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Engineering News is on top of training and education offerings with major changes afoot to get better qualifications aboard for our tradespeople to combat already alarming skills shortages. Management consultants and advisers keep engineering business people up to date with the latest techniques and sales skills needed to compete. From security and protection, maintenance and shutdown services to banking, finance, insurance and commercial real estate.
TREOTHAM MERGES WITH AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT TO BETTER SERVE MARKET
Treotham New Zealand has announced the merger of its business operations to offer customers even more support as well as a larger range of products to provide a more complete solution. Continue →
NEW CE FOR ENGINEERING NEW ZEALAND
New Engineering New Zealand chief executive Richard Templer
Engineering New Zealand has appointed Richard Templer as the new chief executive. Continue →
TREOTHAM NEW ZEALAND MERGES WITH AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT
Treotham New Zealand has acquired the Automation Equipment assets, staff and customer contacts and the merged business will operate under Treotham Automation. Continue →
SHOVELS AT THE READY, BUT WHERE’S THE WORK?
Construction and infrastructure industry leaders are calling for urgency around the release of the government’s full list of ‘shovel-ready projects’ as increasing numbers of workers face redundancy and business confidence amongst construction and infrastructure companies nose-dives. Continue →
NZUS Council supports Minister Peters efforts for a trade agreement with the US
Recent high profile and sucessful partnerships such as Rocket Lab domonstrates the huge potential for the relationship
The NZUS Council will increase its engagement in the United States to support Foreign Minister, Rt Hon Winston Peters’ efforts to promote a free trade agreement with the United States. Continue →
Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways are using Virtual Reality (VR) to train engineers, in a first for the two companies.
As the number of air passengers is set to almost double by 20361, the industry faces a growing challenge: more engineers need to be trained to maintain and repair a growing number of aircraft and their engines. Continue →
Manufacturing is Back, and More Intelligent Than Ever—But Are We Reaping the Benefits Yet?
Terri Hiskey, Vice President of Product Marketing for Manufacturing at Epicor Software
Look around, and the manufacturing industry is brimming with examples of firms that are bringing the latest technological developments to their factory floors. Continue →
EFFECTIVE SAFETY TRAINING CAN NOT ONLY SAVE LIVES BUT ALSO AID PRODUCTIVITY
ACCIDENTS, NEAR MISSES AND OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY INCIDENTS NOT ONLY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO WORKERS, BUT THEY CAN ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPACT ON THE PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF A WORKSITE. Continue →
SPOTTING WARNING SIGNS – THAT HYDRAULIC HOSES NEED SERVICING
LMR Truck & Trailer Mossvale’s James Haddow with a newly serviced truck
Heavy transport and fleet operators are all too familiar with the importance of having fully functional and safe hydraulic hoses and fittings. Continue →
Lorch Smart Welding
Lorch executive team very pleased about the foundation of Lorch South Pacific (LSP): Cataldo Sposato (international Lorch Sales Director), Wolfgang Grüb (Lorch owner and CEO), David Wilton (Managing Director LSP), Ronald Weber (Managing Director and CSO Lorch) and Stefan Krämer (CFO Lorch). Continue →
How to make training less disruptive
Training is a necessary part of fulfilling any workplace’s health and safety obligations. Continue →
AUSSIE SHORTAGE IN ENGINEERING HAS KIWIS RUBBING HANDS
Dunedin’s Farra Engineering spots a chance for regional expansion to ignite engineering days gone by. Continue →
BEHEADING THE ‘NORM’ IN TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT
Counterfeiting has been around for centuries.
It has, and as the world continues its march toward globalisation, will always be a problem. Continue →
EMEX 2018 – a not to be missed edition!
In less than 12 weeks’ time, New Zealand’s leading Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology trade exhibition, EMEX, returns to Auckland and it’s set to be of a scale never seen in its almost 40 year history! Continue →
CORROSION SPECIALISTS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
Training and education is a vital part of the development of anyone working in a profession. Continue →
Hyrdatorq heads Fieldays’ innovation
Hydratorq walked away with the Launch NZ Innovation Award and the Locus Research Innovation Award in the 2017 Fieldays Innovation Awards. Continue →
Siege of Engineers as VANZ hits Rotorua
VANZ Conference Report ’17 by Angie Hurricks
On the 16th – 18th May, Rotorua was overcome with a siege of engineers and the like as we all converged on the city like a great swarm to get together for our annual conference. Continue →
Engineering e2e: students flock to study
In an industry screaming out for engineers, the e2e programme has helped lift the profile of engineering from 10th to 3rd place in New Zealand student’s career considerations. Continue →
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE BUSINESS WORLD
Top team: Liam Currie (left to right), Thomas McLean, Achsah Stewart and Samara Davis have taken Bottle Bolt from concept to launch. Continue →
NEW BLOOD INJECTS ENGINEERING LIFE, OTHER BLOOD BOILS AT ‘MESH-GATE’
Samara Davis was a natural at SouthMach 17 selling the many advantages of Bottle Boost, part of a school-based business project. Continue →