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Stuff Business reports that Eighty new Nelson jobs will be created as a result of a $70 million addition to fishing company Sealord's deep sea fleet. The purchase announcement was made by the company's chief executive officer Steve Yung during the New Zealand seafood industry conference in Wellington on Wednesday.
Air traffic controllers (ATCs) in the United States will be recruited using rigorous pre-screening assessments as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) steps up a major recruitment drive.
Airways International Ltd has won a significant contract with the FAA that will see SureSelect used to identify ATC candidates who have the highest chance of success through training.
SureSelect is an industry leading, ATC-specific-recruitment and selection system designed by Airways International Ltd, a global ATC training provider and subsidiary of Airways New Zealand.
ATCs are a unique group – it is estimated that only 2-3% of the general population has the right combination of personality attributes and aptitudes to be successful in the job.
This year the FAA conducted a validation study using SureSelect which tested 2,000 candidates. The results of the study show that people who performed well on the SureSelect tests perform well on the job, Airways International Head of Training Sharon Cooke says.
“The research demonstrates that there is a close connection between on-the-job performance and the abilities we were testing for, which include short-term memory, visualisations skills and multitasking. SureSelect evolved out of the recruitment process used within New Zealand for many years and has been used successfully in a number of countries.
“Not only is there is a growing global shortage of ATCs, but the cost of training is significant and this ability to find the right people quickly and at much less cost gives the industry a big advantage,” Ms Cooke says.
Overall, the industry spends around US$480 million on ATC training every year. Around 30% of this cost, or US$143 million, is spent on trainees who fail to qualify and rate as ATCs.
SureSelect will be used by the FAA for at least the next five years.
Here is an item posted last month by Neil Markam a member of CADPRO's support team for Inventor users. Have you ever wondered how to create a dimension to the imaginary point at which two drawing lines would meet? Sometimes you need to draw a dimension starting or finishing at the intersection between two projected surfaces each side of a sheet metal bend. Inventor’s drawing environment includes a great tool to achieve...
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[This is a speech by Nick Smithto an audience at Lincoln University.]
Thank you for the privilege of giving this 2016 Lincoln Environment lecture. I’d like to acknowledge Lincoln University Chancellor Tony Hall distinguished guests, fellow MPs, and the Centre for Nature Conservation staff who are hosting us tonight.
Most of my communications are in 30 second soundbites or one page press releases, so it is invaluable to have the opportunity to set out our comprehensive plan for improving New Zealand’s management of freshwater.
Sanford, NC - PolySi® Lubricants, a division of PolySi® Technologies, increases its global presence with the addition of Superior Lubricants of Australia as a distributor. Due to growing demand in Australia and New Zealand for silicone and synthetic lubricants, PolySi® Lubricants has added Superior Lubricants to meet local market needs.
“PolySi® Lubricants is excited to add Superior Lubricants to its expansive distribution network, enabling us to create custom lubricant solutions that best meet the needs of customers located in Australia and New Zealand”, says CEO Ann Leuth. Superior Lubricants is an independent distributor of industrial, food grade and specialty lubricants.
Based in Sydney and servicing clients all over Australia, Superior Lubricants is focused on technical consulting and customer service in the food, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and industrial market segments. “Our goal is to develop close working relationships with our clients by providing lubrication solutions. We believe that the addition of PolySi® G-MAN® products will complement our existing product range, and provide clients high quality silicone and synthetic lubricants”, says Aaron Crichton, Managing Director, Superior Lubricants Pty Ltd.
For more information on PolySi® Technologies and PolySi® Lubricants, please visit www.polysi.com, follow them on Twitter @PolySiGMAN, and Facebook.
About PolySi® Lubricants
PolySi® Lubricants, a division of PolySi® Technologies, is celebrating 21 years in business. PolySi® Lubricants manufactures silicone and synthetic greases and silicone fluids. PolySi® Technologies is woman owned and operated in Sanford NC, serving customers in the automotive, electrical, electronic, utility, plumbing, heavy equipment, medical, marine, energy, and food equipment markets. The PolySi® Lubricants’ G-MAN® brand is sold domestically and internationally, and is: ISO/TS-6949:2009 Certified, NSF Standard 61 Listed, H1 Registered, and recognized by the US Military as a leadingsupplier.
About PolySi® Technologies
PolySi® Technologies operates two other divisions: PolySi® Contract Packaging and PolySi® Contract Manufacturing. The PolySi® Contract Packaging Division provides industrial packaging, retail packaging, contract filling and custom packaging for a large variety of industries. The Contract Packaging Division offers a wide variety of packaging options including: tubes, packets, bottles, cans, jars, pails, syringes, cartridges, and blister packaging.
The PolySi® Contract Manufacturing Division provides blending and packaging services across a variety of industries; creating complete outsourcing options to clients looking to free up manufacturing space or need an ability to get to market faster. Contract Manufacturing services include: design, testing, blending, packaging and shipping.
Extracts from speech at the NZ Institute of Forestry conference, Dunedin10.20am, 31 August, 2016
Bill will revitalise forestry sector for New Zealand’s long term gain
Forestry is New Zealand’s third largest export earner making 3.2 per cent of GD.But it is heading for a crisis.New Zealand’s forests are being cleaned out mostly by foreign owners.Eight of the top 10 forest companies are foreign controlled.One of our greatest former state assets – trees – are being plundered and felled too early.We have no control, no laws and no careful management of one of our greatest resources.The government treats our forests as if they are growing a crop of corn.They are so out of touch they don’t understand it takes 27 years or more to grow a forest.Raw logs are leaving our ports in huge volumes taking billions of dollars of added value with them that could be kept here.While wholesale felling goes on, not enough new trees are being planted.There is a day of reckoning coming when all our exotic forests planted by people of foresight through the 1980s and early 1990s will be gone.That day of reckoning is not far away either – 2023 – is the year industry sources say the economic crunch will come.The time to act is now.Other nations are locking up their forests, planning for their futures.New Zealand isn’t.China, our biggest market for logs, has realised they have over-harvested.They are stopping commercial harvesting in their forests in a prudent manner while aiming to have their output value reach $US1.3 trillion.Other nations like Chile and Canada have taken similar action.New Zealand First says it’s time we looked after our forests, to secure jobs and opportunities in our regions for the long term.Not for quick gain as is happening now.New Zealand First is taking this matter so seriously we are introducing a new bill – the Forests (Realising Forestry’s Potential) Amendment Bill.
This bill will:1. Re-establish the Crown’s ability to create state forests on Crown land and on private land with the co-operation of landowners.
This will create much needed jobs in provincial New Zealand and provide a sustainable source of exotic timber.
2. The bill will stop the serious deforestation which is occurring by adopting a quota, licensing and management plan as happens in Canada.
It will also stop the exploitation of our forestry resource.It will ensure the vast majority of our raw forest products are processed here in New Zealand – not taken overseas where the foreign countries profit from our resource.3. The bill will require any foreign investment into forest land, as well as farmland, to be subject to the Overseas Investment Act.
The administering department will be a restored New Zealand Forest Service which will have a more active role than at any point in nearly 30 years.It will be responsible for our exotic timber forests being sustainably managed and not exploited as is happening now.New Zealand First’s bill will ensure the wealth from our forestry sector will benefit New Zealanders first and foremost – not overseas interests.The bill will lock in place a secure long term sustainable future for our forests.If we don’t do this – thousands of hectares in New Zealand will be covered in tree stumps.The wealth will be gone.Hundreds of jobs will be lost.Billions of dollars of income will be lining someone else’s pockets – not New Zealanders’ pockets.
A Bulletin article published today provides a short history of the Reserve Bank’s prudential supervisory role, identifying a number of distinct shifts in the prudential supervision regime during the Reserve Bank’s history.
The article pays particular attention to the establishment of New Zealand’s first prudential supervision regime in 1986, which laid the foundations for a number of key features that have endured over time, including: a systemic focus; emphasis on failure management; absence of objectives tied to depositor protection; and three pillars of market discipline, self-discipline, and regulatory discipline.
The article also reflects the Reserve Bank’s continued evolution and use of regulations to recognise the limitations of self- and market discipline. The article looks at how the global financial crisis (GFC) prompted action from regulators both globally and in New Zealand. Regulators introduced policies to make the financial system more resilient and for regulated entities to bear the brunt of any poor decisions they might make.
The article concludes that the Reserve Bank continues to place a high degree of importance on pursuing its prudential functions in a way that contributes to a dynamic and efficient financial system.
Bulletin: A short history of prudential regulation and supervision at the Reserve Bank
The automated material handling equipment market is expected to reach $44.68 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.9% between 2016 and 2022.
These are among the findings of a recent report by Research and Markets titled “Material Handling Equipment Market - Global Forecast to 2022.”
According to the report, the growth of this market is propelled by the increasing demand for automated solutions, advancements in technology, the need to ensure a safe working environment, and reduction in labor cost through advanced robotics.
PETALUMA, CA--(Marketwired - August 30, 2016) -
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company, announced today that it is now shipping AC batteries to its customers in Australia and New Zealand.
Demand for Enphase AC batteries continues to exceed expectations, with the company having revised production plans up based on volume projections provided by distributors totalling 70,000 batteries in Australia and New Zealand over the next 12 months.
Enphase's authorised distributors and installer partners in Australia have also cited strong demand from homeowners.
"The demand from both installers and homeowners for the Enphase AC Battery in the lead up to its debut in Australia and New Zealand has exceeded our expectations," said Nathan Dunn, managing director of Enphase Asia-Pacific. "Installers are telling us the Enphase Storage System offers the simplest installation on the market, and their customers are just as excited, with many paying for the system without even seeing it."
The modular size of each 1.2kWh Enphase AC Battery enables installers to right-size each installation to match a homeowner's unique energy needs, and gives them the flexibility to easily add more batteries in the future as energy usage changes over time. The Enphase AC Battery is a key component of the Enphase Home Energy Solution, the industry's first and only truly integrated offering that combines solar generation, energy control, and storage, and provides homeowners the unique ability to manage their solar and storage together in an integrated fashion. Homeowners can maximize the value of their solar photovoltaic (PV) system, taking advantage of self-consumption and time-of-use tariff management opportunities now, with an expandable platform for evolving uses for energy storage such as residential peak shaving and grid services.
Peter Thorne, co-founder and director at Solaray, said, "We worked with other brands of solar battery storage before the Enphase AC Battery arrived. Simply through word of mouth, we've seen the demand for Enphase products surge, and our installation team is booked out for the next three months for both new solar plus storage installations and the retrofitting of existing solar systems with Enphase AC Batteries."
"Enphase AC Batteries are simple to install, safe and provide a high value add sale for both new solar customers and retrofit customers," said Darien Spencer, vice president of manufacturing and operations at Enphase. "We have partnerships with some of the best suppliers and manufacturers in the world, and we're confident that we can meet the demand for our products in the Australian and New Zealand markets."
For further information about the Enphase Home Energy Solution, visit https://enphase.com/en-au/products-and-services
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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