Call for interest – Clinker plant member opportunity ripe for exploring
HERA is well known for our research collaborations but maybe not so well for our role as a catalyst for collaboration amongst our members. This is supported by our “About…
IWE qualified and ready to deliver value to our members!
Having spent the last 14 weeks cramped behind a school desk in Germany, our Research Engineer Holger Heinzel has successfully returned as a qualified International Welding Engineer (IWE)! Join him…
Kaikoura Earthquake challenges met by steel construction
Post-Kaikoura earthquake, little was mentioned about systemic failures in steel construction. While this gave confidence that our structures performed well, we had to make sure. Taking an opportunity to learn…
Welding qualification standard ISO 9606.1:2012 has now been adopted as AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017
The publication of AS/NZS ISO 9606.1:2017 Qualification testing of welders – Fusion welding – Part 1: Steels is seen as a move towards international best practice. And is a standard…
The ‘Wood First’ approach hasn’t hit the nail on the head at all!
The Coalition’s Wood First Policy when introduced under the current proposal tilts the level playing field for industry innovation. Adding value to our New Zealand grown trees through local business…
Call for papers – IIW Commission X meeting at HERA House, 12 – 13 March 2018
We’d like to invite researchers and practising engineers to submit abstracts for presentation at the upcoming meeting of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) Commission X Structural Performances of Welded…
#SS18 kicks off next week & our team will be there!
We’re proud to have our General Manager Structural Systems Dr Stephen Hicks invited to deliver a keynote address at the 13th International Conference on Steel, Space & Composite Structures. Hosted in…
Celebrating 40 years of HERA and a change of guard
40 years ago, HERA was officially constituted by future focused industry leaders using Government support providing a framework for stable funding from industry. A concept we believed worked and requires…
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…