Dependable and accurate building surveyors in the Bay of Plenty

Graeme Blissett (Building Surveyor, BOINZ & MBFRT Member) and Frans Boucken (Registered Building Surveyor, NZIBS) have over 60 years of combined experience in the building industry and have carried out over 8000 inspections together since the year 2000.

Building Surveying Services (BOP) Ltd has now expanded to include Steve Wright, Brian Swale and Chris Carter who have joined us as Building Surveyors and bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise.

Our integrity in the surveying and inspection business has enabled clients to make informed decisions regarding properties throughout the Bay of Plenty region - whether they're selling or buying.

Frans Boucken – goes straight to the heart of the matter.

Graeme Blissett – digs out the rot in buildings.

Together we have carried out over 4000 inspections since the year 2000.

Today’s complex construction industry is fraught with the dangers of weather-tight issues, poor building standards, and shoddy workmanship.

Any property inspection – be it pre-purchase or suspect problems - requires due diligence that comes backed by the integrity of independent scrutiny from using a Registered Building Surveyor.

For your peace of mind, call on Building Surveying Services (BOP) Ltd in the Bay of Plenty today.

House checked by Building Surveyors in the Bay of Plenty

Frans Boucken - Registered Building Surveyor

Qualifications and memberships

Member NZ Institute of Building Surveyors
2002 - NZIBS weather-tightness course
2003 - Professional expert witness training module (WHRS)
BRANZ membership
Standards NZ membership
Trade School Carpentry and Construction (Belgium)

Experience

Carpenter and Carpenter Leading Hand - 4 years
Building Supervisor, high rise construction - 4 years
Building Foreman - 3 years
Construction Company Director in high quality residential construction - 17 years

2002 - Registered Building Surveyor
December 20002 - WHRS Assessor
July 2004 - Cladding expert to Dept. of Building and Housing

Graeme Blissett

Graeme Blissett is a director of BSS (BOP) Ltd and vice president of the NZIBI and along with Stephen weight who is also a qualified builder and member of NZIBI perform the majority of the pre-purchase / pre-sale building inspections for the company.

With a life of building behind him Graeme is also a qualified Clerk of Works. Having completed his initial qualifications and apprenticeship in Australia he left to work in the UK for 6 years before arriving in NZ in 1997.

Since arriving in NZ Graeme has completed numerous weathertightness, mediation, Building Code and other associated courses. Once in NZ Graeme worked as a builder before putting his outstanding work ethic and time management skills into operation by becoming a construction manager for one of Tauranga's ' : 'ng C cE A c) companies. After over 3 years of this he met Girans and together they started BSS.