Stirring The Pot

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk with Emily Townsend who is the President of the Life Cycle Association of New Zealand – or LCANZ for short.

Their mission is to provide a focal point for Life Cycle Assessment and management work in New Zealand. Networking and knowledge sharing between organisations and people, as well as promoting and raising awareness of Life Cycle Thinking amongst the wider public and businesses.

Throughout this podcast we explore Environmental life cycle thinking, which is concerned with the environmental impacts of products and services from cradle to grave. Or - in other words from extraction of raw materials all the way through to the return of these materials to the Earth. It's this approach that has formed the basis for development of the environmental management tool Life Cycle Assessment or LCA for short.

Connect with Emily

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-townsend-4a171349/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sustainableET

Email: [email protected]

Connect with LCANZ

Website: https://lcanz.org.nz/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6402291/admin/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/LCA_NZ

Connect with Troy

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

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

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk with Won Hee Kang who is a Senior Lecturer in Structural Reliability at Western Sydney University.

He has been part of team collaborating with HERA to drive research into evaluation of capacity factors for API 5L products in non-composite and composite column applications.

We’ll delve into these spirally welded circular hollow sections which have widespread availability in various dimensions, including the forward analysis carried out to calibrate the capacity factor for steel, and the inverse reliability analysis to estimate the required number of material tests to meet the target reliability level for given capacity factors.

Connect with Won Hee

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/won-hee-kang-%EA%B0%95%EC%9B%90%ED%9D%AC-7b49a320/

Contact Western Sydney University

Website: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/UniWesternSydney

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/westernsydneyu

Contact Kaveh to find out more about this research project

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +64 21 198 8701

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaveh-andisheh-phd-4139ab36/

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this bonus episode of Stirring the Pot, we revisit a talk we had with The Human Resources Project's Executive Director - Rowan Larsen.

Join us as we discuss the skills gap crisis and the future of work - and how we can implement HR innovation strategies to attract and retain talent to ensure we can future proof our industry for long term sustainability.

Contact Rowan:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rowan-larsen-65053514/

Website: https://www.trpnz.co.nz/the-human-resources-project/

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: [email protected]

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk with Jane Kennelly. Founder and current Business Director of recruiting powerhouse Frog Recruitment.

For 30 years she has been helping organisations unlock the potential of their greatest assets – their people 'he tangata'. Working with leaders on how to not only leverage their people to improve their bottom line, but also add significant value to their communities at the same time.

Jane has been instrumental in skilling and tooling organisations up on how to pivot quickly, and this is something we delve into today - as we discuss remote dispersed workforces which certainly became the norm over the COVID19 lockdown period, as well as fascinating insights she's picked up along the way!

Connect with Jane

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frog1/

Connect with Frog Recruitment

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

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frog-recruitment/?trk=biz-companies-cym

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrogRecruitment

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FrogRecruitment/?ref=hl

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frogrecruitment/

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: [email protected]

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk about a subject that might be a bit unfamiliar to our industry – and that’s calculating carbon footprint.

It’s a part of a journey toward SSC Certification that will enable businesses, especially SMEs to build their skill and capacity.

To help drive this conversation, we’re joined by our very own CEO, Dr Troy Coyle, as well as Christin Schaller & Barbara Nebel of thinkstep-anz.

thinkstep-anz are a sustainability consultancy passionate about enabling organisations to succeed in sustainability using a science-based approach. They were also engaged to assist HERA in calculating our own carbon footprint as we worked to meet the criteria to become SSC Certified.

Connect with Barbara

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-nebel/

Email: [email protected]

Connect with Christin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christin-schaller-101a96aa/

Connect with thinkstep-anz

Website: https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkstep-anz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkstepANZ

Email: [email protected] 

Other useful links that might be of interest

Micro-site for EPDs: https://www.think-epd.com/ 

Greenhouse Gas Protocol corporate standard: https://ghgprotocol.org/corporate-standard

Webinars from thinkstep-anz: https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/resrc/webinars/

Webinar ’Carbon: All aboard! Navigating the reduction & offset network': https://www.thinkstep-anz.com/resrc/webinars/carbon-all-aboard-navigating-the-reduction-and-offset-network/

Connect with Troy

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

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

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk to runner up of HERA’s Leading Metalhead Award - Mikaela Keir.

As a Casting Production Engineer at New Zealand Steel, she was acknowledged in this award category as a high potential employee (not yet at Executive level) who had created a mind-shift change in her employers business.

In Mikaela’s case, recognising her contributions to champion cultural change relating to innovation and inclusiveness as well as help hire the first female casting operator at New Zealand Steel. Join us as we delve into these works and how it has helped to prepare New Zealand Steel for the future.

Connect with Mikaela

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaela-keir-81b869b1/

Email: [email protected]

Connect with New Zealand Steel

Website: https://www.nzsteel.co.nz/

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NewZealandSteel

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: [email protected]

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk to recent recipient of HERA’s Innovation Award - Chris Bumby.

As a Victoria University of Wellingtons Senior Scientist, he has been heading exciting research that is leading towards the development of hydrogen as a reductant for iron ores. This would mean that water, instead of carbon dioxide, would be the bi-product of reduction and may eliminate the use of coal.

Their work has already developed a small-scale zero-carbon way to make iron that works especially well for New Zealand iron sands. The one-step process is also looking promising in that it produces very high purity iron very quickly.

Excitingly, the team have recently won a $6.5 million grant to start to scale-up the process to tens of kilograms level, taking it one step further towards the aimed eventual commercial scale. 

Connect with Chris

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bumby-7b972025/

More information on this research: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/engineering/about/news/robinson-research-institutes-hydrogen-steelmaking-research-wins-innovation-award

Connect with Troy

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

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot we talk about what the recovery process for the building & construction industry looks like post Covid-19.

To help explore this, we're joined by Warwick Quinn of BCITO and Graham Burke of NZCIC.

To give some background, Warwick is Chief Executive of BCITO and works with his team to ensure the construction industry has a skilled workforce full of confident, capable and motivated professionals. Driving on-the-job training and guidance alongside industry employers.

Graham brings context to this conversation as Chair of the Construction Industry Council. A not for profit industry association of associations in the building and construction, design and property sectors.  Their focus being to create a collaborative voice of the built environment industry in New Zealand and operate as an interface between them and government.

Connect with Warwick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warwick-quinn-80950282/

Connect with BCITO

Website: https://bcito.org.nz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BCITO.org.nz

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BCITO

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8MYeLVyuNppZjia4MbtncQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcito/

Connect with Graham

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

Email: [email protected] 

Phone: +64 21 249 3459

Connect with NZCIC

Website: https://nzcic.co.nz/

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: [email protected]

Phone: +64 21 299 6167

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we talk with Former Director of Australia's Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (or SBRC for short) – Professor Paul Cooper.

His work was focused on bringing together a wide range of researchers to holistically address the challenges of making our buildings sustainable and effective places to live and work in.

SBRC has a specific focus to retrofit existing buildings to make them more sustainable.

Connect with Paul

LinkedIn for Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-cooper-06ab623a/

SBRC Website: https://www.uow.edu.au/sbrc/

Info about Paul: https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/paul_cooper

Video on SBRC: https://vimeo.com/408230724

Connect with Troy

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

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]

In this episode of Stirring the Pot, we check in with our CEO Dr Troy Coyle and Metals NZ CE Nick Collins.

Together we reflect back on the first of HERA's Future Forum Conference which this year was aptly called 20/20 VISION.

Its theme was visualising the future - and our goal was to look at discussing some of the key challenges facing our industry so that together we could come up with ways to solve these issues and help our industry be more future focused.

Throughout this podcast we touch on the following aspects of the event:

Nation Breakfast - hosted by HR Specialist Alia Bojilova and a panel of engineering students, this delved into the skills crisis, labour shortages, the future of work, and how we can better attract and retain talent.

A futurists view on steel - presented by Futurist Chris Riddell. This NZ Steel sponsored keynote speaker delved into future opportunities and threats of disruption for our industry and the world in general!

Steel bridge to the future - presented by MX3D CEO Gijs Van der Velden. This keynote speaker came to us from Amsterdam where he presented on his robotics lab and 3D-printing business which has changed the face of architectural fabrication through optimisation. Using learning from his project to deliver the worlds first 3D-printed steel bridge to explain the opportunities for our industry and inspire technology adoption.

Building a tribe - presented by Innovation and Business Commentator, Mike Hutchinson. This key note speaker delved into his background in PR to better understand how communications are key to building a tribe of passionate metalheads who together innovate successfully.

Hook em' & keep em' - retaining staff - presented by HR Specialist, Alia Bojilova. This key note speaker leveraged her experiences in the NZ Defence Force where she was held captive in Syria to better understand resilience, wellbeing in workplace and the importance of disestablishing tiers of leadership to ensure all staff are appreciated and have a voice.

Scanning to the future - presented by Watkins Steel CEO, Des Watkins. This NZ Steel sponsored keynote speaker shared his journey to transition from business as usual to a fully integrated technology system within his workshop. Exploring the challenges faced, the outputs of his decision to embrace the future, and the multiple business opportunities that grew from this action.

An indigenous approach to STEM engagement - presented by Puhoro STEM academy. This presentation brought Te Ao Maori (the world of Maori) to life, why it's important to get more Maori engaged in engineering, and the benefits of programs that foster this belief in terms of diversity of thought and more future engineers in the pipeline.

Nation Dinner - hosted by MC Rawdon Christie, this was a night of glitz and glame to celebrate our industry wins, with a strong focus on sustainability and inovation.

Connect with Troy

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

Connect with Nick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-collins-2286824/

Metals NZ: https://www.metals.org.nz/

Sustainable Steel Council: https://www.sustainablesteel.org.nz/

Resources and links

• Connect with HERA team - https://hera.org.nz/about-us/our-people/hera-team/
• Learn more about HERA's Industry 4.0 rangahau: https://hera.org.nz/research/industry-x-0/
• Subscribe to our podcast: https://www.hera.org.nz/podcasts/
• For live updates, follow us on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hera-innovationinmetals/

📬 Got questions or feedback? Reach us at [email protected]