Scott Campbell This is Me

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   Published on: 5/12/2007   Last Visited: 5/12/2007

   "A design-build project is a project which is purpose built for a tenant and pre-designed to meet their specific needs," says Scott Campbell, National Industrial and Logistics Director at CB Richard Ellis
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   Campbell says the lions' share of about 70 per cent of industrial property has been developed within the Manukau City catchment where the Highbrook Business Park, Auckland airport area and Wiri make up the majority of the new space.
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   Spicers Paper, New Zealand's biggest fine paper importer, recently commited to a new 19,000 sq m head office and warehouse at Highbrook after deciding to consolidate four separate facilities into one purpose-built complex."Spicers spent two years researching what they needed out of their new premises," Campbell says.
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   Campbell says 18 to 24 months is now "the normal timeline" for companies to relocate to new premises from making the decision to move, through to occupying the new facility.
   
   "Occupiers often don't know initially how much space they will need. They also need to consider future growth strategies, undertake space planning exercises and location analysis to examine issues such as the impact of urban sprawl on staff retention and future road infrastructures, variances that may affect the way their business is conducted."
   
   Campbell says this not a process to be taken lightly and all these factors take time to assess and consolidate into a final output. As a result, the design-build movement has also impacted on commercial and industrial property agencies with good agencies becoming more services-orientated.
   
   "The traditional agency model of agents showing a few properties here and there has completely changed," he says. "An increasing number of prospective tenants are employing consultants and doing much more sophisticated research to help in their relocations."
   
   Campbell says CBRE has tapped into this trend by expanding its consultancy services to provide a "full-line service" - from an initial consultancy about a move, through to site location and lease negotiation.