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Category Archives: The Xpress Engineer
Service by email still complicated
If a payment claim under the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (’CCA’) is served correctly, and the payee fails to respond in time, the whole of the claimed amount becomes a statutory debt due. For this reason the courts are careful to ensure strict compliance with the CCA. However, communication via email can make this difficult, writes Dentons Kensington Swan.
Advocacy the key to #BreakingTheBias in industry career paths
As this month’s International Women’s Day (IWD) approached I found myself thinking about the role of women in our industry: What are we doing to support women starting out in their careers and those aspiring to leadership roles? Who is championing diversity and inclusion?
Educating women on the opportunities is the “first step” to seeing more in the workplace
Women are still significantly under-represented in the trades, and several barriers add to this problem.
War and 3D printing
How can 3D printing be used in war? Dr Juan Schutte takes a look, however it is important to remember that such tools and technology are not ‘evil’, and that it depends on who is using them and for what.
“Revolutionary” additive manufacturing technology enters Invercargill
Equipment described as the “most advanced additive manufacturing technology in Australasia” has been welcomed onto the workshop floor by Invercargill-based Fi Additive.
WelTec welcomes students to study engineering diploma free-of-charge
With engineering graduates in hot demand around Aotearoa, WelTec is offering its engineering diploma free-of-charge.
A new partnership in space
Could carbon fibre be used for spacecraft and laser light technology be used to transmit data to Earth? This is what researchers from the University of Auckland and German space experts have teamed up to find out.
What it means for payment claims to be ‘reasonably arguably’ invalid under the Construction Contracts Act 2002
A recent High Court case, South Pacific Industrial Ltd v Demasol Ltd, is a helpful reminder to ensure parties carefully calculate payment claims in accordance with contractual arrangements, or, where the contract is silent, in accordance with the default provisions of the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (‘CCA’).
Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Dr Troy Coyle recently co-authored a report with International Institute of Welding (IIW) Fellow Chris Smallbone. Here, Troy explores the steps HERA is taking to achieve sustainable heavy engineering, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
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