Ep. 25 | Troy Coyle & Nick Collins – 20/20 VISION: HERA’s Future Forum
Mar182020 Listen on iTunes Listen on PodBean 18 Mar 2020 | Ep.25 – 20/20 VISION: HERA’s Future Forum In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we check in with our CEO Dr Troy Coyle and Metals NZ CE Nick Collins. Together we reflect back on the first of HERA’s Future Forum Conference which this year…
Notice – COVID-19: what does it mean for the NZ metals industry?
Now that the World Health Organisation has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, the most important thing we can do as individuals and companies – is not panic. There is a lot of information coming in from news agencies, email and social media – and everyone has a different opinion on how seriously we should (or…
A celebration of industry wins at Future Forum award ceremony
The dust has settled from the first of our Future Forum conferences and we’d like to congratulate the winners and runners-up at oue 2020 Vision: Nation Dinner. It goes without saying, that the performance of forward thinking companies play a pivotal part in propelling our industry into the future, and making sure we have relevance.…
Ep. 24 | AUT Shahab Ramhormozian & Prof Charles Walker – School of future environments
Feb192020 Listen on iTunes Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 19 Feb 2020 | Ep.24 – School of future environments In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk with Dr Shahab Ramhormozian and Prof Charles Walker from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). Shahab is a Lecturer in Structural and Earthquake Engineering and Prof…
Ep. 23 | Leland Ruwhiu & Sarah Lewis – An indigenous approach to STEM engagement
Feb52020 Listen on Spotify Listen on PodBean 5 Feb 2020 | Ep.23 – An indigenous approach to STEM engagement In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk with Puhoro STEM Academy’s Leland Ruwhiu and our first Whanake Scholarship Recipient, Sarah Lewis. Together, we’ll scratch below the surface to better understand how we can improve…
2020 Rotary Forum: a new take on connecting with students
HERA was excited to kick off our year by hosting the 2020 Rotary National Science and Technology Forum at HERA House. This student event is part of our commitment to inspire future engineers to work in the metals industry and showcase the real opportunities that exist within our sector. The visiting group was part of…
Resource – Case study on a welding related eye injury
Recently we had a health and safety incident occur at HERA. While thankfully not catastrophic, we think it’s important to share our lessons learnt so our members can avoid similar experience in the future. A team member in our welding team injured their eye during work hours at HERA House. Our facilities include offices and…
Sustainability in steel. Is there such a thing when it comes to climate change?
Sustainability has many facets. But it looks like climate change is the hands-down winner for the holiday sustainability hot topic (pardon the pun). So, how do we respond as an industry to this growing global concern? And what is HERA doing to assist? The catastrophic Australian fires and recent smoke impacts on New Zealand have…
Top posts of 2019 summed up for our members!
Curious about what our industry cared about the most in 2019? Join us as we sum up our top read articles across our platforms, and why we’ve made the important shift to better communicate to you all. 2019 was a massive year for HERA! We had a huge shift in strategy that put emphasis on…