Withdrawal of categories

Supplementary Member (SM) and CB1 Business Membership categories are no longer available as categories of NZCB, for those looking to join the Association. Existing SM and CB1 members will continue in that category of membership until such time as they can no longer meet the requirements of the membership category.

1. Withdrawal of Supplementary Member category for new applications

Description: NZCB’s SM category provides NZCB membership to a director of a building company who is not themselves trade qualified, though who employs a trade qualified NZCB member in the role of Site Supervisor or Construction Manager.

Decision: SM is no longer a category that a new NZCB member can join. Existing SMs can retain their SM category membership, though they will be subject to bi-annual auditing that will require them to confirm that they still employ a trade qualified NZCB member in the role of Site Supervisor or Construction Manager. An inability to provide the documentation required will result in the existing SM membership being forfeited.

2. Withdrawal of CB1 Business Membership category for new applications

Description: CB1 is the lowest level of NZCB’s tiered Business Membership levels. To qualify for CB1, a member must be able to provide evidence that their annual turnover is below $75,000pa, while the next level (CB2) is for businesses with a turnover of less than $500,000pa.

Decision: CB1 is considered too low a threshold for Business Membership of NZCB, therefore CB1 is closed off to new membership applications. Existing CB1 members will retain their CB1 Business Membership and will be required to have their accountant confirm that their gross turnover falls below $75,000, on an annual basis (as they do currently).