Switched On Group is taking its kaimahi-staff on a journey to embrace te ao and te reo Māori, celebrating Matariki – the Māori New Year – with hākari-feasts and the launch of a gifted company karakia this July. Chief executive Chris Huges says that Matariki (or Puanga for some iwi) is an important opportunity forContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Matariki in the construction sector”
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Big changes to leading construction contract
After extensive review, New Zealand’s standard contract for the construction of building and civil engineering projects has been revised and released for consultation. The NZS 3910 is the contract most commonly used in New Zealand’s construction industry. However, recent industry and government reports have pointed to significant issues with the contract’s use that may erodeContinueContinue reading “Big changes to leading construction contract”
What the new generation of STEM employees want from the workplace
Generation Z (Gen Z) workers – especially those that have graduated in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) – are in hot demand in both Australia and New Zealand. But this generation, perhaps more so than those preceding it, need to be heard and catered to in the workplace. “Many industries areContinueContinue reading “What the new generation of STEM employees want from the workplace”
Health and safety systems – the extremes
By Craig Carlyle, Maintenance Transformations A term often bandied about in health and safety conversations is ‘health and safety system’. People’s description of their systems range anywhere from either a blank look to a couple of forms downloaded from the web or to weighty tomes spanning multiple ring binders. Hopefully your system (if you haveContinueContinue reading “Health and safety systems – the extremes”
Future Forum Awards recognise NZ’s leading ‘metalminds’
By Dr Troy Coyle, HERA CEO Innovation, sustainability, and diversity were championed at the Future Forum Awards in early May. At the HERA Future Forum Nation Dinner at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, the awards, sponsored by New Zealand Steel, celebrate and showcase the impact top innovators and changemakers are making acrossContinueContinue reading “Future Forum Awards recognise NZ’s leading ‘metalminds’”
Global giant stocks and supports ‘largest fastener range in NZ’
This year, Würth New Zealand is celebrating its 35th anniversary having established the business here in 1988. The Kiwi company is backed by parent company Würth Germany – operating since 1945 – and is “well known globally as the largest supplier of fastening and fixing assemblies employing almost 90,000 people,” says Würth NZ’s managing director,ContinueContinue reading “Global giant stocks and supports ‘largest fastener range in NZ’”
TIME TO GET KIWI ROLLING…
SOUTHMACH’S MAKENZ TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NZ MANUFACTURERS As if SouthMach 2023 wasn’t going to be action-packed enough, exhibition organisers are excited at what MakeNZ will add to the much-anticipated industry trade show. “Make NZ’s ‘Listen and Learn’ manufacturing industry conference will be held on May 24, as part of SouthMach and will focus onContinueContinue reading “TIME TO GET KIWI ROLLING…”
NORD’S CUSTOMISED DRIVES FOR BULK HANDLING
For the different types of bulk materials, Nord Drivesystems offers suitable drives for belt conveyors, bucket elevators and other transport systems. Whether sand, coal or food such as grain or sugar – a quite considerable share of the goods transported on road, water and rail is bulk material. This wide range of different materials showsContinueContinue reading “NORD’S CUSTOMISED DRIVES FOR BULK HANDLING”
HELPING YOU GET YOUR BEARINGS…
NZ SAFETY BLACKWOODS THE PLACE TO TURN FOR CRITICAL MACHINE COMPONENTS In the food production, equipment manufacturing, transport and agriculture industries, bearings are among the most critical machine components. Quite literally, they keep plant and equipment rolling. Getting the right specification and advice for regular maintenance and repair is essential, and NZ Safety Blackwoods offersContinueContinue reading “HELPING YOU GET YOUR BEARINGS…”
KIWI EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING FINDS STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS
Research funded by Toka Tū Ake EQC has demonstrated that wrapping weak spots in concrete walls with carbon-fibre straps can strengthen earthquake-prone high-rise buildings well beyond the demands of the building code. The research findings were presented recently by University of Auckland PhD student Victor Li at the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference,ContinueContinue reading “KIWI EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING FINDS STRENGTHENING SOLUTIONS”
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