Stirring The Pot

Through the eyes of our future leaders

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Ben Jensen of Jensen Steel Fabricators and Jayden Mellsop of Eastbridge.

Both are active HERA Board member who are passionate about the future of our NZ metals industry and we’re excited to have them in studio.

Ben is a Financial & Project Manager responsible for funding, risk management, forecasting and budgeting; and all facets of structural steel delivery - from detailing to material supply, fabrication, coatings, and site installation.

Jayden is a Contract Manager & Director whose passion is solving technical design and construction issues with the client to deliver the best value outcome for stakeholders.

 

Connect with Ben

Jensen Steel Fabricator website: https://www.jensensteel.co.nz/

 

Connect with Jayden

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayden-mellsop-23499990/

Eastbridge Ltd website: https://www.eastbridge.co.nz/

 

Connect with Greg to find out more about MetalMind and join our tribe of metalheads!

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/greg-buckley/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-buckley-nz/

Email: greg.buckley@hera.org.nz

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

 

 

 

TeTiriti at play in governance: Part 2

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re continuing our focus on uncovering how Boards are meeting the commitments of Te Tiriti in today’s workplace.

This time speaking with the Chair of the New Zealand Construction Industry Council Graham Burke, and Director of Māori Pasifica for Vertical Horizonz New Zealand, Phil Hokianga.

Together they co-chair ConCOVE which is the Construction and Infrastructure Centre of Vocational Excellence.

 

Connect with Graham

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-burke-a611ba11b/

Email: graham@grahamburke.co.nz 

Phone: +64 21 249 3459

 

Connect with NZCIC

Website: https://nzcic.co.nz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nzcic/

 

Connect with Phil

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-hokianga-95587b70/

 

Connect with Vertical Horizonz

Website: https://www.verticalhorizonz.com/home

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verticalhorizonznewzealand

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-horizonz-new-zealand/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/VHorizonz

 

Interested to give feedback on Te Tiriti training idea?

Contact Kim Nugent: kim.nugent@hera.org.nz

 

Te Tiriti at play in governance: Part 1

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with none other than our very own CEO Troy Coyle and Managing Director of the HTK Group – Renata Hakiwai.

Together they co-chair the interim establishment board – Hanga-Aro-Rau for the Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council (or WDC for short) which is an initiative out of the Tertiary Education Commission.

They talk about how this is a step towards meeting the commitments of Te Tiriti in today's workplace, and also to raise the mana of Mātauranga Māori in their deliverables as a board.

 

Connect with Renata

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renata-hakiwai-682423104/

 

Connect with HTK Group

Website: https://www.htkltd.co.nz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HTKGroupLtd/

 

Connect with Troy

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/troy-coyle/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-coyle-8202b912/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrTroyCoyle

 

Interested to give feedback on Te Tiriti training?

Contact Kim Nugent: kim.nugent@hera.org.nz

 

Engineering a change of culture

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Nicky Smith who is a Chartered Professional Engineer at HEB Construction.

She has over 25 years’ experience in road maintenance and construction. Her role sees her manage construction projects, work in Council and provide technical engineering guidance as part of the team at HEB Construction.

She is also passionate about improving the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in engineering, and is currently working on her PhD at the University of Auckland based on this topic.

 

Connect with Nicky

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicky-smith-73853179/

 

Connect with Greg to find out more about Kotahitanga - HERA's People and HR innovation cluster

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/greg-buckley/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-buckley-nz/

Email: greg.buckley@hera.org.nz

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

The threat of change for human kind

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with Rob Campbell who has been described as a colossus of corporate New Zealand.

Rob holds over 30 years' experience on countless boards from Chair of SkyCity, Summerset Holdings, Ara Ake, Tourism Holdings and more.

He is valued for his acumen, work ethic and impressive financial performance of the companies he’s worked with - he’s also fostered a reputation as an outspokenly progressive business leader. He has done this by infusing his roles with an awareness of social responsibility, and encouraging other directors to adopt more holistic ways of working with their businesses and the community. 

 

Connect with Rob

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-campbell-cnzm-cfinstd-12708b38/

 

Connect with Greg to find out more about Kotahitanga - HERA's People and HR innovation cluster

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/greg-buckley/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-buckley-nz/

Email: greg.buckley@hera.org.nz

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

The new age of engineering in construction

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we’re talking with BVT Engineering’s CEO Ceinwen McNeil and Founder & Managing Director, Matt Bishop.

Together they’re a dynamic leadership duo driven to continuously improve, increase revenue profit and enhance market position through a strong vision, culture and innovation.

An approach that has seen BVT not only expand into the Australian market, but also revolutionise the traditional engineering industry and structure by creating an agile, diverse, young and highly skilled workforce, introducing BD and marketing departments as a core part of business, and establishing value pricing.

 

Connect with Ceinwen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceinwen-mcneil/

 

Connect with Matt

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmbishop/

As mentioned in podcast:

• a message to the engineering graduates of today (part 1) https://bvtengineering.com/news-resources/speech-to-graduates-1 ;
• a message to the engineering graduates of today (part 2) https://bvtengineering.com/news-resources/speech-to-graduates-2 ; and
• Video from 1:16:32: https://youtu.be/7MREsYNlt0A

 

Connect with BVT

Website: https://bvtengineering.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bvt-consulting-ltd/

 

Find out more about our Fab4.0Lab at HERA

We're passionate about preparing our industry for the future and our Fab4.0Lab is focused on supporting that as a national centre of excellence in Fabrication 4.0.

If you'd like to know more about how this resource can help your business, get in touch with our team today!

 

General Manager Fab 4.0, Michail Karpenko:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michail-karpenko-4ab13730/

Email: michail.karpenko@hera.org.nz

 

Research Engineer and Industry 4.0 Lead, Holger Heinzel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-heinzel/

Email: holger.heinzel@hera.org.nz

 

Bringing robotic automation solutions to industry

In this episode of Stirring the Pot our Industry 4.0 Research Engineer Holger Heinzel chats with Verbotics Director Nathan Larkin to explore the world of robotic automation.

Together they delve into the details of what  is possible in robotic welding, the exciting new developments in this space and insights into how companies can get started on their robotic welding journey.

This falls out of a long-standing relationship that HERA has with the University of Wollongong (UoW) who are one of the leaders in welding automation research. Recently facilitating two pilot programs with industry partners via our HERA membership which utilises Verbotics Weld software packages.

Verbotics is a recent spin-off out of UoW’s research activities which is focused on making robot programming easy by automatically programming your robot for welding to eliminate manual programming.

 

Connect with Nathan

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-larkin-93315194/

 

Connect with Verbotics

Website: https://verbotics.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/verbotics/?originalSubdomain=au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verbotics

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/verbotics

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGm_ws07_pTGH7wvlDCOuXg

 

Connect with Holger & our Industry 4.0 program

Email: holger.heinzel@hera.org.nz

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-heinzel/

Information on the Verbotics opportunity: https://www.hera.org.nz/robots-programming/

Amplify your voice with key messages

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we dig deeper into our last episode conversation on key messages developed for our industry.

This time inviting Anna Radford of Radford Communications into studio to discuss the process behind the development of the Sustainable Steel Council (SSC) key message workshop and the value of having clear messaging to handle media enquiries and communication more proactively to clients. 

Anna runs a PR company in Auckland which is focused on building strong foundations for compelling communication and has worked with both HERA and SSC to create robust, strategic key messages.

This podcast is perfect for businesses who want to communicate more clearly about their own product or service, address their own communication gaps and understand how good communication approaches can improve their business relationships with key stakeholders.

 

Connect with Anna

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-radford-610782a/

Website: https://radford.co.nz/

Email: anna@radford.co.nz

 

View the Sustainable Steel Council key messages

Listen to Episode 42 'Six reasons why steel is the future' with our CEO Troy Coyle who talks about the recent release of the SSC fact sheet to assist industry in sharing their sustainability credentials more proactively.

View the two fact sheets 'Six reasons to choose steel' and 'Six reasons why steel contributes to intergenerational wellbeing':  https://www.sustainablesteel.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Six-reasons-why-LAP-LAT-01.pdf

Website: https://www.sustainablesteel.org.nz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-steel-council/

Six reasons why steel is for the future!

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we have our CEO Troy Coyle in studio to talk about the recent release of a fact sheet to assist industry in sharing our sustainability credentials more proactively.

She's the perfect candidate to talk about this body of work because sustainability is one of her personal passions and also because she is the Chair of the Sustainability Steel Council who is behind this body of work. It's also a timely conversation as we're starting to see sustainability be a key focus in New Zealand Governments tendering process and changes proposed to the Building Code as indicated in MBIE's Building for Climate Change program.

Join us as we delve more deeply into the two key fact sheets which cover the six reasons to choose steel, and the six reasons why steel is good for intergenerational wellbeing. 

 

View the Sustainable Steel Council key messages

Six reasons to choose steel & Six reasons why steel contributes to intergenerational wellbeing:  https://www.sustainablesteel.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Six-reasons-why-LAP-LAT-01.pdf

Website: https://www.sustainablesteel.org.nz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sustainable-steel-council/

 

Connect with Troy

Website: https://www.hera.org.nz/team-member/troy-coyle/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-coyle-8202b912/

The intersection between Mātauranga Māori & Construction 4.0

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we invite University of Auckland Engineering & Law Student John Cole from Episode 41, back into the studio.

This time exploring the intersection between Mātauranga Māori and Construction 4.0 - a research project that John is working on for us - in partnership with Pūhoro STEM Academy.

As far as we are aware, this is the first time the interface between Mātauranga Māori and Construction 4.0 has been investigated. This will lead to some valuable insights and recommendations for future work. We are also really hoping that this will lead to a bilingual publication of the research results and break ground for more meaningful engagement with Māori in Engineering.

 

Connect with John

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-cole-6661a01b5/

Read more about John and his project at HERA