Callaghan provides roadmap for lifting Innovation
Callaghan Innovation’s first full three year Statement of Intent has been tabled in Parliament today, setting out how the new organisation will help increase business innovation, and speed up the commercialisation of new products and services. The Statement of Intent sets Callaghan Innovation’s strategic direction and priorities for the next […]
Kiwi Tech Firm to Increase Staff By 60% for Export Growth
A leading cloud software company has relocated its offices and increased its staff salaries to 20% above market average in a bid to attract more local IT talent to support its international growth. Unleashed Software which employs 25 staff, relocated its offices to Auckland’s North Shore so local team members […]
The ultimate on-machine seasoning system
The latest evolution of the leading intelli-flav seasoning range, the tna intelli-flav OMS 5, offers consistent coverage and flavour for both wet and dry seasoning. Fully integrated with both oil spray and flavour injection systems, the new OMS provides total control of adhesion and fast flavour changes for snack lines. […]
Reliable CBN010 insert grade for turning steels
CBN010 is a new, uncoated grade designed to provide excellent performance in continuous to moderately interrupted cuts. Offering an extremely homogenous structure, the new grade provides stable performance and consistent tool life to minimise downtime and machining costs. Similar in composition to the existing CBN10 and CBN100 grades, CBN010 incorporates […]
Handy plug-in map reading light
PIC CAP The new L.E.D flexible map reading light can now plug directly vehicle accessory outlets. The L.E.D map reading light can now be directly plugged into a vehicle’s accessory outlet, making it more versatile and easy to use. A version features an accessory plug at the end of […]
EX Series injection moulders manufacture infusion equipment
Six EX Series full electric injection moulding machines are manufacturing medical infusion equipment, i.e. three-way stopcocks and large volume syringes. Close to 1 billion injection-moulded parts leave the B.Braun production lines each year under very stringent quality specifications, as most of the parts are used directly on the human body. […]
Short term improvements, structural concerns
The latest New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (NZMEA) Survey of Business Conditions completed during June 2013, shows total sales in May 2013 increased 1.09% (export sales increased by 23.4% with domestic sales decreasing 12.1%) on May 2012. The NZMEA survey sample this month covered NZ$501m in annualised sales, with […]
New role to address economics of disasters
A Chair in the Economics of Disasters which has been established at Victoria University will provide new knowledge to guide New Zealand in the aftermath of disasters like the Canterbury earthquakes. The Chair, believed to be a world first, will be focused on economic policy and disaster management and is […]
Consumer demands partly to blame for company failures
A University of Waikato lecturer says society needs to take some of the blame for business failures and company disasters, such as the Pike River Mine collapse and BP oil spill. Dr Heather Connolly, who lectures in strategic management at Waikato Management School, has written a book with her father […]
Our waste policies stuck in the past
New Zealand’s waste policies are stuck in the 19th century as ever-rising levels of rubbish are dumped to landfill instead of systems fit for the 21st century of more and better recycling and possibly waste incineration, a leading environmental law expert says. Waikato’s Professor Al Gillespie told the ICUN Academy […]
Cost-sharing plans needed for Auckland infrastructure
Business is in favour of an integrated, long-term approach to developing major city infrastructure, says BusinessNZ. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says Government proposals announced today for road, rail and tunnel infrastructure for greater Auckland will help address the congestion that is a huge productivity cost to New Zealand, and […]
Candid recognition of Auckland’s transport issues applauded
Recognition from the very top of Auckland’s transport issues is gratifying, the Employers and Manufacturers Association says. “We welcome the Prime Minister’s candid recognition today of the transport congestion limiting Auckland’s productivity,” said Kim Campbell, EMA’s chief executive. “The government’s efforts to make an early start on the AMETI- East […]
Increasing investment in advanced technologies a priority for manufacturing
Catherine Lye, EMA’s Head of Advanced Manufacturing & Export Communities The Advanced Manufacturing Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) recognises the essential role manufacturing plays in the New Zealand economy, for jobs and communities. The draft plan, released for public consultation in June 2022, attracted hundreds of participants to workshops and 60 written submissions that helped identify some key priorities for the ratified plan. “Increasing investment in advanced technologies and processes to lift productivity and wages, and improving the understanding and perceptions of advanced manufacturing to attract more people into the sector will be the initial focus based on the feedback received,” says Brett O’Riley, EMA Chief Executive and Co-Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing ITP Steering Group. Manufacturing plays an important role in creating jobs and is the second largest employer of Māori and Pacific peoples in the country. The plan identifies ways to help manufacturers acquire more skills and embrace the low-carbon, sustainable economic growth it offers. “One of the keys to accelerating growth will be the investment in new plant, new technology, and new skills, something the EMA will continue to work with the Government on,” Mr O’Riley says. Rachel Mackintosh, fellow Co-Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing ITP Steering Group and Vice-President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and Assistant National Secretary of E Tū, agrees. “We want to transform the industry so that people will choose to work in advanced manufacturing for generations to come. We have the opportunity to harness the creativity of the diverse manufacturing workforce to develop a sustainable industry, where people can build their skills and enjoy decent work and decent wages. To do that we need cooperation across workers, employers, communities, and the government,” she says. The ITP brings together a raft of elements – skills, sustainability, carbon neutrality […]