Company gains compliance approval

A company based in Nelson has been approved by Waka Kotahi to complete entry certification on used-imported light vehicles.

i4 checkpoint Ltd, which aims to get its operations under way in early December, was given the green light from the transport agency on November 30. 

“This has been a project we’ve been working at for many months now,” says director Brodie Wilson. 

With outcomes the company and Waka Kotahi are looking to achieve, “we expected a thorough and robust process for the benefit of all parties and the end user”.

Wilson told Autofile that the industry is continually evolving, and “we are looking forward to bringing some innovation to it and challenge how the norm has been achieved”.

Used light entry certification will add to services provided by parent company i4, which has been around since 2008 and has been focused on biosecurity inspections and related consultancy services in this country and offshore. 

“When the highly invasive brown marmorated stink bugs made their way to New Zealand via vehicles in early 2018, operations at i4 biosecurity expanded rapidly,” says Wilson. 

“It seems a natural progression to add this extra capability to i4’s suite of services given the company’s existing expertise in inspections, compliance, risk management and associated regulatory demands.”

i4 checkpoint Ltd is aiming to have a flagship vehicle inspection and compliance site in Nelson with others around New Zealand to follow in 2022. 

“Our aim is to be truly nationwide,” says Wilson. “We are kicking off with our flagship site and we’re already looking at other possibilities around the country.”