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Whanganui experience boosts knowledge for earthquake strengthening engineer 15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron [A_190214WCBRCQuake01.JPG] Dizhur and team test the way the timber floor at 35B Victoria Ave responds to strong shaking. Photo / Bevan Conley Laurel Stowell A structural engineer who got valuable experience with Whanganui's old buildings will return to the city this year to strengthen his heritage Johnstone & Co building. During the past 10 years he has al...

Engineer Dmytro Dizhur's research finds new tools to secure old buildings 8 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read Structural engineer Dr Dmytro Dizhur researches ways to strengthen old brick buildings against earthquakes. Photo / supplied Structural engineer Dr Dmytro Dizhur researches ways to strengthen old brick buildings against earthquakes. Photo / supplied Laurel Stowell Ten years after the devastating Christchurch earthquake, structural engineer Dr Dmytro Dizhur has launched a book about what happens to old brick buildings when the ground starts shaking. Dizhur has been a familiar figure...

Pepper, Johnstone and Co. has been appointed to the National Producer Council for Traveler's Insurance. The council has 13 appointees from 13,500 Traveler's independent agents nationwide. The council meets with the Travelers' executive leadership team frequently during the year to discuss business strategies and product innovation, and to provide market insights. Johnstone, who resides in Pepper, Johnstone & Co. for 17 years. He has served as chairman of the Limestone County Economic Development Association and continues to serves as a board member. He serves on the board of directors for ...