One-stop trades website launched for Cantabrians

One-stop trades website launched for Cantabrians

Cantabrians affected by the devastating earthquake now have a one stop website where they can research and engage local reconstruction professionals from plumbers and electricians to builders and civil contractors.

The EarthquakeFIX web portal (www.earthquakefix.co.nz) is a collaborative initiative between seven national membership organisations and has been launched to ensure quake victims can confidently search out qualified and registered tradesmen.

The initiative involves Certified Builders Association of NZ, Registered Master Builders Federation, NZ Contractors’ Federation, Association of Consulting Engineers NZ, Master Plumbers, Gasfitters & Drainlayers NZ, Electrical Contractors Association of NZ and the NZ Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

“We’ve launched this initiative to help provide peace of mind for everyone affected by the earthquake,” said NZ Contractors’ Federation Chief Executive Jeremy Sole.

“A lot of concern has been expressed about people potentially being ripped off by cowboy operators. Anyone using companies sourced from this new website can be confident they are dealing with professional, competent and fair service providers who traditionally operate in Canterbury.

“It is our hope that this will help to stamp out the threat of rampant profiteering by callous individuals and companies seeking to profit from the misery of others, and even those who while well-meaning are simply not qualified to carry out the work.”

The initiative has quickly attracted widespread support, with the Insurance Council of NZ, NZTE’s Industry Capability Network, the Construction Industry Council, Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and the Building Research Association of NZ all endorsing the move.

Each of the seven participating organisations is a national representative body with specified entry criteria and a strong set of rules and code of ethics.

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