IQ Scottish Branch
Annual CPD Day

Thursday 20th March 2025

Overview

Overview

The day will be based on the familiar format of previous IQ Scottish Branch CPD Days.

Registration will be from 08:30 - 08:55 and the day will draw to a close at 15:20 with closing remarks from Mark Friel FIQ, IQ Scottish Branch Chairman.

The charge per person to attend is £60.00 (£72 including VAT) which includes the event and refreshments.

Please note: there is a parking charge for the full day which can be paid in cash or via the RingGo app.

 

The programme for the day is as follows:

08:30 - 08:55 - Registration - Tea/Coffee, Bacon Rolls

09:00 - 09:05 - Opening Remarks – Mark Friel FIQ, IQ Scottish Branch Chairman

09:05 - 09:45 - HSE Hot Topics – Richard Page, HSE

09:45 - 09:55 - Engaging the Future Workforce – Hannah Higgley, Minerals Matter

09:55 - 10:25 - Early Careers – Tarmac

10:25 - 10:35 - Early Careers Geoscience Group – Emma Lindsey, Tarmac

10:40 - 11:00 - Break - Tea/Coffee

11:00- 11:45 - Autonomous Trucks – Bell Equipment

11:45 - 12:15 - Explosives Truck Fires – EPC-UK

12:15 - 12:30 - Q&A Session - Morning Speakers

12:30 - 13:30 - Lunch with Tea/Coffee

13:30 - 13:45 - Charity Presentations – Anthony Nolan | G20 Youth Project | Erskine Veterans

13:45 - 14:15 - Carbon Capture – Sustainability – Rob Walsh & Michael Brogle, Holcim/Neustark

14:15 - 14:40 - Motorised Pulley Monitoring System – Jens Hagenau & David May, Rulmeca

14:40 - 15:05 - IQ Update – James Thorne, IQ CEO

15:05 - 15:20 - Q&A Session – Afternoon Speakers 

15:20 - 15:30 - Closing Remarks - Mark Friel FIQ, IQ Scottish Branch Chairman

15:30 - Collect CPD Certificates - Tea/Coffee

IQ Scottish Branch

Event: IQ Scottish Branch Annual CPD Day

Date: Thursday, 20th March 2025

Venue: Stirling Court Hotel, Stirling, FK9 4AE