The Registered Master Builders Federation has secured a deal with Standards New Zealand to provide members with full access to Standards New Zealand construction Standards. The low introductory rate is for a trial period of one year and provides RMBF members with full access to the Standards New Zealand range of construction Standards.
This agreement will allow RMBF members to download and print electronic Standards. RMBF president Ashley Hartley says the offer is a “no-brainer”. “The latest amendment to NZS 3604 that all builders will be required to buy costs more than $100. “This offer means that my company’s subscription for a year costs around the same as one amendment, plus I will have access to many more construction Standards for the rest of the year. “Just with that one amendment alone it will be worth my while.
Over the course of a year it will save my business thousands of dollars and help streamline how we use and reference Standards,” Mr Hartley says. Chief executive Pieter Burghout sees the changes in government regulations as pivotal to securing the deal. “With the construction industry going through huge upheavals in terms of licensing, compliance documents, codes and standards will all constantly keep updating, and keeping up with those changes is critical.
“In order to help, we have agreed a great deal with Standards New Zealand, on behalf of our members, to help them stay up to date with changes to Standards — at a great rate. “This is a great service-add for all registered master builders, and we compliment Standards New Zealand on the constructive approach taken to settling the terms of the one year trial,”Mr Burghout says.
For more information on the introductory deal, members should visit www.masterbuilder.org.nz or contact RMBF membership services manager Craig Marsh at [email protected].
