The month of May will usher in a new zero carbon steel programme for steel products. The program, Tātaitai Puhanga Waro, has been independently developed and based on verifiable data and provides a carbon emission calculator, believed to be a world first, to help companies offset carbon emissions and offer zero-carbon steel in their projects.ContinueContinue reading “Zero carbon steel program Tātaitai Puhanga Waro set to launch”
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The USA: a big prize but beware of false assumptions
By Daniel Taylor, head of manufacturing, NZTE I believe one of NZTE’s great strengths is the in-market expertise we’re able to call on, and it was my pleasure recently to talk to one of these experts in a key market for New Zealand manufacturing exporters – the United States. Albert Costilo, a business growth advisorContinueContinue reading “The USA: a big prize but beware of false assumptions”
“Stop playing dumb”
With the available best practice guidelines, codes of practice, fact sheets, standards and the like, Craig Carlyle said that it should be straight forward to make an honest attempt at providing safer work places – but that statistics suggest otherwise.
Market, personnel and supply chain resilience: Building your plan
There is no doubt the last few years have tested personal resilience, but business resilience is also really important, and has been equally challenged writes Daniel Taylor.
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?
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.
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).
Sustainability: From “nice to have” to “must have”
A number of industry commentators from around the world have made their manufacturing forecasts for the year ahead, and amongst the obvious (supply chain disruptions, labour challenges), one that really stood out was the movement of sustainable business practices from “nice to have” to “must have”. This trend has been noticeable for some time, but it’s interesting to see experts coalescing around this as a key topic for 2022.
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