Platinum Ordinary membership

A Platinum membership offers the greatest advantages to companies in Aotearoa, including comprehensive technical advisory support and the power to vote in our Executive Board elections.

There are also substantial discounts on purchases and registrations, including venue hire, library resources, publication purchase, consultancy work, expert advice and educational offerings.

Criteria

To qualify for this membership, your company must be actively engaged in the design, manufacture, fabrication, construction, maintenance, or supply of welding consumables or metals related to Heavy Engineering.

Fees

To make sure you pay to a fair and affordable level relative to your business – our annual subscription is based on the number of people you employ in activities related to metals engineering (including support staff).

No of Employees	Incl. GST
1 to 3	$120
4 to 19	$440
20 to 29	$715
30 to 39	$965
40 to 49	$1,235
50 to 59	$1,500
60 to 69	$1,755
70 to 79	$2,030
80 to 89	$2,280
90 to 99	$2,560
100 to 109	$2,800
110 to 119	$3,080
120 to 129	$3,355
130 to 139	$3,600
140 to 149	$3,870
150 and over	$4,120

Gold Associate membership

A Gold membership is perfect for those wanting to stay connected to HERA without the annual fee.

This is an introductory membership that provides companies and organisations subject to the Heavy Engineering Research or Welding Consumable levies with the opportunity to access some of HERA’s renowned support in R&D, innovation, and sustainability. 

Criteria

The levied items qualifying you for this membership are:

• Carbon steel plate greater than 4.75mm thick
• Carbon steel sections 80mm or more in depth
• Carbon steel RHS 102mm or more in depth
• Welding consumables, excluding gases

Fees

This membership is free provided you meet the criteria of being subject to the listed levied items.

Whanaunga Affiliate membership 

An Affiliate membership is for those connected to heavy engineering that don’t quite fit the Platinum or Gold membership tiers. 

If you value true collaboration and connecting with like-minded organisations this membership is for you. As an Affiliate member, you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits aimed at education, innovation, and inspiration.

Criteria

This membership tier is offered at the discretion of our Executive Board. To be eligible, you must be associated in some way to the heavy engineering industry, and ineligible for our Platinum or Gold memberships category.

Fees

Affiliate membership is a yearly subscription of $852 incl. GST.

Koru Student membership

A koru membership is the perfect start for tauira (students) enrolled in a heavy engineering program at a tertiary institution – and the best part, it’s free! 

We’re here to support our future engineers in both soft and technical skills. Join us and connect with like-minded peers and potential employers, access our innovation, technical, and commercialisation programmes and enjoy support with industry internships and mentoring.

Criteria

All you need to qualify is to be enrolled at a tertiary institution with a research focus on heavy engineering.

Your membership will be valid until your studies are completed.

Fees

This membership is free provided you meet the criteria.