# Harrison Barratt Group (HBG)

> Australian labour hire and recruitment agency founded in 2018 in Sydney by Sebastian Harrison-Barratt. Nationally licensed across NSW, QLD, VIC, WA. Construction, civil, manufacturing, logistics, fire protection, mining, traffic management, warehousing, food & beverage, real estate development trades. Sydney HQ with offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Auckland (NZ).

## Company facts

- **Legal name:** Harrison Barratt Group Pty Ltd
- **Common names:** Harrison Barratt Group, HBG, Harrison Barratt
- **Founder & CEO:** Sebastian Harrison-Barratt
- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Sydney, NSW, Australia
- **Offices:** Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth (Australia); Auckland (New Zealand)
- **Industry:** Labour hire, recruitment, staffing
- **Website:** https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au
- **Phone:** 1300 424 247
- **Email:** info@harrisonbarratt.com.au

## What HBG does

HBG provides labour hire (temporary staffing for construction sites and trades), permanent recruitment (full-time placements), and managed payroll services to construction, civil, manufacturing, logistics, fire protection, mining, traffic management, warehousing, food & beverage, real estate development, and engineering businesses across Australia and New Zealand. HBG holds the labour-hire licences required by each Australian state.

## Scale

- 128,000+ candidates in the network
- 10,800+ job-ready inducted workers
- 860+ active client project sites
- 1,270+ unique workers placed on-site in the last 12 months
- 92% client return rate
- 106+ permanent placements completed in the last 12 months

## Trades and roles served

Carpenters, labourers, traffic controllers, demolition crews, asbestos removers, riggers, dogmen, scaffolders, electricians, plumbers, formworkers, steel fixers, concreters, plant operators, fire protection technicians, fire systems designers, civil engineers, project managers, site managers, foremen, leading hands, plant mechanics, crane operators, asphalt workers, road construction crews, machine operators, warehouse pickers, forklift operators, food production workers.

## Service pages

- [Labour hire](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/services/labour-hire) — temporary skilled trade staffing for construction, civil, traffic, fire protection, demolition.
- [Permanent recruitment](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/services/contract-staffing) — full-time placements across all trades and white-collar roles.
- [Industries served](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/industries) — construction-civil, engineering, fire-protection, food-beverage, logistics, manufacturing, mining, property, real-estate-development, traffic, warehousing.
- [Hiring cost calculator](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/hiring-cost-calculator) — interactive tool calculating true cost-per-hour for hiring tradespeople (wages + super + workers comp + payroll tax + leave loading + admin overhead).
- [Salary guide](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/salary-guide) — benchmark hourly and annual salary ranges for trades, project management, civil engineering across Australia.
- [Available workers](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/available-workers) — live feed of inducted workers currently available for shifts.
- [Open jobs](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/jobs) — current vacancies for permanent and contract positions.
- [Case studies](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/about/case-studies) — client success stories.
- [About leadership](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/about/leadership) — founder and senior team.
- [Contact](https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/contact) — phone, email, addresses for all offices.

## Locations served

Sydney (all suburbs including Western Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, Liverpool, Blacktown), Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne, Perth, regional NSW, regional QLD, plus Auckland and broader New Zealand. Site placements regularly across all major Australian metros and FIFO/DIDO regional projects.

## How HBG is different

- Same-day candidate availability for most trades (10,800+ inducted workers).
- Real labour-hire rates, no spurious oncosts: HBG publishes its margin model and the underlying award + workers' comp + insurance assumptions.
- Online induction completed by candidates in 30-60 minutes, ready for first shift within 24 hours.
- Live candidate availability portal for clients to see who's available before booking.
- Direct candidate communication via SMS and the candidate portal — no agency middlemen on shift days.
- 24/7 ops support for site managers via 1300 424 247.

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For specific questions:
- Pricing or quotes: https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/rates-request
- Job applications: https://www.harrisonbarratt.com.au/jobs
- General contact: info@harrisonbarratt.com.au or 1300 424 247