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Looking Back and Going Forward - December 2011

In the year ahead, we need to differentiate ourselves from the competition by providing solutions based on IP and services which surpass the offering of the lowest cost competition...

We Ignore Lessons At Our Peril


The trend of establishing manufacturing plants in countries other than where the product originated is being driven by countries being hardnosed and unashamedly putting their own interests first...

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Bridge Seminar Series – Postponed to April

This one-day course is ideal for graduate engineers and any engineer wishing to update their steel bridge knowledge...

HERA Welding Supervisor Course 2012

The next Welding Supervisor Course leading to qualification to Australian Standard AS 2214-2004 will be held in March 2012...

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Events

Achieving Seismic Performance in Steel Connections - Auckland

This seminar will focus on the welded and bolted connections in moment frame, braced frame and steel plate shear wall systems...

Achieving Seismic Performance in Steel Connections - Wellington

This seminar will focus on the welded and bolted connections in moment frame, braced frame and steel plate shear wall systems...

Achieving Seismic Performance in Steel Connections - Christchurch

This seminar will focus on the welded and bolted connections in moment frame, braced frame and steel plate shear wall systems...

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In Focus

NZWC & IQC Training Programme 2012 Available
The NZ Welding Centre and Inspection & Quality Control Centre training programme for 2012 is now available. Click HERE to view.

Design Structural Steel Hollow Section Connections Update
Design of Structural Steel Hollow Section Connections Vol 1 Design Models, 1st edition 1996 by A.A. Syam & B.G. Chapman is under consideration for updating by the Australian Steel Institute. A technical note has been prepared in order to advise of known Errata and of more up-to-date information for some sections of the publication. View it HERE.

HERA Report R4-100 Update
The Structural Steelwork Connection Guide HERA Report R4-100 published in 1999 has been superseded by Steel Construction New Zealand (SCNZ) Report 14:2007 Steel Connect Structural Steel Connections Guide. This guide can be purchased in hard copy from SCNZ and also accessed online for a small annual fee. Please contact SCNZ for further information.

Withdrawl of Design and Construction Bulletins
All Design and Construction Bulletins are currently under review and have been removed from the HERA web site. Care should be taken when using DCBs as many are superseded and/or are out of date. We would appreciate any feedback on DCBs commonly used such that we can prioritise the revue process. Please contact the Structural Systems Division with feedback or information in regards to specific design or use of DCBs.

HERA Geothermal Capability Register Now Available
The HERA produced document R5-35 Geothermal Capability Register showcases New Zealand companies with experience in the area of renewable geothermal energy production. You can download the document HERE or email to order a printed version.

Coating Industry Checklist Now Available

The New Zealand Coating Industry Checklist is now available as a free download from the Steel Bridge Development Group (BDG) webpage. For more information on the Checklist and to download your free copy, click here.

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