What engineers do best--Peter Tiley raises award for hoisting innovations

摘要

Peter Tiley has spent most of his 30-year career making plants run more safely and efficiently. Ever since he joined his father's company G.L. Tiley and Associates in 1977, Tiley has been working hard to increase productivity, reduce energy consumption and provide greater safety to mining companies. For this, he has earned CIM's 2009 McParland Memorial Award, which honours innovators in engineering and design in plant management, improvements and maintenance. Born to a mine hoisting engineer, Tiley spent part of his childhood moving from one South African town to another and overcame the challenges faced when relocating. "You learn to be more social because you're always making new friends," he says.