Directors, think about disruption!
Disruptions to established businesses happen all the time. Like everyone else in business, HERA members and their communities are called on to navigate in a potentially disruptive VUCA world –…
Seminars by the inventor of the Master S-N Curve method a huge success in NZ!
Last week was a successful one for our ‘Design for Joint Strength, Fatigue, and Fracture Resistances in Welded Connections’ seminars series. Taking place in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch they were…
Meet Robert Ryan – the new face joining our Welding Centre team
It’s been a long time coming trying to find the right candidate – but we’ve finally done it! Next week welcoming Robert Ryan to our Welding Centre team! Robert brings…
Resource – ASME U-Stamp Certification opens US export market to Stafford Engineering
Exporting to international markets for our members can often seem an unreachable target. Extensive work needs to be done to learn the fundamentals of becoming a successful export business. And…
Innovation hub at HERA has kicked off!
Our Innovation READY course kicked off at HERA last week with a highly motivated group of 18 attendees. It’s the first time a course based on lean start up principles…
#INWED18 – Meet Longveld Managing Director, Pam Roa
Pam has been in the industry for 29 years, using her skills and experience to lead her team of 87. Longveld is a specialist stainless steel fabricator of primary processing…
Disruption – the path to resilience
Last week we were excited to have our Executive member and WSP Opus Corrosion & Asset Integrity Consultant Raed El Sarraf head to Rotorua from 20 – 22 June. Here,…
#INWED18 – Meet WSP Opus Work Group Manager Bridges & Structures, Natalia Uran
Based in Napier, Natalia manages her team to provide infrastructure asset management consulting services for WSP Opus clients. She’s focused mainly on bridges and highways structures, with an aim to…
#INWED18 – Meet New Zealand Steel Product Launch Manager – Roofing & Cladding, Katrin Schüenemann
Katrin looks after innovations and product developments in the roofing and cladding sector. Working predominantly under New Zealand Steel’s COLORSTEEL® brand to explore product improvements that can offer market differentiation.…
#INWED18 – Meet Fletcher Building ANZ Group Employment Relations Manager, Charlotte Hatlauf
Charlotte is an in-house employment lawyer at Fletcher Building where her focus is split broadly over three areas. These being: Insourcing transactional work that would otherwise be briefed out to…
#INWED18 – Meet Steltech Customer Services Manager Jacqui Brady
Jacqui manages the processing of welded beams to feed into a fabricator’s erection program for Steltech. Often overseeing more than 20 projects at a time – many of which are…
#INWED18 – Meet Pacific Steel Market Development and Key Account Manager Laura Coffey
Laura’s role is a mix of marketing and sales. Where she’s responsible for elevating core product brands for Pacific Steel such as Seismic® and Wiremark®. Laura’s enjoyment of building and construction…