Key’s out. So what does it mean for our members?
A week on from the announcement that John Key is stepping down as Prime Minister we’ve had some time to digest the news and perhaps form an opinion on what…
SCNZ welcomes a new manager to their team
Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) has appointed Darren O’Riley as its new Manager – based in the organisation’s office in South Auckland. Darren’s knowledge and expertise are a strong fit…
“Use it or lose it” pressure equipment workshop 2016
It was highly satisfying to be a part of the Pressure Equipment Workshop 2016 organised jointly by a dynamic industry committee composed of individuals from the PE industry and HERA.…
Industry supporting ‘Stirling’ research at AUT
Recently one of our member companies embarked on a journey – donating funds via HERA charitable trust HEERF towards summer student scholarships at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). This gave…
Second pressure equipment workshop set to start!
Over 100 representatives of the NZ pressure equipment community are coming together for the 2nd Pressure Equipment Workshop to share, discuss and debate issues that are of interest to the…
Beyond the GFC – an emerging opportunity
It is eight years since the global financial crisis (GFC) started and few would say things are ‘back to normal’. But most companies who survived have adjusted to the new…
#MIC2015 HERA stream – determining our industry’s fututre
The HERA session offered a perspective on the future prospects of our industry which was capped off by a panel discussion were business journalist Rod Oram facilitated a discussion between…
#MIC2015 – Metals Week in review
Metals Week 2015 was held at the Aotea Centre Auckland 1st – 4th September. In 2014, The Metals New Zealand Executive had the idea to create a significant and overarching…
What’s in a name?
After a major refurbishment, HERA House was officially re-opened on 20 March by the Minster of Science and Innovation Hon Steven Joyce. He is also Minister for Economic Development, Minister…
Update – Structural steel fabricator benchmark study participation
As mentioned in our February and March news, the HERA Executive supported an ongoing research activity run by HERA to gather more specific data characterising our heavy engineering industry. This…
HERA bids farewell to luminary engineer – Nigel Priestley
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr Nigel Priestley, who was most well-known for his leadership of the investigation of the Canterbury Television (CTV)…