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Frank Hermans of Coldspring Receives Thor Lundh Quarrier Award
Frank Hermans, Milbank #3 Supervisor for Coldspring, is the inaugural recipient of the Thor Lund Quarrier Award. Hermans was celebrated during the Tucker Design Awards cere- mony at the NSI Study Tour in Salt Lake City on August 26, 2024.
Over his 54+ year career in the industry, Hermans has displayed exemplary leader- ship, an extraordinary work ethic, and an unrelenting commitment to the betterment of his community. He has mentored new quarriers to ensure their safety and effi- ciency, supplied material on short notice and in difficult conditions, and leads by example. Pat Alexander, Coldspring CEO commented: “Your legacy of teaching and leading people will never be matched.”
The Thor Lundh Quarrier Award recog- nizes a Natural Stone Institute member who has made an extraordinary contribution to quarrying natural stone. The ideal candidate has demonstrated successful and notable accomplishments throughout a professional career in quarrying natural stone. They have been involved and dedicated to the activi- ties and objectives of quarrying operations in their companies and have contributed to furthering the careers of other professionals in the quarrying field.
The award is named after Thor Lundh, founder of Lundhs AS, the largest natu- ral stone producer in Northern Europe. Thor Lundh has been instrumental in tran- sitioning quarry operations from manual to industrial production, contributing to numerous local and international jobs. Thor Lundh demonstrates how far a natural stone
supplier can go when daring to take risks and innovate. He industrialized larvikite production in Norway and today the com- pany is developing a global brand. Thor- Anders Lundh Håkestad, CEO of Lundhs commented: “We at Lundhs are honored to be able to present the Thor Lundh Quarrier Award in close cooperation with the Natural Stone Institute. The areas of use for natu- ral 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 utiliza- tion of the stone resources for generations to come. With this award we are looking forward to supporting great achievements within the quarrying industry.”
Nominations for the 2025 Thor Lundh Quarrier Award will be announced in early 2025. Learn more at www.naturalstonein- stitute.org/quarrieraward.
The Natural Stone Institute is a trade asso- ciation representing every aspect of the nat- ural stone industry. The current membership exceeds 2,000 members in over 50 nations. The association offers a wide array of tech- nical and training resources, professional development opportunities, regulatory advo- cacy, and networking events. Two prominent publications — the Dimension Stone Design Manual and Building Stone Magazine—raise awareness within the natural stone industry and in the design community for best prac- tices and uses of natural stone. Learn more at www.naturalstoneinstitute.org.