HIA–CORELOGIC Construction1OO HIA Economics GroupThe Economics Group provides HIA members, the media and governments COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL CIVIL BUILDING BUILDING CONTRACTING with a wide variety of economic MULTI-UNITHIA–COLORBOND®STEEL1OOMINING resources. These include an extensive Australia’s 100 Largest Non-residential Construction CompaniesRESIDENTIALBUILDINGHousingCONSTRUCTION 2016/17 suite of publications, often based on direct HIA member contact, that provide up–to–date information on STARTS MARKETSHARE DETACHEDHOUSES industry characteristics, performance REVENUE MULTIUNITS and outlook. The publications cover Australia’s Largest Homebuilders and Residential Developers 2016/17 many aspects of the industry, including leading indicators of performance through sales surveys and detailed analysis of activity from land supplies, insights into their industry. Over 50 trends in skills availability, renovations presentations were made by the group and alterations to homes, and building during the year to members, either hotspots. Longer–term reports are tailor–made for their business or produced on future housing demand through the HIA event program. and housing affordability. Reports are The reports and research undertaken also prepared into particular by the Group ensure HIA delivers a segments of the industry, such as credible voice in its policy development building materials, kitchen and and industry lobbying activities. bathroom construction and renovation, Much of the work done by the group and the nation’s largest residential is unique to HIA, and its performance building businesses. and accuracy over many years is HIA members benefit from being given credence from governments and kept up to date and being exposed to the media. HIA Safety HIA Safety continued to provide adviceand assistance to the residentialbusiness partner has seen a growingOur goal to become an indispensable construction industry. In NSW alone number of building companies engage the team received over 2,300 unique our onsite inspection services. This member calls, with calls ranging from service has our team of consultants simple questions regarding member’s performing regular site safety safety obligations, to issues around inspections, providing an independent regulator visits, improvement notices set of eyes across the onsite safety and site inductions. HIA Safety practices for businesses. provides both a value–add inquiry Other safety products and services service for members and access to a include tailored safety management wide range of professional safety systems, safety tool box talks, supervisor products and business services. safety sessions and safety inductions. 12|HIA ANNUAL REPORT 2017