Our next “Sixty seconds of steel’ feature is with David Moore of Grayson Engineering. HERA member Grayson Engineering is a recognised market leader with over 50 years in the steel fabrication industry. From large-scale stadiums to sculptures, bridges, towers, industrial sheds and everything in between, the organisation has completed a wide range of projects while…
Our next “Sixty seconds of steel’ feature is with Bob Hawley of Red Steel Limited. Bob Hawley is the Managing Director at Red Steel, which laid its foundation in the 1960s as a building company specialising in steel construction. It was then officially formed in November 2002 before purchasing Woolaway Steel Structures in January 2003.…
Our next “Sixty seconds of steel’ feature is with our very own Innovation & Transformation Architect, Greg Buckley. Greg is responsible for leading conversations and programs for HERA in the innovation space which help our members and the wider industry to create sustainable solutions and achieve digital transformation in their work processes and systems. Late…
Our next “Sixty seconds of steel’ feature is with Mike Hendry, Chief Officer of Steel & Tube. Mike is responsible for leading the development of digital platforms to underpin key initiatives underway in Steel & Tube’s Strive for Excellence programme. This supports Steel & Tube’s core pillar of their customer led strategy which is focused…
Welcome to HERA’s new series “Sixty seconds of steel’. Quick, easy to consume ‘steel talks’ with industry, for industry. We’re kicking off this series with industry leader Wayne Carson. Those who know Wayne, will recognise him as a passionate advocate for the steel industry. With his strong background in mechanical and structural engineering and wide…
Steel structures performed exceptionally well during the February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Such earthquake performance confirms that steel is the ultimate low-damage solution for modern multi-story buildings and structures. The performance also showed that the applicable New Zealand design and fabrication standards are safe – even though some minor damage in steel structures were reported…
Have you introduced robotics into your business to improve productivity? HERA has an opportunity to help you enhance this offering! Spot welding of car bodies was the first welding operation performed by automated robots in a production scenario. That was back in 1962, some 58 years ago. Since then, robots have become commonplace in the…
We’re excited to bring to light a New Zealand case study on the use of 3D scanning as a new digital tool by one of our members. Those of you at HERA’s Future Forum: 2020 VISION in February would have heard Des Watkins from Watkins Steel promote the use of digital technologies, including 3D scanning,…
The fabrication industry is currently in a digital transformation – and understandably, many fabricators are cautious to invest. We get it. That’s why we’ve set up a quality and productivity research project to investigate this technology. And why we’re now inviting our industry to be a part of it. We want to investigate the implications…
The world is full of congested cities and Auckland is one of them. Public transport is a main issue and cycling on dedicated cycle paths is suggested as a solution by many including interest groups, city councils and governments. Moving into the age of electric bikes and scooters you’d think large cycle path acceptance by…
The Greater Auckland region is facing a housing crisis that requires greater urban density to help fix it. That’s why our Structural Systems team has been conducting innovative research on a light steel framing (LSF) multi-storey building solution. An approach that answers the Auckland Unitary Plan’s calls to action to house a growing population. While…
Every day, we’re driven to solve our members problems. So, when the opportunity to work with Steel & Tube came up to help develop their new construction product – we jumped! We spent 18 months driving R&D focused on getting their new composite slab product ComFlor SR market ready. Providing design of the test specimens,…