General Manager Boaz Habib on an exciting career journey
After almost eight years at HERA, we’d like to let our membership and industry know that our General Manager Industry Development is starting a new journey at IANZ as their…
Be the disruptor, not the disrupted
The third industrial revolution changed the way the previous generations worked – and very soon, the fourth industrial revolution will do the same again for us. Inevitably, we’ll always have…
Meet Reza Hamzeh – the researcher focused on Welding 4.0 for us!
Last month we let our members know what our strategic focuses for 2020 and beyond look like. Part of that strategy being to deliver solutions that supported our members in…
Our search is over! Sarah Lewis is our successful Whanake Scholarship recipient
We’re so excited to announce that Sarah Lewis is our inaugural recipient of the HERA Whanake Scholarship. Sarah is studying a Bachelor of Engineering, majoring in mechatronics at Massey University…
General Manager Structural Systems Stephen Hicks moving on to exciting new role
After 11 years at HERA, we’d like to let our membership and industry know that our General Manager Structural Systems Stephen Hicks will be heading back to the UK to…
Call for attendance – Do you want to improve your fabrication business? See how bottleneck analysis can help!
If you want to know how to improve your business, then what we have brewing in June is sure to grab your attention! Because we have world renowned expert Arrie…
What’s the strategy for 2020?
What the heck is HERA about and what’s our plan for the future? Two very good questions – and we’re excited to tell you the answer! Because for the first…
Innovators get set and going!
Participants on the Innovation SET & GO program reaped the rewards of being on the Innovation READY program last year. Gaining access to expert advice from a panel of commercialisation…
Your current employees are the key to helping our industry promote itself!
What do you ACTUALLY do? Your answer can help our industry better promote itself. There is no doubt that heavy engineering has an image problem. We’re consistently hearing how hard…
Introducing ‘Whanake’ – a HERA Scholarship and step towards addressing the skills gap
At HERA we have a real commitment to help our members address the challenges that are facing them. One we hear often is the skills gap which is hindering our…
What’s the future of our industry?
If you think you’re safe from disruption, then think again. Because by the time a disruptive change has overtaken us, we won’t have time to react. If recent history is…
Diversity dissonance – broaching a taboo topic
It’s not often you’d expect a heavy engineering research association to talk homelessness to their membership. But, having recently discovered that three homeless people were sleeping in the undercover area…