Jul192019 If you want to know how to improve your business, then this chat with world renowned expert Arrie van Niekerk is for you! He says improvement of more than 20% is experienced regularly within the same infrastructure with the same people – just with a different mental framework. And, has implemented TOC production flow…
Jan302019 It’s not every day you get to chew the ear off NZ Steels Chief Executive Gretta Stephens. So of course when our chance came… we jumped at it! Join us as we hit up Gretta on how she’s finding her role so far, why she loves working in the NZ metals industry and their…
Nov282018 We were lucky enough to spend time at Victoria University to unpick some of the common misconceptions industry may have about working with academia. This is very important so that in the future we can collaborate more effectively when it comes to R&D to advance our NZ metals industry. And the benefits of building relationships like…
Oct32018 We’re proud to report that our NZ metals industry is an early adopter of the living standards framework in terms of assessing where we sit across the four capitals of human, social, natural and physical/financial. HERA commissioned Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) to prepare this report – because it’s important to understand how…
Aug282018 We’ve been on a quest to help our members become more Innovation READY. Developing a bespoke course focused on arming them with the tools and understanding to implement innovation strategies into their organisations. So of course, when Page Macrae signed up their Business Development Manager Peter Swan to attend, we knew we had to…
Jul252018 We’re excited to share insights from Callaghan Innovation Future Insights Manager – Advanced Materials Kirsten Edgar. She lives and breathes innovation and disruption in her day to day work, and her message to everyone is to see innovation as change for the better! So – get ready for it, understand how it’ll challenge your…
Jun182018 Join our first female CEO Dr Troy Coyle as she takes us on a journey of her career path to date. We discover how she became a leader in steel innovation, and more importantly her take on women in STEM and how we can boost those numbers. “One of the biggest challenges our members…
May182018 Join us as we talk to Grayson Engineering Managing Director and our Executive Member David Moore on the importance of quality in the work they do. As an Auckland based steel fabricator they’ve been in business since 1972 and have continually invested in the latest equipment and technology to remain competitive. However the latest…