Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 6

39 40 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 A dedicated team of just 30 talented individuals, Argest has worked to provide management and inspection services to a wide variety of public and private sector facilities since 1986. Originally focussed on helping architects and building owners match regulations when building and designing their assets, the company has evolved due to popular demand and developing legislation into the “total package” Facility Services and Building Warrant of Fitness Compliance Management provider seen today. Argest provides a fully integrated approach to Building Compliance, management and inspection, their core focus being to assist building stakeholders to obtain and provide a Building Warrant of Fitness to relevant authorities each year. Their services include Compliance Management of Specified Systems, (annual inspection, testing and maintenance of sixteen different specialised system types), Fire and Pass of Fire Inspections (sprinklers and alarms, evacuation signs and final exits etc.), Consulting (asset reporting and assurance audits), and Facilities, Project and Contractor Management. Fun fact: The name “Argest” is derived from their original parent company’s founder, AR thur GE orge ST ephenson. Christine Scammell, Executive Director at Argest, shares her knowledge surrounding the continued development of the company, the importance of their mission in Compliance Management, and just what goes into providing such a wide range of Facility Services across New Zealand. She explains that Argest is committed to servicing both large-scale and smaller contracts, noting, “We have two focusses – one is organisations which have a building portfolio across the country, such as schools, supermarkets, petrol stations, retirement homes, etc. We’ve got owners AT A GLANCE ARGEST WHAT: Building compliance, fire inspections and maintenance company WHERE: Offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, New Zealand WEBSITE: https://www.argest.com/ ARGEST Smarter, safer facilities management