Business View Oceania | Volume 4, Issue 2

35 36 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 ASSOC I AT ION OF PROFESS IONAL BUI LDERS (APB) AUSTRAL I A APB as an international organization holds memberships with Master Builders Queensland, HIA, the National Association of Home Builders (USA) and Forbes Business Development Council. The team of 16 at APB plans to use their extensive network of suppliers, partners, and industry bodies to evolve alongside building companies as the industry develops, with a particular focus on the application of innovative technologies. Mr. Stephens explains, “There is no question our industry is becoming more professional year on year. We are really happy about that because one of our main endeavours is to promote residential construction as a professional services industry, just like law, engineering, medical, etc. A big contributor to that transformation is builders’ utilization of technologies that systemize the way they operate, improve communication, and help to organize business operations. So industry- specific software providers, for example, Buildertrend, BuildTools, and Buildxact, are vital to the growth and evolution of our sector.” APB would like to conclude by highlighting their Professional Builders Secrets book and podcast, and the APB 2022 State of Residential Construction Industry report. The Professional Builders Secrets book is an Amazon #1 bestseller; it shares a variety of systems that professional builders across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States use to solidify their success. The Professional Builders Secrets podcast interviews professional builders across five countries hosts special guest industry authorities and breaks down strategies for success with the APB coaching team. The APB 2022 State of Residential Construction Industry report is the largest survey available on the construction industry for Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. It uses surveys of professional builders from the aforementioned countries to compile detailed insights into marketing, sales, financials, and operations, which can be used by builders as a resource to benchmark their company growth and deepen their understanding of the international construction sector. The report includes specific information points such as: how much gross profit your competitors added to their jobs in 2021; how much they are planning to mark up their jobs in 2022; what the biggest marketing challenge they faced in 2021 was; what your competitors use to attract new leads and more. The 2022 State of Residential Construction Industry report is due to be released in March 2022.