The Manufacturing and Engineering Industry Skills Board is now up and running. “Aotearoa New Zealand depends on a vocational education system which delivers real skills, opportunities, and outcomes for learners, employers, and communities, the Board said to Xpress Engineering. “As the new standard-setting body for the manufacturing and engineering sectors, the team will work alongsideContinueContinue reading “New Skills Board to reset standards”
Yearly Archives: 2026
Top coach sets apprentice benchmark
Out of more than 220 entries from trades workplaces nationwide, industry training organisation Competenz has named Palmerston North’s Sean Martin as its first-ever Most Valuable Coach (MVC) Champion – declaring him the country’s top workplace trainer across engineering, manufacturing, mechanical and primary industries, as well as marine, plastics, HVAC/R, printing and other specialist trades. Martin saysContinueContinue reading “Top coach sets apprentice benchmark”
Nature-inspired solution tackles NZ’s ongoing erosion issues
Lattey Group Limited has introduced a new brand structure following its acquisition of EcoReef, consolidating its erosion-control and infrastructure technologies under the master brand Hex-Loc. EcoReef continues as a dedicated sub-brand focused on coastal protection, while Hex-Loc now represents the full land-based and marine system. The shift reflects the defining feature of the system’s design:ContinueContinue reading “Nature-inspired solution tackles NZ’s ongoing erosion issues”
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