

Purongo a-tau
Annual report FY21/22
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FY22 was a strong year for heavy engineering, with building and construction remaining strong despite skills shortages and disruptions from Covid-19.


HERA CEO
Troy Coyle


HERA Executive Chair
David Anderson
Looking at the big picture
HERA’s FY2021 pivot to digital delivery of its services, enabled us to respond well to continued lockdowns due to Covid-19 in FY2022. Throughout the year, there was high demand for HERA training and certification, both of which we were able to deliver digitally when required.
HERA continued its investment in Industry 4.0 capability, through further fit-out of the fab4.0lab and seeding of some key research projects, as well as progressing development of the HERA Innovation Centre in collaboration with the HERA Foundation. HERA also commissioned a key investigation of productivity benefits associated with the construction sector’s adoption of Industry 4.0. This study demonstrates significant financial benefits for Aotearoa of doing so.
We also invested in the development of structural fire engineering capability, through the appointment of Fanquin Meng. This is an area that we will continue to invest in and develop.
Our Sustainability Fund projects, including commencement of development of Australasia’s first material passport, along with the development of the zero carbon steel program (to be launched in FY2023), positioned us as an innovative sustainability thought leader for our industry. Our reports on steel recycling, demonstrated that steel is a leader in Aotearoa’s circular economy and that there are significant carbon equivalent emissions reductions arising from steel recycling. The recycling rates of steel in building and construction waste were also shown to be high, estimated at 85%.
In FY2022, we also focused on reinvigorating our delivery of design guide support for our industry - something our members had asked us to focus on more.
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solutions


Developing
& maintaining
Connecting
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Future
Proofing

Our lead team
Our seismic research has led to the development of a new weld technique that delivers the same performance, but at 40% of the cost.
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Kaveh Andisheh
GM Structural Systems
HERA plays a crucial role as a thought leader - we have to intrigue, challenge and inspire our industry.
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We are focused on developing new technical solutions in structural engineering to address gaps and extend our inhouse capabilities to better support our members.
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Michail Karpenko
GM Welding


Kim Nugent
GM Comms 4.0


Ronita Kishore
Finance Manager
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