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Siemsen Fact Sheets

Organisation:        
Siemsen Group
ABN 61 102 685 343 

Business objective / overview:    
The Siemsen Group is one of Australia’s largest insurance builders.

It provides services in the areas of:

• Catastrophe Response
• Insurance Building
• Restoration; and
• Facilities Management

It is also the first and only insurance builder in Australia using Claim Central – a process management and intelligence system designed exclusively for the insurance industry. Incorporating all stakeholders in the claims process (insurers, assessors, tradespeople and policy holders), Claim Central streamlines the following procedures:

• Cost control and analysis
• Quality of work
• Customer service
• Client service; and
• Project lifecycles

With offices covering rural, remote and metropolitan Australia, the Siemsen Group has the largest geographical presence of any insurance builder.

It commenced operations in 2002.  

Management Structure:
Brian Siemsen, CEO
Aaron Aitken, COO
David Foster, CFO
Branden Van Zyl, CIO

Annual Turnover:
$54m for 2010/2011

Major milestones:
In the first five years after commencing operations, The Siemsen Group achieved an average growth of 197 per cent.

2011: Brian Siemsen wins the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Eastern Region Awards for the Emerging category

2010: Siemsen Group win the BRW ANZ Private Business Award for Management Innovation and make the Anthill Smart 100 Index for Claim Central

2008: The Siemsen Group was nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Australian Small Business Champion Awards (NSW/ACT)

Trade Services category
2008: Siemsen Group CEO, Brian Siemsen was a finalist in the Small Business Champion Entrepreneur category

2007: Siemsen Group achieved a staggering 347 per cent increase in turnover, which saw it qualify for 20th position in the BRW Fast Starters list.