Pryda Pod
by Pryda ANZ
Latest episode
Pryda’s 60th birthday - A trip down memory lane with Chris Rogers…
Pryda’s 60th birthday - A trip down memory lane with Chris Rogers…
About this podcast
Welcome to Pryda Pod - where our mission is to improve the productivity and profitability of the construction industry. Our mantra is Safer / Faster / Smarter / Easier and our measure of success is making a positive impact on your business. Join us each fortnight as we'll feature some of the industry's most respected experts in fabrication, building, design and the cutting edge of research.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 29 episodes
- Pryda’s 60th birthday - A trip down memory lane with Chris Rogers (Managing Director of Estim8) · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 5As we celebrated Pryda’s 60th birthday this year, we’ve enjoyed reflecting on the people and milestones that have shaped the business into what it is today. In the Season 3…
- Rebuilding homes and communities impacted by natural disasters with Wade Gadsby (Chairman of reACT Charitable Trust) · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 4In 2023, Vanuatu was hit by two major cyclones causing severe damage to hundreds of people’s homes and livelihoods. Responding to a call for help from New Zealand-based REACT…
- Unlocking your productivity potential with Peter Robinson (Fabrication Solutions Manager ANZ) · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 3In a competitive construction materials market where supply outweighs demand, manufacturers and suppliers are looking for opportunities to reduce costs through productivity and…
- Timber Efficiency Research with Joe Gattas (Associate Professor at the University of Queensland, School of Civil Engineering) · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode, we're pleased to welcome Joe Gattas, the Associate Professor at the University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering. With expertise in Structural…
- Understanding imported timber with Kurt Schrammel (Managing Director of Vida Wood Australia) · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 1One of the notable changes in the timber supply market recent years is the increased availability of low-density species imported into Australia. In the first episode of the…
- End of year refresher with the comedy duo: AKA guest engineers: Jerry Roberts & Martin Chrysalis · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 14As we head into the holiday season, we wanted to make sure our listeners didn’t get rusty and forget the fundamentals of timber frame and truss design. For an end of year…
- Resilient Timber Homes Design Competition with Paolo Lavisci (Competition Program Manager) · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 13The Resilient Timber Homes Design Competition is run by WoodSolutions, with an aim to attract new home designs across Australia that best showcase the positive aspects of…
- Building a safety first culture with Mark Cooper (General Manager of Dahlsens’ Building Centre) · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 12At Pryda and ITW Construction Asia Pacific, a safety-first culture is a fundamental part of how we work. Ensuring a safe environment enables us to show up every day at work and…
- The possibility of sustainable home construction with Anton Engelmayer (founder of Calm Living Homes) · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this episode, we have an enthralling conversation with Anton Engelmayer, a visionary builder who has a fiery passion for sustainable building. With a carpentry background and…
- Circular Economy with Spencer Morris (Structural Engineer, ITW Reid Construction Systems) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 10Have you ever heard of the circular economy? In this episode, we are diving deep into this fascinating realm of how the circular economy can make a significant impact on the…
- Robots in Building Inspections with Ravi Sanyal (Techmatics Robotics) · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 9On this episode we are joined by Ravi Sanyal, CEO and Product Manager at Techmatics Robotics, who is on a mission to save building inspectors and engineers from unsafe work in…
- The end of 90mm framing with Kim Aitken (Truss House) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode we’re pleased to welcome back Kim Aitken, the founder and co-director of Truss House. This time we’re tapping into Kim’s knowledge of building science, design and…
- The future of timber framing - with Dr Kazem Ghabraie and Dr Mahbube Subhani (Deakin University) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 7In our first episode of the Pryda Pod, Software Product Owner Nicky Woodward took us behind the scenes of Pryda’s development roadmap. Today we’re zooming out and looking at the…
- Reinventing Nailing – with Peter Johnston (Innovation and Product Manager, Paslode) · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 6How do you reinvent something as simple and common as nailing? In this episode, we’re exploring the process of innovation in construction and a new method of installation for the…
- Improving construction planning and operations with advanced weather modelling – with Wade Lamberth (Chief Executive Officer, WeatherEye) · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 5Wherever you live, chances are you’ve had your best laid plans ruined by inclement weather recently. Adverse weather conditions are causing major disruptions in the construction…
- Recycling - good for the planet and the bottom line - with John Recourt (MB PreFab Big River Group) and Russell Norton (The Mulch Centre) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 4Today's episode is one of the first steps we're taking in our Pryda for the Planet campaign. We want to celebrate and promote businesses going above and beyond in the pursuit of…
- Mental health & wellbeing in construction with Fleur Heazlewood (Managing Director, The Blueberry Institute) · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 3This week on the Pryda Pod, we're having an important conversation about mental health and wellbeing. The past few years have presented many challenges for people working in the…
- High performance truss housing with Kim Aitken (Truss House) · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 2In Episode 2 of the Pryda Pod, we’re exploring the next evolution of frame and truss design and construction. What if you could combine all the elements of the roof, floor and…
- Everything you need to know about the NCC with Peter Zagorski (HIA Technical Services Director Vic & Tas) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome back to season 2 of the Pryda Pod. To kick off the new season, we're discussing the National Construction Code (NCC), a topic requested by many of our listeners. The…
- Home truths and timber's exciting future with Pryda's wise wizards of timber · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 10It's our last podcast of the year and Pryda's wise wizards of timber are here to share their words of wisdom (try saying that fast!). Adam is joined by Greg Hay (Software Product…
