Northern Ireland
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MPANI Profile
The Mineral Products Association Northern Ireland (MPANI) is Northern Ireland’s top trade association for the quarrying industry.
Formerly known as Quarry Products Association Northern Ireland (QPANI)
We are part of the award-winning Mineral Products Association, representing our members’ interests on policy, planning and technical matters with government departments, local authorities, professional trade bodies and other key audiences at European, national and local levels.
In Northern Ireland our members produce more than 90% of aggregates extracted – sand and gravel and crushed rock as well as non aggregate minerals such as agricultural and industrial lime including limestone, clay and shale for cement. This includes:
- Aggregates production 95%
- Asphalt and bitmac 95%
- Ready mixed concrete 95%
- Concrete products manufactured 90%
Executive Committee
| Name | MPANI Position | Company |
|---|---|---|
| William Doherty | Chair | Creagh Concrete Products |
| Darren McMillan | Vice Chair | Northstone Materials |
| Gordon Best | Committee Member | MPANI |
| Paul Brogan | Committee Member | McQuillan Companies |
| Jonathan Cole | Committee Member | Breedon Cement Ireland |
| Peter Collen | Committee Member | Collen Bros (Quarries) Ltd |
| Brian Curtis | Committee Member | Curtis Enterprises |
| Colin Emerson | Committee Member | Norman Emerson Group |
| Paul Hamill | Committee Member | F P McCann Ltd |
| Damien Keenan | Committee Member | P Keenan Roads |
| Martin McGrath | Committee Member | Mannok |
| Franklin McIlroy | Committee Member | RTU |
| Paddy Mohan | Committee Member | Mannok |
| Dermot Morgan | Committee Member | Gibson Bros. |
| Steven Oldham | Committee Member | Northstone Materials |
| Fraser Thom | Committee Member | Breedon Ireland (North) |
| Gary Wilmot | Committee Member | Kilwaughter Minerals Ltd |
| Fiona Taggart | Secretarial support | MPANI |