What SGH told shareholders about AI and its workforce.
ASX: SGH. Status: Read. Period: year ended 30 June 2026.
SGH reported redundancy or restructuring costs of $15.7 million. It also reported that AI is making the business more efficient. It did not connect them in these documents.
What it said
- Mentions AI
Yes
This year we stepped up our focus on AI as an accelerator of our business and the SGH operating model.
SGH 2026 Annual Report, PDF page 7 - Ties AI to efficiency
Plainly
At Boral, AI-enabled logistics routing and batch scheduling are live, reducing cost per delivery and overtime in dispatch.
SGH 2026 Annual Report, PDF page 16 AI-enabled condition monitoring is reducing manual analysis and turnaround times, and predictive maintenance increasingly allows repairs to be scheduled ahead of failure and around customer commitments.
SGH 2026 Annual Report, PDF page 17 - Number for AI doing customer or operations work
close to 4,000
At Coates, an AI equipment specialist handled close to 4,000 customer enquiries.
SGH 2026 Annual Report, PDF page 16 - Number of people trained in or using AI
None found in the documents listed
None found in the documents listed.
- Workforce reduction in the same period
$15.7 million
SGH restructuring and redundancy costs of $15.7 million primarily relate to optimisation of the Coates branch network and restructuring of Boral’s asphalt business in Victoria and cartage arrangements in NSW, and restructuring of overhead roles in WesTrac.
SGH 2026 Annual Report, PDF page 24 - Connects AI to the workforce reduction
Did not connect them
None found in the documents listed.
Documents read
SGH 2026 Annual Report. Annual report, lodged 11 August 2026, 169 pages.
AI terms found: 28. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 28.
SGH FY26 Full Year Results Investor Presentation. Results presentation, lodged 11 August 2026, 30 pages.
AI terms found: 2. Not counted (job titles and team names): 0. Counted: 2.
Coded on 25 October 2026.
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