Kemppi launches portable welding machines for Master M series Leading international welding equipment manufacturer, Kemppi, has released two new portable and versatile welding machines for MIG/MAG welding – the Master M 205 and Master M 323. Part of the popular Master M series, the Master M 205 and Master M 323 are perfectly suited forContinueContinue reading “Now in New Zealand…”
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AUSSIE REPORT GIVES KIWIS INSIGHT INTO SMART MANUFACTURING TRENDS
With the Federal Budget due to be handed down in May 2023 in Australia, there is intense discussion throughout how the country will navigate these challenging times while dealing with high interest rates and rising inflation. Industry – comprising manufacturing, construction and mining – contributes 27.7% towards Australia’s economy and will likely garner a fairContinueContinue reading “AUSSIE REPORT GIVES KIWIS INSIGHT INTO SMART MANUFACTURING TRENDS”
CYCLONE-AFFECTED SMALL BUSINESSES CAN GRAB A HELPING HAND
After recent flooding and cyclones devastated homes and businesses across the North Island, Kiwi-born online marketplace GrabOne is providing a win-win way for shoppers to ‘support local’ and give an immediate cash injection to businesses to help them rebuild. GrabOne’s ‘Businesses in Need’ campaign, which launched this week, allows shoppers from around New Zealand toContinueContinue reading “CYCLONE-AFFECTED SMALL BUSINESSES CAN GRAB A HELPING HAND”
TRADITIONAL MāORI CONSTRUCTION METHODS GET FULL EARTHQUAKE TEST
Internationally acclaimed architect and researcher Professor Anthony Hoete and his team will this month conduct a full-scale seismic test on ancient Māori construction techniques they aim to use to rebuild a historic Bay of Plenty wharenui. The wharenui near Opōtiki has not stood since the Napier earthquake, and a team from the University of Auckland, led by Hoete, will incorporateContinueContinue reading “TRADITIONAL MāORI CONSTRUCTION METHODS GET FULL EARTHQUAKE TEST”
CALLING ALL ALLIES:
NEW INDUSTRY GROUP USING MEN’S INFLUENCE TO REBALANCE REPRESENTATION IN ENGINEERING By Dr Troy Coyle, CEO, HERA Dr Troy Coyle brings more than 20 years’ experience in innovation management across a range of industries including materials science, medical radiation physics, biotechnology, sustainable building products, renewable energy and steel. She is a scientist with a PhDContinueContinue reading “CALLING ALL ALLIES:”
DEATH OF UNSUPERVISED WORKER FOCUSES ATTENTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION
The tragic death of an unsupervised technician maintaining a forestry harvester head in Wairoa highlights the issue of training and supervision in industry. The General Risk and Workplace Regulations are simple and clear when it comes to the PCBU’s responsibility, so you would wonder why it is that we persist in getting it wrong? InContinueContinue reading “DEATH OF UNSUPERVISED WORKER FOCUSES ATTENTION ON TRAINING AND SUPERVISION”
TRANSPORTING NZ: ‘Business and wages support ‘ is urgent’
Transporting New Zealand, the peak body representing the road transport industry, is calling on the Government to urgently stand up a business and wage support package to support those impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle. “As only the third national state of emergency in our history, we consider that the severity of this event warrants an immediateContinueContinue reading “TRANSPORTING NZ: ‘Business and wages support ‘ is urgent’”
INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL
Nikki Hart (left to right), Michelle Gutierrez-Smith, Kelly Jeffries, Bridget Young More than 50 women gathered at the Hilton Auckland last night for the inaugural Women in Structural Steel event. Hosted by industry body Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ), the event brought women together from different backgrounds, different industry roles and different stages in theirContinueContinue reading “INITIATIVE A BOOST FOR WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL STEEL”
What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?
Likely continued focus on climate change… MBIE’s Building for Climate Change initiatives look to be expanding. The Ministry initially signalled changes relating to embodied carbon and then, at the end of 2022, changes relating to operational carbon and reduced waste. This provided an initial focus on Module A carbon (product and construction emissions) and anContinueContinue reading “What Does 2023 Have in Store for our Sector?”
DREAM JOB: MANAPōURI MECHANICAL FITTER TICKS BOXES FOR GRADUATE
Holly Frewen is used to travelling, so making the trek from the depths of Fiordland’s Manapōuri hydro station to be in Timaru to graduate with her New Zealand Certificate in Mechanical Engineering (Trade) (Level 4) is no big deal. What is a big deal is being given the chance to celebrate this milestone. “All throughContinueContinue reading “DREAM JOB: MANAPōURI MECHANICAL FITTER TICKS BOXES FOR GRADUATE”
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