Independent Inspection Services is a well established heavy equipment advisory business operating from the Port of Tauranga. We specialise in heavy equipment assessment, loss adjustment, project management, and provide specialist advisory services to the Primary Produce, Manufacturing, Transport and Distribution industries in the following areas:

Assessing and Loss Adjusting

• No job too big or too small
• Guaranteed prompt response to the cause and origin

Value Assessment

• Accurate assessment of value assured from our large knowledge base and experience
• The confirmation and accurate description of the item being insured
• The supply of evidence to support the valuation
• Risk assessment reporting

Specialist Engineering Advisory Services

• Approved New Zealand Surveyor of Ships
• First Class Foreign Going Marine Engineers Certification
• Automotive Engineering (Heavy Equipment) Certification
• Provision of information to support legal investigations for insurers and commercial lawyers
• Refrigerated cargo claims and investigations of product loss

Project Management

• Co-ordination and control of repairs, and repair costs for owners, receivers, finance companies
• Regular project progress reporting
• Salvage of small vessels with environmental issues a priority

We understand that equipment down time can be critical to your clients and the operation of their companies. We will make every effort to respond to your instruction within 24 hours and to complete all works on time.

PERSONNEL AND BACKGROUND - Alistair Gordon Coleman

Qualifications

• Trade Certificate in Automotive Engineering (Heavy Equipment)
   
• First Class Foreign Going Engineer's Certificate (Motor)
  

  Prerequisite Certificates for above qualification:
  Sea Survival Course
  Advanced Fire Fighting
  First Aid

• Approved New Zealand Surveyor of ships
• Member of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors
• Member of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology

Experience

1)	7 years	Involved in the repair and maintenance of a wide range of earthmoving, road construction equipment and road trucks
2)	1 years	Involved in the maintenance, inspection and monitoring of Integral Refrigerated Containers, both ashore and on board ships
3)	9 years	At sea as a Ship's Engineer on container ships, bulk carriers, and offshore support vessels. This experience included the repair and maintenance of: Main propulsion machinery Main generator sets Electro Hydraulic cranes Integral Refrigerated Containers Bulk Cargo pumping systems handling fluid and dry powder products such as cement
4)		Involved in Marine and Heavy Equipment Insurance Claims since 1995. Surveying to Maritime New Zealand Standards.