Starting in 2005 from a kitchen table in the suburbs of Wellington, CBIS now occupies an office in Wellington CBD and manages an extensive portfolio of properties and a wide variety of services pertaining to building code compliance, legal expertise, and wider building management. The director has been in the building industry for nearly 40 years, and has experience in many different aspects of building construction and compliance.

Our philosophy

At CBIS, we believe in forthright, open communication with one another and with our clients. We work hard to reach a positive outcome, and use our problem solving expertise and lateral thinking to get there.

Our Team

Eddy Saul
Director

A lifetime in the building industry has given Eddy Saul broad experience of almost all aspects of Buildings and Building compliance (as well as grey hairs and a bad back). From building on sites ranging from cottage building to heavy construction, Eddy became a senior Consents technical officer at the Wellington City Council with responsibility for the most complex construction projects in the city. On leaving Council Eddy joined CBIS in 2008 and is now Managing Director. In his spare moments he teaches Building Code Compliance and Construction papers at Victoria University

Barney Atkinson-Saul 
Building Compliance Manager

The newest member of the CBIS team, Barney has assumed management of building inspections, marketing, and virtual presence.

Leigh Brown
​​Administration

An organisational powerhouse, Leigh has been with CBIS for over five years. Leigh manages the office and keeps the rest of us on our toes.

Grant Swift

Grant is the 'wise head' of CBIS, after a full career as an architect Grant has 'been there and done that' and is a font of wisdom. His experience with contracts and documentation is invaluable and we rely on his 'metrological observations' (going out for a smoke) in between his building inspections.