HERA honours Hon Jim Anderton – a battler for NZ manufacturing
Former Deputy PM Jim Anderton left a great mark on New Zealand and held several key positions that greatly influenced NZ politics. For our industry, it was his role as…
Reflections of the first week from our new CEO Dr Troy Coyle
I’m very excited to have just finished my first week in the role of HERA CEO and can report that I’m loving it so far! It’s clear that the team…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our Director
Dec222017 This Christmas I’d like to review 2017 – a year mostly of wins, but also of some losses. Most importantly I wanted to let you know how much we’ve…
Six year success story – AS/NZS 2327 is across the line!
After six years of hard work, we’re proud to announce that AS/NZS 2327 has been published in collaboration with our Australian colleagues. Steel-concrete composite construction has proved popular over the…
Our team wish you the best over the Christmas holidays
We wish all our members, industry colleagues, staff and families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! As HERA looks forward in 2018 to celebrating 40 years of excellence…
Marine energy is out there, but when will we start recovering it?
Last week HERA attended AWATEA’s AGM in Wellington as part of the Board. It was an opportune time for us to take stock of where New Zealand’s advances in wave…
HERA welcomes new CEO – Dr Troy Coyle
Dr Troy Coyle joins the HERA team as its new CEO from the beginning of next year. Troy comes to us with extensive experience in innovation, research management and product…
Leading triple bottom line in New Zealand’s outback – Calder Stewart Steel, Milton
Some may recall that Calder Stewart Steel was the winner of the prestigious industry excellence award ‘Metals Industry Innovator of the Year’ at the 2015 Metals Industry Conference. Achieving this by…
Industry development hits the road to deliver member value and scout opportunities
Starting from today our Industry Development Manager Dr Boaz Habib will be on the move. Exploring member opportunities, cementing key relationships and following up on our research and development program…
Call for comment – Draft HERA Public Policy Position 2017
HERA advocates on behalf of our members where we feel we can make an informed contribution – and this is in R&D and industry development. And as a result, we’ve…
Initial trials confirm heavy scaling potential at Ohaaki geothermal site
The Materials Test Rig was installed at Ohaaki Thermal Kilns earlier this year as an outcome of our AGGAT program, with generous fabrication support from some of our members. Currently…
SESOC deliver a pathway in ‘Securing the future’
Recently, the SESOC2017 conference was held in Wellington – the fourth to be hosted in New Zealand with the theme ‘Securing the future.’ During this event, both local and international…