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Some of the numerous benefits of membership in the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association are listed below. Please call Leigh Lewis, Director of Member Services, at 799-2611 for more information.
New Health Insurance Plan for Members
WCFHBA has partnered with a national provider to offer a limited-benefit health insurance plan for members -- a new affordable health insurance option for your employees and their families. FlexMED allows you to control the rate by choosing the desired benefits from three WCFHBA plans. For more information, contact the following members of our association: Robert McIver, George Chadwick Insurance, 762-2489; Laura Knowles, Glasgow Hicks Company, 794-6100; Steve Simms or Kay Anderson, Harold W. Wells & Son, 762-8551; Sarah Squires, Southeastern Insurance Agency, 620-0456; Ronald Sykes, Wiley Insurance Agency, 350-3600; or Steve Yates or Jim Williams, Woodbury & Co, 763-3431.
Three-in-One Membership
By joining the Association, you automatically become a member of the National Association of Home Builders and the North Carolina Association of Home Builders. The National Association of Home Builders, a federation of more than 235,000 builders, remodelers and industry associates, strives to enhance the climate of the housing and building industry through public policy analysis, industry-wide media relations, and representing the industry’s issues on Capitol Hill. The North Carolina Home Builders Association is a dynamic group of builders and associate member-firms across the state who pool information and efforts to provide the collective clout and muscle the home building industry needs.
Governmental Affairs
As a member of the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association your legislative and regulatory interests are well represented by the associations partnership with BASE (Business Alliance for a Sound Economy), the North Carolina Homebuilders Association (NCHBA) and the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). The Association’s Governmental Affairs staff works closely with federal, state and local elected officials on issues that affect the home building and development industries. As an umbrella organization, BASE provides governmental affairs services to the Brunswick County Home Builders Association, the Topsail Island Association of REALTORS®, the Brunswick County Landowners Association, the Pitt County Economic Development Partnership, and over 75 private sector member represented consulting firms. By representing you at the local, state and national levels, BASE and its extensive network with NCHBA, and NAHB keeps you in business! Click here to access BASE.
Meetings/Networking
The Association hosts many events allowing members to meet and do business with other members in both formal and casual atmospheres, including the Parade of Homes, HomeEXPO, monthly general membership meetings, educational courses, golf tournaments and council meetings. The “Do Business with a Member” program encourages business relationships between builders and associates for the mutual benefit of both their companies and the industry.
Education
From regular classes and seminars to keynote speakers and nationally-recognized certification programs, the Association keeps members up-to-date on issues and developments crucial to their success in the industry. Participation in these member-only educational opportunities enables you to stay ahead of your non-member competitors.
Insurance
Builders Mutual Insurance, the Association’s premier provider of worker’s compensation insurance, offers money-saving discounts exclusively to members. More detailed information is provided upon joining.
Project Management
The WCFHBA has partnered with Construction Journal to help make new project opportunities available to members. Construction Journal can help you identify new construction projects and active architects, contractors, developers, engineers and owners in the area. Through the new partnership, the WCFHBA has secured discounted subscription opportunities to Construction Journal for members. In addition to the subscription discounts, WCFHBA members can also review Construction Journal services for 24 hours in order to evaluate the offering. To take advantage of the subscription discounts or to review Construction Journal's services, please contact them directly at (800) 880-2309 or visit ConstructionJournal.com.
Carolina Homes On Demand
The WCFHBA has partnered with Time Warner Cable to provide Association members with a discount on Carolina Homes On Demand channel 1115 as well as discounted advertising packages on Roadrunner.com and News14.com. Member businesses will be listed by category(s) so viewers can easily access each segment 24 hours a day - seven days a week to learn about neighborhoods, the homes, the builders and the amenities. Time Warner Cable will help WCFHBA members develop segments for Carolina Homes On Demand and Cape Fear Now! as well as promotional commercials. For more information contact account executive Summer Hamdan at (910) 632-2259.
Printing
As a new member of the Wilmington Cape Fear Home Builders Association, All Ways Graphics (located on Racine Drive) has created a special offer for fellow members. By registering as a Commercial Account with All Ways Graphics, members will receive preferred pricing for all engineering copies. To receive the following rates, please contact Jessica Siragusa at (910) 392-0883 or at info@allwaysgraphics.com and mention this ad:
- < 24" x 36" = $0.75 (or high volume matrix, which ever is lower)
- 24" x 36" = $0.90 (or high volume matrix, which ever is lower)
- 36" x 48" = $1.80 (or high volume matrix, which ever is lower)
Lodging
MainStay Suites on Market Street is a proud new member of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association and has created a discounted rate for fellow Association members. MainStay is happy to accommodate crews needing housing in the area, as well as overnight needs for managers, employee trainings, buyers and prospects. They offer the following amenities: complimentary deluxe continental breakfast; suites with full kitchens, separate bedroom area, a sitting area with recliner, additional television, and sleeper sofa; fitness center, outdoor grills, business center and outdoor pool; laundry facilities; complimentary daily newspapers; and high-speed internet access in each suite. MainStay is an extended stay property, so the longer you stay, the less you pay! To receive the following discounted rates available thru 2009, contact Pat Walters at 910-392-1741 or at wilmingtonhotels@gmail.com and mention the WCFHBA:
- 1-4 nights $89 per night plus tax
- 5-11 nights $81 per night plus tax
- 12-29 nights $77 per night plus tax
- 30+ nights $69 per night plus tax
Marketing and Advertising
Want to increase your business’ visibility and credibility? Opportunities abound to sponsor a major event, including the Parade of Homes and HomeEXPO or general membership meeting. In addition, you can advertise in the Association’s monthly newsletter, annual directory and on the web site. The Association’s advertising rates are consistently below local media outlets while getting your company’s name and message before your targeted audience. For more information about sponsorships, contact Bryan Sartin, and for more information about advertising, contact Lindsay Fletcher.
Industry Publications
The Association keeps its members on top of local, state and national trends, legislative actions and technology through various publications. Members receive complimentary subscriptions to the National Association of Home Builder’s Builder magazine and the e-newsletter Nation’s Building News. In addition, the Association produces the following members-only publications:
- The Tool Box
The monthly newsletter covering local governmental affairs and legal issues, and Association news and events
- Builder’s News
The weekly e-newsletter including industry news and local meeting and course listings
- The Annual Membership Directory
A convenient telephone directory of all builder members, associate members, board of directors and staff, as well as a Buyers Guide
Build PAC
Build PAC represents members uniting to support the best-qualified, pro-housing candidates running for local office. Build PAC is completely independent and bipartisan, and candidates are chosen on their merits alone, giving the Association political clout in the election process.
Membership Discounts
NAHB Discounts