Business North November 2021

| 105 Carino Wildlife Cruises TOURISM The initiative is about giving local kids an experience outside of their day-to-day life and educate them about endangered wildlife and the ocean environment Leeanne Mabbett Company Manager Phone 09 438 8713 ∙ Mobile 021 571 960 Postal PO Box 824, Whangarei 0140, New Zealand Facebook ‘Steve Mabbett Ship Surveyors’ Email leeanne@stevemabbett.co.nz ∙ www.stevemabbett.co.nz Developing strong long-term relation- ships with clients is the primary focus for ship surveyors Steve Mabbett Ltd. With o ices in Tauranga and Whangarei, the New Zealand owned company works closely with clients to ensure their vessels are compliant. Experience is what sets the company apart. Principle of the company Steve Mabbett is a quali ied marine surveyor, certi ied boiler and pressure inspector, MNZ approved with all endorsements, an approved National Inspection Agency, certi ied crane inspector with around 30 years experience, ex Foreign Going Chief Engineer and also holds his Inshore Launch Master ticket. Both Steve and wife Leeanne love spending time on the sea. All of this means Steve Mabbett Ltd can o er clients a complete service for a wide variety of types and sizes of vessels including steel boats, alloy, GRP and of wooden construction. A quick snapshot of current clients is testament to this and includes Carino Wildlife Cruises, New Zealand Dive & Salvage, Moana, Aurora Fisheries, STF and Explore NZ. The company also surveys the local coastguard commercial vessels operating in Bay of Islands, Tutukaka, Whangarei and Auckland and the majority of inshore ishing vessels in the northern area from Leigh to Houhora and the West Coast Kaipara. Services include new-build coordina- tion, bringing vessels into New Zealand, development of Operational MOSS manuals/MOSS and maintenance Knowledge and expertise on the water programmes. Company co-director Leeanne says that Steve Mabbett Ltd’s long term relationships with clients has helped the company to assist them navigate through the complexities Covid-19 has thrown at the industry, for example, ensuring they are not paying more compliance fees than they need to when their passenger boat numbers are down. The company’s longevity and expertise sees it approached daily from new clients who have heard about Steve Mabbett Ltd by word of mouth. Surveys are undertaken throughout New Zealand as well as internationally, the company has surveyed boats in Mauritius, Dubai, Norway, China, Australia, England, Spain and Hong Kong, But now focus on more local NZ businesses. Leeanne says Steve’s knowledge and expertise combined with the backup of an experienced o ice team, has been a recipe for success. Clients have peace of mind knowing that Steve Mabbett Ltd will notify them of all due dates and are always up to date with all the industry requirements. “We are there to help our clients with on-going support, whether it's sending copies of reports to insurance compa- nies, updating documents for MNZ or just taking general day to day calls to help with any issues or enquiries. We help make the process as easy and painless as possible by working along- side our clients to help them achieve their goals.” Development & Management of Quality Moss Systems, Manuals & MTOPs Hull Structural Surveys Safety Equipment Surveys Safety Audits New Build Projects - All Materials (Commercial or Private) Consultancy Service & Projects MNZ Approved Surveyors