7th Oct 2009 07:00
PAN PACIFIC AGGREGATES PLC
SENIOR APPOINTMENT RE PUMPTOWN QUARRY INC.
Pan Pacific Aggregates plc ("PPA" or the "Company"), the British Columbia based aggregates company, announces that G. "Cooky" Singh has been appointed as the operations director of Pumptown Quarry Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company), with immediate effect. Cooky assumes operational responsibility for the Pumptown Quarry, which, following the grant of an operating permit, is expected to open in late October. This is not a PLC board appointment.
Cooky joins from his family business and has extensive operational quarry experience having run quarries for major quarrying business's and has been successful in winning many contracts for the supply of aggregates into infrastructure projects in the Fraser Valley. He will be responsible for the sourcing of the quarry plant and equipment for Pumptown Quarry and the processing and marketing of all product from the quarry. He will also be a member of the development team responsible for identifying potential acquisition targets. He is based in Vancouver.
G Singh, aged 56, is a director of HKS Management Inc. and 836202 BC Limited both British Columbia, Canada companies. He started in working in the existing family transport business which included then movement of aggregates after he joined the business. Thereafter, he built up an aggregates business to the extent that he managed quarries for an international aggregates and cement company as well as the management of other quarries producing material for the Winter Olympics games project. Recently, he produced aggregates for the Gateway project which is upgrading the Trans Canadian Highway, as well as winning contracts to supply aggregates to other infrastructure works.
William Voaden, Managing Director commented:
"We are delighted to have attracted such an experienced and successful individual as operations director for Pumptown Quarry. We feel his experience, track record and capabilities are ideally suited to PPA's future development."
"Cooky brings a detailed understanding of the aggregates industry within the Fraser Valley, British Columbia and will be a driving force behind our quarry operations and expansion efforts."
7 October 2009
For further information, please see the Company's website (www.panagg.com) or contact:
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Pan Pacific Aggregates plc |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7096 9580 |
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William Voaden |
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Dowgate Capital Advisers Ltd |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7492 4777 |
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Aaron Smyth |
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VSA Capital Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7096 9589 |
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Paul Backhouse |
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Lothbury Financial Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7011 9411 |
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Michael Padley / Libby Moss |
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