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As a member of the Canadian Home Builders' Association - Eastern Newfoundland, you enjoy significant benefits that other industry professionals can't. These give you a "leg up" on non-members. These benefits can save you money and help you realize your business goals. Here are some of the discounts available to members:
- Budget Rent a Car - 10-15% off full-size car and truck rental
- Medical and Dental Insurance Coverage Discounts (any sized member firm can apply).
Coverage includes: Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Basic Life Insurance; Dental Care;
Dependent Group Life; Extended Health Care; and Vision Care
It began with the idea that a group of people could make a difference. For more than fifty years, members of the Canadian Home Builders Association have worked together, committed to building a strong industry and producing the best housing in the world.
Organized nationally, provincially and locally, the CHBA is one association working at three levels. With more than 70 vital local Home Builders Associations in communities across Canada, we're making things happen!
Meeting the People
Networking is often quoted as the single most important reason for joining the Association. By getting involved in Association activities and events, members develop beneficial and lasting relationships with others in the industry.
- Monthly Dinner meetings
- The Home Show
- Provincial and National Conferences and Forums
- Social Events (Golf Tournament, Christmas Membership Party, etc).
Getting the Facts
Membership in the Canadian Home Builders' Association - Eastern Newfoundland means getting the information you need, when you need it. Talking to people at meetings, conferences and workshops, as well as a range of publications, keeps members in touch with what's going on and what's coming up.
- Economic forecasts
- Technical advice
- Environmental research
- Marketing ideas
- Updates on standards, codes and regulations
- Survey results
- Expert speakers
- Email Broadcasts
Making the Sale
Solid market research and strong marketing techniques are essential to doing business - in good times and bad. CHBA-NL members are ahead of the game with the sales and marketing support they receive through the Association.
- Regular analysis of housing markets
- Information on trends and consumer choices
- Consumer fact sheets, seminars and point-of-sale handouts
- Parades of homes / renovations
- The annual Home Show
- New Homes Month and Renovation Month
- Cooperative advertising
- Sales and marketing awards Building the Best
Our members are dedicated to staying on top of new developments, to ensure that they meet the highest standards of professionalism and effectiveness.
- Training and apprenticeship programs
- Provincial accreditation and professional recognition programs
- Courses, workshops, seminars and presentations
- Local trade shows
- Association awards program Staying on Top
New housing technology is changing the way our members operate, and opening significant new opportunities. The CHBA-NL helps members keep up-to-date with what's happening today, and what's coming in the future.
- Work with research agencies, standards boards and associations
- Partnerships with government at all levels, to develop and demonstrate
housing innovations
- Innovation through programs such as R-2000, Advanced Houses, Open House, - Healthy Housing
Design, Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Environmental research
- Quality+ Information Resource Centers
- Demonstration projects Taking Action
Taxes, levies, interest rates, training, immigration, technology - local, provincial and federal regulations and policies have a tremendous impact on how we do business. CHBA-NL members contribute real solutions and make positive changes that promote and protect the interests of the industry and consumers.
- Working with municipal planning departments on zoning and streamlining approval processes
- Promoting regulatory reform through programs such as A-C-T (Affordability and Choice Today)
- Making our voice heard on major issues such as mandatory sprinklers and contaminated lands
legislation
- Participating in provincial and federal government pre-budget consultations
- Working with government on apprenticeship training and skills development
- Builder / Renovator and consumer financing studies
- GST New Home Rebate
- RRSP Home Buyers' Plan
- 5% down payment First Home Loan Insurance Plan Added Value
A range of special benefits, discounts and preferential rates are available to Association members. The Association works together with manufacturers, financial institutions, warranty programs and governments to be better informed and effect change in the industry. Become a member and enjoy the benefits from the following member firms.
1. Atlantic Home Furnishings and Carpet Ltd. - Contractors Pricing
2. Battlefield Equipment Rentals - 20% off Discount
3. City Sand and Gravel - Preferred Pricing offered to all members, contact
Larry O'Keefe for further details
4. Color Your World - Preferred Pricing to all members, contact
Norm Morgan for further details
5. Dicks and Company Ltd. - Preferred Pricing offered to all members, contact
Todd Roberts for further details
6. McLoughlan Supplies Ltd. - 15 - 31.5% off almost everything in the store
7. Paint Shop Atlantic Ltd. - 10% Discount (does not apply to Floor Coverings)
8. Weather Shore Windows - 10% Discount
Products and Publications
- Local and Provincial Flash faxes and updates
- Home Builder magazine
- The National Newspaper
- The CHBA Renovator Report
- Ottawa Update
- Tax Alert
- Economic Update
- The Economic Research Committee Newsletter
- Co-op Marketing Manual
- Guidelines for organizing new home marketing events
- Sales and Marketing: A course for builders
- Sales and Marketing: A manual for builders
- The New Home Marketing Manual for Builders
- The New Homes Month Ideas Book
- Planning for Success: handbook for participating in New Homes month
- Working with Professionals: a handbook for /participating in Renovation Month
Pulse Survey
- Manufacturers' Council Economics Condition Survey
- The Builders' Manual
- Environmental Choices for Home Builders and Renovators
- Hot 2000 software for R-2000 building
- Solplan Review
- The Business of Renovating
- Career Paths in the Residential Construction Industry
- Occupational Analyses Series: New Home Builder and Residential
Renovator Contractors
- Membership Directories
- Membership Plaques
- Decals, flags and lapel pins
- Logo artwork
- "Membership makes a difference" video The Manufacturers' Council of the CHBA
All CHBA-NL members are committed to quality and professionalism. By sharing ideas and information with builders, renovators and other members, the national Manufacturers' Council makes a continuing contribution to the growth of our industry.
- Provide findings of research on industry trends, supply and technical issues
- Updating members on product standards, improvement and availability
- Promoting environmental action
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