Bio-concrete” set to revolutionise the building industry: Buildings and structures made of concrete that can "magically" seal and fully repair cracks caused by tension? What may have seemed a utopian scenario just a few years ago will soon become reality, thanks to the invention of microbiologist Hendrik "Henk" Marius Jonkers. Continue to article . . .   Top Kiwi furniture company, the PLN Group, is setting the global industry alight with its world leading nano technology developments. Based in they are a finalist in the Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards, with winners to be announced on June 29. The…

Last week C-Tech sent a "go fast" package of rapidly-built boat parts to Team New Zealand in Bermuda hopefully arriving in time to help the team clinch the challengers final.  Continue to full article . . .     Cyber Toa  a fledgling, cutting-edge cyber security Wellington company has launched a virtual chief information security officer (vCISO) service aimed at helping New Zealand businesses to respond as cyber-crime begins to bite.  Chief executive and NZTech board member Mandy Simpson says cyber-attacks are a serious risk for all Kiwi businesses. Continue to full article . . .     NZTE Export…

Advisers Managing Theresa May’s Contrary and Issue-Dodging Campaign will be Hung Out to Dry   From the MSCNewsWire European correspondent:  They foolishly counseled the sidestepping of domestic issues especially the one of the crazed assassins active on UK streets.Continue to full article . . . HEADLINES . . .   Practising what we Preach.   NZ signs deal with US to help make multinationals pay more tax  R&D spend main measure of success for Callaghan Innovation says  Councils face flood of water infrastructure costs   Kiwi/Aussie parity could be back on cards   New Ambassador to Brazil named KiwiRail's board sided…

The Steel Mesh Affair Maintenance Engineering Society of New Zealand (MESNZ) Chairman Barry Robinson says his society engaged with the government 7 years ago, highlighting the potential dangers of counterfeit materials. In Mr Robinson’s words, “The problem is endemic across the supply chain from steels and construction materials to stressed engineering elements. We are not talking single tragedies here, but the potential for a significant event taking out multiple lives.” The Maintenance Engineering society has for several years gathered evidence of substandard steel, ball bearings, bolts, nuts, plumbing fittings, and others. “We are talking about vast quantities of very sub-standard…

    Monday 12 June 2017      Vol:3  No:8   Fletcher Building, have pledged to plough £40m into their UK  Formica Europe sites  over the next three years,  radically  transforming and upgrading its production facilities  and  offices in a move to drive up its UK market share.  Continue to article . . .  The Commerce Commission has published one-page summaries of key performance measures for each of New Zealand’s 29 electricity lines companies.  Continue  . . .   Ossis offers hope with its prosthetic implants   Pan Pac completes the redevelopment of their Milburn Sawmill   Over 500 new engineers just…