Why Join

Membership Can Improve Your Business

Know your competitors as individuals. Broaden your base of business associates. If your market is the building industry, this is the best way to target your audience.

Offer an exchange with others regarding business. Your ideas and experience are vital in helping housing prosper as an industry and in building a strong association to support these goals.

Informed on trade trends and changes. Stay miles ahead of the competition with critical information provided by the Builders association that keeps you on the cutting edge of the latest trends, technology and legislation.

Provides a forum to express views, policies and practices. Membership helps you work smarter not harder, as your best resource for legal counsel, business management assistance, technical advice, and information on critical regulatory developments.

Strengthen your position in the building profession. Your membership involvement creates a higher company profile, which increases sales and profit.

Increased government and public respect. Membership maintains a powerful voice that can influence local, state and federal policies which impact the building industry. As a member, you can help shape the laws that directly affect your business.

The Sheboygan County Home Builders Association (SCHBA) was formed in 1977 as a professional trade organization to further enhance the building industry in Sheboygan County. Our members represent the many building fields including but not limited to:

• Builders
• Developers
• Materials Suppliers
• Interior Designers
• Utilities
• Architects
• Subcontractors
• Financial Institution's
• Insurance Agencies

What We Do

A SCHBA membership includes membership in the Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). This partnership represents your business interests a local, state and national levels.

The goals of SCHBA are to:

• Educate its members
• Offer a comfortable setting to meet
• Maintain the reputation that membership means "Quality"
• Provide consumer information.

Local Association Benefits

• Discounted booth fee at the annual Home Expo
• Advertising opportunities during the annual Parade of Homes
• Informative monthly newsletter
• Informative speakers at dinner meetings
• Discounted insurance programs
• Educational industry-related seminars
• Listed in annual membership directory
• Local grant program for high schools
• Community outreach programs
• Numerous social events, annual golf outing or holiday party
• 8 Dinner meetings
• Network with builders, subcontractors and suppliers
• Know your competitor as a person
• Take an active role in supporting your construction industry
• Full-time staff
• Advertising opportunities
• www.schba.org

State Association Benefits

• Governmental Affairs Specialists and Lobbyists
• Full Service Insurance Agency
• Publications - Badger Builder, Builder Architect Magazine and Wisconsin Building News.
• Professional seminars
• Discounted Gasoline Program
• Graduate Builders Institute
• Annual Convention
• 800-number
• Full-time staff
• www.wisbuild.org

National Association Benefits

• Numerous Discounts Including Airborne Express, MasterCard, Rental Cars, Sprint Long distance, etc.
• Comprehensive Library and Builders Bookstore with Discounted Educational Materials
• Free Legal Advice
• Seminars and Workshops
• Excellent Industry Publications - Builders Magazine and Nations Building News
• CONTACT Brochure
• The International “Builders Show” Industry Trade Show
• ToolBase Hotline
• 800- number
• Members Only Website - www.nahb.net
• Full-time staff
• AND MUCH MORE!

Classes of Membership

Builder Member - Any firm engaged in the business of shelter construction, or remodeling.

Associate Member - Any firm engaged in trade, industry, or profession related to shelter construction, remodeling, or land development.

Dual Member - Any second representative of a member firm. Receives full local member benefits and recognition from the SCHBA only.

Affiliate Member - Additional representatives to a member firm after the Dual Member spot is filled. This position has no voting rights but can serve as a committee chair.