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The global corrugated packaging market is expected to perform better than other paper-based packaging materials, according to a new outlook report to 2021 from Commodity Inside. The study found that the food and beverage sectors will continue to be the largest consumers of corrugated packaging, where the growth is expected to be underpinned by online retailing. Morrisons’, Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket, has recently teamed up with Amazon to offer fresh and frozen products to the UK customers.
Amazon has already been offering thousands of chilled, frozen and perishable products from local shops in the US market. “In the non-food sector, some end-use sectors will see renewed growth due to changing market dynamics and consumer behaviour while other will face decelerations in demand growth. Brand owners and suppliers are set to change their strategies to capture market share which should directly impact corrugated packaging companies,” the report said.
Konecranes will be a major sponsor of the Australian Steel Convention. Part of the deal includes the company demonstrating its UNITON crane at the event. The crane is designed for materials handling, manufacturing and maintenance applications.
“Our continued support of this convention provides us with a valuable opportunity to discuss the steel industry with other experts and help shape its future into one that is safe, efficient and reliable,” said Konecranes Managing Director, Australia, New Zealand and Philippines, James Dowe.
Dowe will be attending Konecranes’ booth at the convention, along with Konecranes Head of APAC Region, Steve Gagnuss, National Industrial Equipment Sales Manager, Peter Monaghan and Operations Manager, Daniel Mccarney in order to answer any questions about Konecranes technologies or the steel industry in general.
Engineering Business plus Workshop for sale in the Canterbury region. A proven engineering business operating successfully for over 50 years. Comes complete with a fit for purpose workshop all set on 1634 square metres of land. Zoned "living 1" in the Selwyn District Plan.Whilst the general engineering, structural and agricultural work is on-going, the owner works part-time on the business and is ably assisted in the workshop by two full time staff members.This engineering operation enjoys a large catchment of repeat clientele with further potential available in the business. Our vendor is motivated to move on and there is a registered valuation available on the land and building.
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New releases for sail and power to take centre stage in New Zealand.
As usual the Auckland On Water Boat Show (AOWBS), which opens this week at Viaduct Harbour in Auckland, features a veritable who's who of on-water craft for both sail and power.
The AOWBS has traditionally been the event where local boat builders and importers launch new products and announce new agencies, and this year looks like being the same.
Well-known yacht brands on display will include DuFour and Grand Soleil, Beneteau, Bavaria and Jeanneau, many of them showing new models for NZ. Team Windcraft will be showing the latest Hanse 385, 415 and 455 models, all of which are new to New Zealand since the last show. It will also be showing the Dehler 38 and the newly-arrived Moody 54DS.Power on show
Power launches include the Italian-built 58-foot Absolute Navetta, the revamped Caribbean C35 sport fisher and Smuggler Marine’s new 11m RIB, a Fast Rescue Tender designed and built for Whangaroa Coastguard. Ownaship, the shared boat ownership company, will present the very first 12m Rayglass 3500 from New Zealand-based Rayglass Boats.
There will also be locally-built boats from Kiwi designers Bill Upfold and Roger Hill, the latest Salthouse Corsair 44 Euro and American-built Meridians, Boston Whalers, Sea Rays and Chris Crafts, plus a 17m Ocean Super Sport.
Detroit, Michigan -- September 26, 2016 -- Alcoa has developed a new method for joining aluminum to a wide range of other materials, including steels, magnesium and composites. Alcoa is one of the largest aluminum producers in the world and has a vested interest in lowering barriers to use in aluminum in the automotive sector.
The new method is a breakthrough in resistance spot riveting called the RSR joining system. According to a statement from Alcoa, RSR technology can join dissimilar materials using the same equipment as conventional spot welds but offers automakers the flexibility to switch between it and conventional welds, depending on the material.
The new system was developed with OEMs in mind, but it could eventually make its way to the shop floor.
“Our RSR technology is going to be a powerful tool in the array of joining options for the automotive industry,” said Ray Kilmer, Alcoa’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President. “As automakers continue to design vehicles using multi-material combinations, RSR technology is the ideal joining solution. It can easily accommodate stack up changes on the assembly line and it leverages existing welding robots outfitted with our automatic feeding systems.”
Economic Development Minster Steven Joyce today opened New Zealand’s first orbital launch site, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, on the Mahia Peninsula on the North Island’s east coast.
“I congratulate Chief Executive and founder Peter Beck and his team who have worked hard to achieve this,” Mr Joyce says. “It is their innovation and perseverance that has made this day possible.
“I’m looking forward to the first launches from Mahia expected later this year, with more to come next year when Rocket Lab launches with commercial payloads.”
“Rocketlab is just one of the most visible of hundreds of new generation kiwi hi-tech companies that are rapidly growing high-value exports and leading New Zealand into a hi-tech future.”
Mr Joyce acknowledged the landowners from whom Rocket Lab had leased the land for the launch facility, and the people of Mahia and Wairoa.
“The farmland is leased from Onenui Station of the Tawapata South Māori Incorporation who have thought outside the square to explore new opportunities for shareholders. And local people have been very supportive of this new development in their backyard,” Mr Joyce says.
“Rocket Lab will be a catalyst for other space-related activity in New Zealand. Space activity is pervasive in our lives, to such an extent we are no longer aware that our internet, our decision-making around energy and resource management, our marine surveillance to name only a tiny fraction, all rely on what we are doing in space.
“Attracting international players will be easier now that we are establishing a world-leading regulatory regime to be managed by a new NZ Space Agency, located within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
“The new Agency has been very busy not only supporting Rocket Lab to navigate the regulatory environment, but also putting in place the foundations for an internationally credible, competitive and well-connected New Zealand-based space industry.
Mr Joyce says the NZ Space Agency will be capitalising on Rocket Lab launches to help build New Zealand’s capacity and expertise in all manner of space-related activities and will support the strategic opportunities that are likely to flow.
The Outer Space and High Altitude Activities Bill was introduced to The House on 19 September and it is intended it will become law by mid-2017. It will enable the development of a space industry in New Zealand, and ensure its safe, secure and responsible operation. It also provides for the management of certain high altitude activities that take place from New Zealand and enables New Zealand to manage risks and implement certain international obligations relating to space activities and space technology.
Minister of Trade Todd McClay today welcomed the rapidly widening commercial engagement between New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates and said the two governments were committed to growing the trade relationship further.
Mr McClay is leading a New Zealand business delegation to Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.
The UAE is the gateway for many New Zealand businesses into the Middle East and North Africa, and our eleventh largest trading partner with two-way goods trade of around $1.3 billion
"Today I met with the Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and we have agreed to establish a New Zealand-Dubai Business Council by the end of this year.
"This is a significant opportunity for New Zealand companies. The Dubai Chamber of Commerce has more than 170,000 members, and has agreed to give a renewed priority to our relationship," says Mr McClay.
"I have also asked officials to work on two opportunities for New Zealand. The first is a New Zealand trade day to pitch Kiwi business to Dubai Chamber members. The second is for the Dubai Chamber of Commerce to organise a business mission to New Zealand to explore new trade and investment opportunities.”
In Sharjah, areas for cooperation were identified in education, healthcare and environmental planning and protection. Speaking at a New Zealand-Sharjah Chamber of Commerce business event Mr McClay confirmed that New Zealand companies were ready to do business in the third largest Emirate.
Mr McClay also received an update on the Dubai 2020 World Expo from the UAE Minister of Cabinet and Future Affairs, HE Mohammed Al Gergawi and the Minister of Economy, HE Sultan Al Mansouri.
"Dubai 2020 is shaping up to be a world class event promoting business and culture to tens of millions of people,” says Mr McClay.
Ministers confirmed they remained committed to enhance bilateral trade and investment between the UAE and New Zealand.
Prime Minister John Key and Transport Minister Simon Bridges today marked the start of work on the East-West Link roading project, one of the Government’s top priorities in Auckland.
The first stage of the project, the $15 million Onehunga works, is now underway. Stage one will improve travel times and congestion for both local road users and freight by widening the Southwestern Motorway to four lanes in each direction between Neilson Street and Queenstown Road in Onehunga to provide extra capacity for the growing numbers of vehicles expected to use State Highway 20.
Dedicated bus lanes will also be added to State Highway 20 at Walmsley Road to improve travel times for those heading to and from the airport.
“At the same time as the improvements in Onehunga are getting underway, work is also progressing on the broader East-West project which is in the planning and consenting phase.
Consent applications will be lodged with the Environmental Protection Authority before the end of the year.
In January the Government announced its intention to streamline the consent process for the $1.25-$1.85 billion project in order to bring forward its construction.
Once complete, the East West Link will provide a seamless link between the South-Western Motorway (SH20) and the Southern Motorway (SH1). It will also tackle congestion and provide more reliable travel times in and out of the Onehunga-Penrose industrial area, and between the eastern suburbs and the airport.
“The Onehunga-Penrose area is the engine room of New Zealand’s industrial and manufacturing economy. Many of our largest distribution and logistics facilities are based in the area, but the heavy congestion is slowing freight movements and restricting economic growth.
“The projected growth rates of Auckland will generate greater demand for cross city east-west traffic. That’s why the project is a real priority for Auckland and the Government is committed to completing it as quickly as possible.”
Stage 1 of the project is expected to be completed by February next year.
Further information about the East West project is available at http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/east-west-link.
Methven Limited was awarded the Supreme Award at the 2016 New Zealand Plastics Industry Design Awards Gala Dinner for their Aurajet AIO Twin Shower System. Methven have reinvented showering with new and innovative concepts to form and control water droplets and spray. These provide a highly efficient, luxurious showering experience from a uniquely styled halo shaped showerhead.
The judging comments highlighted that this New Zealand development is based upon comprehensive market research and features considerable design originality. A range of plastics materials have been employed to meet specific part requirements. Tooling and production are complex and have followed classic concept and prototype development processes. Commercial performance has been impressive.
The Design Awards are presented and hosted by Plastics New Zealand. The Special Guest at this hugely enjoyable Gala event was Sir Ray Avery with MC Paul Ego entertaining guests throughout the evening.
Ten Gold medals were presented in various Award categories. “This year entries were again of an extremely high standard highlighting the plastic industry’s innovative design, development and manufacturing capabilities Plastic New Zealand Business Manager” Ken Sowman said.
For more information, and to reach a full list of award winners, visit www.plastics.org.nz
From an act of thuggery and violence (one at the upper end of the scale) once again a no-consequence scenario has come out of the court system for the perpetrator. Just a slap on the hand with a wet flannel. Add to this a report in today's news that he gladly told one of his victims that he had won the case!
Well the reality is 'you ain't won nothing' - in fact with the assistance of the judge this person has done the rugby fraternity in Wellington a lot of damage. One wonders if the judge would have come to the same conclusion if the offender in front of him had been say, a plumber or, maybe an artist - I wonder.
There is also a rather worrying theme that has been evident in recent times where the judge at the time of sentancing has made comment to the importance of saving the country money'.
And as for the victims, once again a perpetrator can bask in the glory of his thuggery being reported through the wider media while the victims have to get on, in the back ground, with living a very different life to what they once enjoyed.
So where is the third umpire in all of this? As flippant as this may sound a reality check needs putting place, as it happens (with a re-run if necessary) not some months later. Also there appears to be a section of the legal fraternity whose decisions are based on possibilities, along with the offenders perceived position in society, not the reality of life.
Ed.
Should make for an interesting election in Upper Hutt this year . . .
Palace of the Alhambra, Spain
By: Charles Nathaniel Worsley (1862-1923)
From the collection of Sir Heaton Rhodes
Oil on canvas - 118cm x 162cm
Valued $12,000 - $18,000
Offers invited over $9,000
Contact: Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242
Mount Egmont with Lake
By: John Philemon Backhouse (1845-1908)
Oil on Sea Shell - 13cm x 14cm
Valued $2,000-$3,000
Offers invited over $1,500
Contact: Henry Newrick – (+64 ) 27 471 2242
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