2016: engineering industry review
2016 has been an encouraging year, fuelled by an exceptional demand in steel construction in response to rebuild and immigration pressures. In June 2016, the reported New Zealand annual heavy…
2016: welding training review
2016 was a busy year for the NZ Welding Centre, with around 180 people attending our specialist courses and seminars for engineers, supervisors and welding inspectors. This month, 12 professionals…
A Trans-Tasman success story for bridge design
Our industry’s decision to harmonize bridge design with Australia has seen us travel a five year road, and we’re delighted to see it all come together as we announce the…
Radio NZ raise questions on structural bolts
As members may have heard from Radio New Zealand’s interview of Stewart Askey on 19 August 2016 -concerns have again been raised on the quality of steel imports. Whilst the interview was…
Global steel industry outlook
The steel industry continues to face a challenging economic environment due to the economic slowdown in China, volatility in financial markets, sluggish growth in global trade, and low prices of…
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…
Registration open – 69th IIW annual assembly and international conference in Melbourne
The 69th IIW Annual Assembly and International Conference will be held at Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre, 10 – 15 July 2016. The IIW Annual Assembly & International Conference is a…
Recent HERA publications internationally peer reviewed
A number of journal papers have recently been published that have been co-authored by our General Manager Structural SystemsDr Stephen Hicks. They’re now available to members from our library. Details for…