ASI now has a record 7,045 total members, with 717 corporate members and 25,061 contacts in the broader ASI community.
This represents a significant increase from last year, with 15% more contacts receiving ASI communications. Membership retention rate across all member categories was 92%, with all categories achieving retention rates equal to or higher than the last financial year.
2025-2026 saw the introduction of a new Associate membership package. The package offers a multi-tiered advertising model across all ASI platforms, including website, communications, social media and the Steel Australia magazine. The new communication channels enable associates to reach a broader audience, build stronger relationships across the supply chain and help members find solutions to their problems.
Fabricators led ASI growth in 2025-2026, accounting for 62% of all new members. ASI’s compliance solutions Steelwork Compliance Australia (SCA) continued to be the biggest attraction for fabricator membership. With state government departments now specifying AS/NZS 5131 and/or mandating the use of certified fabricators, demand for certification remains strong.
With SCA now including dual certification to AS/NZS 5131 and AS/NZS ISO 3834, there has been an increase in companies seeking dual certification under the SCA scheme and taking advantage of the significant discounts available to ASI members for their audits.
Engagement with ASI fabricator members was at an all-time high throughout the year, driven by the ongoing work in the lead-up to ASI’s Safeguard application, which it submitted to the Productivity Commission on 20 April 2026.
Despite the tough economic climate and the surge of imported fabricated steelwork having an impact on almost all local fabricators, ASI members remained strong, positive, and committed to supporting the Safeguard application and turned up in large numbers to the ASI-facilitated online forums, team meetings, interviews with media and meetings with local members of parliament.
