Our team

Meet the people behind the materials

Our local team, from the managers to the admin staff, are honest, reliable, and experienced—they're the heart of our business.

A dedicated local team with rock-solid skills

Meet the dedicated local team behind our quarried materials. Each picked for their expertise and commitment to recommending, sourcing and delivering the highest quality products and services. From our managers to our administration, every person plays a critical role in ensuring that your materials are fit for purpose and arrive safely and on time. Learn more about their rock-solid skills.

1 metre+ armour rock stockpile at the Hunter Blue Metal quarry

Our team

Ken West

Director

Ken West — Hunter Blue Metal team member

Nick Field

Group General Manager

Diploma in Business & Sales Management
Institute of Quarrying Australia member

Nick Field — Hunter Blue Metal team member
Past career:Successful chef followed by 10 years in various sales, business development, key account and sales management roles.
Day-to-day role:Managing daily operations and business efficiencies. Also, mentoring the team to succeed and think outside the square.
Specialises in:Finding solutions that suit the needs of our clients.
Work motivation:Watching our business grow and being able to work with a team of passionate professionals.
Service ethic:Be proactive, honest and respectful with customers.
Talk to Nick aboutThe circular economy, food, travel and sport.
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Ian Choice

Group Operations Manager

Diploma of Management

Ian Choice — Hunter Blue Metal team member
Past career:Aircraft maintenance engineer, operations manager (transport) and account manager (quarry).
Day-to-day role:Scheduling deliveries for mine stemming stocks, procuring quarried materials from other quarries, providing quotes, managing safety and subcontractor invoicing.
Specialises in:Quarried materials and transport
Work motivation:Having direct input into the management of the business.
Service ethic:Be honest, transparent and easy to deal with. Treat people the way you want to be treated.
Talk to Ian aboutYour quarried material requirements and golf!
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Jeff Clarkson

Group Quarry Manager

Diploma of Surface Operations Management.
Certificate IV in Frontline Management.
Current Quarry Managers Practicing Certificate
Institute of Quarrying Australia member

Jeff Clarkson — Hunter Blue Metal team member
Past career:35 years of mining and heavy industry experience with roles including quarry manager, supervisor, recycling manager and sand mining manager.
Day-to-day role:Safety and environmental inspections, production data analysis, sales and cost analysis and planning.
Specialises in:Blast stemming, aggregates, rail ballast, road base and large speciality rock.
Work motivation: Seeing the results of the work we carry out every day when driving around the community, for example, in buildings, roads, railways and paths we walk on.
Service ethic:Be honest, transparent and easy to deal with. Treat people the way you want to be treated.
Talk to Jeff aboutSafety, Rugby League, Camping and 4WD,
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Stevie Valler

Admin Assistant

Certificate IV in Business Administration
Statement of Attainment Administer Chain of Responsibility Policies and Procedures
Statement of Attainment in Medical Administration Skills
Certificate II in Hospitality

Stevie Valler — Hunter Blue Metal team member
Past career:Specialist Clinics Clerk, Radiology Clerk, Patient Travel, Theatre Clerk, OneStaff and Rostering, Medicare and Patient Billing
Day-to-day role:Accounts payable / receivable, administration, building reports and invoicing processes.
Specialises in:Excel
Work motivation:Challenges, being put under pressure.
Service ethic:Dedicated, driven, straight to the point, perfectionist.
Talk to Stevie aboutCooking & travelling
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Blair Robert

Quarry Sales & Allocations Manager

Higher School Certificate Newcastle High School 1988

Blair Robert — Hunter Blue Metal team member
Past career:I have been in the quarry industry for the last 15 years & the opportunity came up for me to come onboard. It was too good an opportunity to refuse.
Day-to-day role:Quarry sales & allocations as well as liaising with current customers & identifying & pursuing opportunities with new customers.
Specialises in:Quarry products & sales, customer liaison & business growth
Work motivation:New opportunities, learning & evolving into new roles & working with a close knit growing business
Service ethic:Family comes first… Work safely & productively to drive the business forward.
Talk to Blair aboutI love most sports but it’s hard to get me out of the surf, especially in the warmer months.
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Why Hunter Blue Metal?

Recognised as the Hunter Valley’s oversised rock specialists, we also supply gabion rock, general fill, concrete and drainage aggregates to meet a wide range of construction needs.

Explore our product range

We stock and source an extensive range of quarried materials sourced from our own quarry and local suppliers, including aggregates, speciality rock, base materials, sand and dust.
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Our story

Who we are: specialists in rock and aggregate supply, committed to quality and reliability, and built on the core values of family and community.
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