Offering and Benefits

Associate Membership Program Offering: Benefits and Services

The aims of the Associate Member Program are as follows:

Provide support and resources required for making fully informed decisions on the design, specification, fabrication and use of stainless steel.
Create a clear conduit for the specifying and end-user sectors to easily and effectively connect and work with stainless steel suppliers and fabricators.

We split access to our offering into two categories: Free and Premium. This is done for two reasons; i) makes it easier to access the individual services needed, ii) we can recover the costs we incur in delivering certain services more easily.

The usage model is simple - Use and pay for what you need. Remember, as a non-profit Association, all the fees chargeable for premium services go towards the running of ASSDA.

Free

Premium

Access to:

Digital copies of ASSDA publications, including the Australian Stainless Reference Manual, Stock Guide and Food Code of Practice.
Free limited technical support (up to 30 minutes per enquiry, at a total of six per year). Additional support outside of this is chargeable.
1 x one-hour lunch-and-learn session per office per year.
Listing on the ASSDA website.
Assistance in engaging with the local value chain for project requirements/supplier approvals.

The following is chargeable on a user-pays basis:

Discounted registration rates to ASSDA educational courses, including the Stainless Steel Specialist Course and monthly webinars
Discounted access to hard copy ASSDA publications, including the Australian Stainless Reference Manual and Blue Book.
Referral service and access to a network of technical consultants for more in-depth technical support, i.e. studies, reports, site work, etc.