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Hardware and Building Traders

AB Phillips is pleased to be the preferred General Insurance, Workers Compensation and Human Resources supplier to members of the Hardware and Building Traders (HBT).

HBT is a buying group created for independent timber, hardware, garden and building supplies retailers.

HBT commenced operation in January 1997 with 13 member stores. Since then they have grown consistently and as at August 2016 their members operate over 610 retail stores located throughout all the States and Territories of Australia.

AB Phillips works closely with HBT to deliver an extensive Risk Minimisation Program including Insurance, Workers Compensation and Human Resources solutions to manage HBT Members' complete needs.

We are committed to working with HBT Members to provide exceptional products and services in the following areas:

Insurance

We offer HBT Members an exclusive insurance facility that delivers both cost savings AND broader cover with bespoke extensions to meet their needs. Every HBT Member will be treated individually and have an insurance program that tenders to their specific requirements.

Our exclusive insurance facility can include:

Property / Industrial Special Risk Insurance
Business Interruption Insurance
Public and Products Liability Insurance
Management Liability Insurance (Directors and Officers)
Comprehensive Transit Cover for transportation with loading and unloading
Personal asset insurance for house, car, boat etc.

Workers Compensation Services

We offer workers compensation services that will enable you to get the most out of your workers compensation policy.

Our package comes with $25,000 worth of benefits at not additional cost. These benefits include:

An online claims portal
12 online training modules per year covering topics such as safety/incident management, conflict resolution, contractor management, bullying and harassment.
A Wellbeing Program designed to improve workplace culture and reduce absenteeism and workers compensation costs.
An OHS Essentials package from Action OHS (Victorian businesses only).

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People Matters Advice

Expert telephone and email advice in all matters relating to Human Resources, Workers Compensation and Safety & Wellbeing.

People Matters Advice lets you focus on business by reducing the amount of time you spend managing your people. This may be traditional ‘employees’ or contractors/subcontractors or other forms of engagement. In all cases, your business has obligations to those who work for you. We build our recommendations specifically to meet your needs and implement our strategies with minimal impact to your business operations.

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