old fossil tropical reefs.
National Occupational Standards Database www.ukstandards.co.uk
The database containing all the National Occupational Standards
OFQUAL (Ofqual) www.ofqual.org.uk
The Government regulatory body for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Proskills www.proskills.co.uk
The Sector Skills Council for the processing and manufacturing sector, which includes the Extractive and Mineral Processing Industries.
Register of Regulated Qualifications www.register.ofqual.gov.uk
The database of all Ofqual regulated qualifications
Tunnel Skills www.tunnelskills.org
TunnelSkills is an organisation formed to foster high standards of competence in tunnelling and other underground operations
Safequarry.com www.safequarry.com
Safequarry.com is dedicated to sharing health and safety best practice across the UK quarrying industry. Through the use of automated incident alerts, best practice case studies and toolbox talks, the site aims to provide a dynamic focus on everything to do with health and safety. The website covers such issues in quarries, ready-mix concrete, mortar and asphalt plants, contract surfacing sites and slag, lime, marine and recycling sites.
SEMTA www.semta.org.uk
Semta is the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies in the UK.
SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) www.sqa.org.uk
The Government regulatory body for qualifications in Scotland
Virtual Quarry www.virtualquarry.co.uk
Hosted by MPA a site specifically designed for schools and colleges as an introduction to the industry