Kea and weather-proof solar roof for Milford hut

When a Government minister helicopters in to a remote South Island tramping hut to see what’s been going on there, you know it’s likely to be something big. In literal terms, what Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson went to check out at Dumpling Hut on the Milford Track recently was quite small.

Kiwi innovation taking on the world

Frank Calis of Motion Design in West Auckland wanted fast response times for the machines he was designing for the agricultural industry.

Taking electricity management way beyond what has previously been possible.

The recent 2010 Power & Electricity World NZ conference held in Auckland in mid-February, part of a rapidly expanding series which is intent on “synthesising the industry in the SE Asia and Australasian region”.

Continuously evolving maintenance management

Maintenance management is not a trade based skill that is taught in our respective trades. It is a management skill that requires understanding about systems and processes.

Keeping safe with chemicals

A bit of time spent identifying the chemicals used in your workplace could save money and lives.

Quality workmanship code delivers big electricity savings

Large manufacturers wanting to rein in their electricity costs will increasingly demand evidence that repaired electric motors match the efficiency of new motors, as a national programme to promote high-quality rewinding gathers pace.