SUPPORT YOUR INDUSTRYJOIN THE NEW ZEALAND SNOW INDUSTRIES FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS WHOSE PRODUCTS BENEFIT SKIERS, SNOWBOARDERS, SKI AREAS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES NZRAADD THESE TO THE NZSIF ACTIVITIES BELOW AND YOU ARE GETTING MAXIMUM VALUE.
Courier Address NEW ZEALAND SNOW INDUSTRIES FEDERATION INC INFORMATION AND MEMBERSHIP PACK INTRODUCTION: The New Zealand Snow Industries Federation (NZSIF) was formed in 1979 to enable the industry to present a stronger and co-ordinated profile to the Government, the public and various other parties, and to enable the promotional dollars spent within the industry to be as productive as possible. The membership comprises retailers, equipment rental outlets, wholesalers, importers and manufacturers. Overseas companies seeking membership of the Federation must have a New Zealand base or agent with an office/warehouse in New Zealand. STRUCTURE: The Federation is an incorporated society with a registered Constitution. An Executive Committee is elected bi-annually and comprises three wholesale members and three retail members. The President and Vice President are elected from within the Executive every 2 years. Nominations are sought prior to the AGM which is held in October (Trade fair time) and election for the Executive Committee is undertaken at the AGM. The Federation is a member of the New Zealand Snowsports Council, along with the Ski Areas Association New Zealand, New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, Ski Racing New Zealand, Snow Sports New Zealand and the New Zealand Snowboard Association. FINANCE: The Federation’s financial year is 1 September to 31 August. The Federation operates on income received from subscriptions (currently $545 + GST per year), levies and entry fees paid by new members when joining (currently $150 + GST). FEDERATION ACTIVITIES: 1. Snow Sports Trade Fair - This is a major event run by the Federation. The Snow Sports Trade Fair is held annually, usually the first week after the school holidays in October. - Credit Card commissions 1.33% for eftpos transactions - Website - www.retail.org.nz and www.nzsia.co.nz - Legislative and compliance services - Business Pack insurance - Wages and salary survey - And many more 3. Demo Days: Industry demo days are held early each season at Mt Hutt, Southern Lakes (Cardrona and Snow Park) and Mt Ruapehu - Turoa. This provides retailers and their staff the opportunity to test hardware (around ten suppliers) they are currently selling or have the potential to sell. NZSIF members attending who do not have season passes receive a day pass for all staff FOC. 4. Research: The Federation undertakes research on behalf of the membership. This includes import statistics for ski and snowboard hardware. Research data is purchased from Statistics New Zealand regarding imports of ski and snowboard hardware and this information is distributed to members. The in-house research can then be compared to the research compiled by Statistics New Zealand. All research collected from individual Federation members is collated and distributed as collated material. No individual statistics are released. 5. Promotion - The NZSIF undertakes national promotional initiatives through its Ski Marketing Promotion Fund. Currently this funds the PR Campaign managed by Pead PR. It includes the Snow Sports Equipment Check programme aimed at driving customers into NZSIF member outlets to get their equipment checked free of charge. Check cards and stickers are provided to customers, whose gear is checked to the required standards. The NZSIF levies members based on gross turnover for ski and snowboard related items as follows: $0 -$200,000 $168.75 GST inclusive $200,000 -$1,000,000 $562.50 GST inclusive Over -$1,000,000 $1,687.50 GST inclusive 6. Injury Pre vention Programme: The NZSIF is involved with injury prevention in partnership with ACC, NZ Snowsports Council, NZ Mountain safety Council and Ski Areas Association. The Programme includes the promotion of s afety equipment, injury reporting, snow safety code promotion and distribution of safety material through NZSIF members. 7. NZSIF ID Cards: The Federation issues NZSIF Gold and ID cards to those members who contribute to the Ski Marketing Promotion. Gold Cards and ID cards are issued depending on the level of financial support for the Fund. The cards can be used by industry members as ID at 15 commercial ski areas throughout New Zealand and members may receive benefits from the ski areas. 8. Industry Support: The Federation has recommendations in place to the m embership regarding pro deals for ski instructors and ski patrollers. It also has recommendations for dealing with registered ski racers at retail level. 9. Ispo Card - Members qualify for the Ispo card - entry to trade fairs around the world including Ispo held in Munich every February. 10. Training - The Federation supports training seminars for new and existing employees. The NZSIF is a shareholder in Sfrito - Industry Training Organisation - ITO. 11. Swing Tags - Swing tags are printed by the Federation for supply to the retail sector. The swing tags are provided at no cost and are printed with the Federation logo. |
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