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New Zealand's hottest technology companies revealed
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Technology Investment Network (TIN) last night revealed New Zealand’s top ten high growth technology export companies across two categories: TIN100 EY Ten Companies to Watch and the TIN100+ Ten Hot...
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New Zealand's hottest technology companies revealed
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Technology Investment Network (TIN) last night revealed New Zealand’s top ten high growth technology export companies across two categories: TIN100 EY Ten Companies to Watch and the TIN100+ Ten Hot...
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MWH laps up awards
Tuesday, 05 August 2014
MWH New Zealand won two of the three awards presented by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia, New Zealand Division (IPWEA NZ), at the institute’s annual award ceremony in Auckland...
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Keys to improve resource productivity
Tuesday, 03 June 2014
A brilliant McKinsey Quarterly article I read recently, ‘Are you ready for the resource revolution?’ talks about many of the same sort of productivity improvements that IFS is working with its...
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$20m added to training fund
Tuesday, 03 June 2014
ManufacturingNZ says it welcomes the government’s decision to spend up to $20m for an extra 6000 apprenticeship places. “Having a highly skilled and flexible workforce is essential to building...
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Listen to the Podcast - Steve Hart interviews Joel Leonard
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Joel Leonard is a maintenance evangelist, travelling the world from his home in North...
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ECANZ award winners
Tuesday, 08 October 2013
Innovative electrical solutions for challenging projects, ranging from an oil & gas exploration rig to illuminating the glass ceiling of a wine cellar, were among the winners of the biennial...
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Only the best for Best Bars
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
When Clifford Jackson, manufacturing manager for Best Bars, the industry leader in the...
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R&D lead to cost savings for all
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Advance Boiler Services has been working to develop innovative ways to reduce fuel costs and improve the overall operational efficiency of boiler systems.
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Multicopter makes history
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an electric multicopter, the so called volocopter VC1, at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany.
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CEOs are put on notice
Tuesday, 08 January 2013
A senior lecturer in engineering tells Steve Hart that business owners need to ensure their young people are freed up keep abreast of industry trends.
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EECA Awards honours innovative energy use
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Two large regional manufacturing plants have been honoured in this year’s EECA Awards, Dominion Salt and Golden Bay Cement.
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New Zealand’s largest solar power plant
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
South Auckland Forging Engineering Ltd (S.A.F.E Ltd) in Drury has risen to the challenge of sustainability by installing the largest photovoltaic solar electricity generating array in New Zealand.
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First-choice option for steel protection
Monday, 23 January 2012
Perry Metal Protection’s new multi-million dollar hot dip galvanising plant in Hamilton offers a level of capacity and capability not previously seen in New Zealand. Stefan Richter drove to Te Rapa...
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Don’t let unqualified “experts” and uncertified infrared operators risk tenants’ lives and building safety
Monday, 23 January 2012
We have all watched the US troopers with their ‘night-vision’ /infrared capability enjoying an advantage over insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan or firemen able to see through smoke and find victims...
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