COMMERCIAL

Profitably owning or occupying commercial property has never been easy. Does your business know and use these 5 keys to success?

·        Having a thoughtful, informed property strategy - integrated into your wider business plan	·        Communicating clearly and regularly with the stakeholders
·        Ensuring disciplined implementation of that strategy	·        Testing and measuring the key elements of your plan against time, cost and quality standards.
·        Understanding and mitigating risks  - before they arise	·        Reviewing and adjusting your plan ahead of changes to your markets

 

Have you suffered from ad hoc or knee jerk decisions that cost money or time or both? Or found that it’s what you didn’t know or predict that hurt the business most? Perhaps your professional advisors don’t know about or are unwilling to advise on the impacts that poor property decisions can have on your business, so can only measure the devastating outcomes after the event.

Fortunately Carew Projects has the professional solutions to help you manage your property use and undertake essential projects to reduce cost and improve efficiency. We will listen to your concerns, help you identify what’s needed and then ensure the necessary changes are made smoothly and efficiently, without undue disruption to your business routines.

Below are just a few of the businesses Carew Projects has helped to achieve high success in their use of commercial property.

AJ Park Patent Attorneys and IP Specialists   Engaged Carew to develop a detailed property brief, receive, assess and advise on alternative locations, negotiate the new lease in two stages, manage the design, costing and implementation of the fit-out and assist with relocation. Our role continued with the later expansion of the practice that followed this successful move. CEO John Lamb said “Your advice and guidance meant that we objectively considered the options and made the correct decisions. I was most impressed with your ability to work with our people. We are delighted with the outcome”

Meredith Connell Law Engaged Carew as peer review advisors on the turnkey fit-out contract for its relocation project.  Careful risk analysis, market benchmarking and observation of the works processes provided the necessary reassurance on governance aspects of the project. The Practice Manager Hugh Cawley conveyed the partners’ warmest thanks on its successful completion

Compaq and Hewlett Packard IT. Carew had managed several projects for Compaq, so when the companies merged we were selected to retain that role in a joint venture with Hewlett Packard’s Interior Designer. Together we negotiated the leasing package and developed the fit-out brief and design to bring together business units from four separate locations into one new purpose built premises. Carew managed the fitout project to completion under early access, in coordination with the building construction works, thus achieving cost and time savings. The client praised our user-friendly, transparent process, achieved by diligent reporting and communication. Our careful wording on the lease schedules and accurate record keeping also saved the company $1.8m in potential reinstatement costs when it subsequently relocated.

Gen-i  IT. The company was under severe budget and time constraints, but a looming lease expiry and a huge forward workload required its rapidly expanding workforce to be housed quickly through a full relocation. Carew and the designer - the same proven JV team from the Compaq role - were retained to provide design and costing so the new lease could be finalized.  Carew then managed the project through to completion, within the tight constraints in all respects. Gen-i was able to operate without interruption throughout the relocation project.

Datamail. This specialized high volume secure printing operation was severely hampered by its low grade Auckland premises. Carew Projects was retained to conduct a feasibility evaluation and prove the case for relocation. We were then retained to develop the property brief, advise on alternative location options and negotiate the lease. We then managed the fitout design and implementation which saw the operatrion successfully relocated in new purpose built premises.

Biolab Scientific. This rapidly expanding scientific supply company, having sold its obsolete premises and committed to a new design-build warehouse laboratory and office premises, retained Carew to develop the fit-out design brief and manage the seamless integration of the fit-out into the building project.  This very harmonious project exceeded the company’s expectations in every respect

 

So you don’t need to battle on alone or with inadequate advice.  You can take full advantage of our experience on these and numerous other projects for companies such as Meridian Energy, Telstra, EDS, and L’Oreal, as well as for government and local government.

We are only a phone call or email away from helping you gain real breakthroughs - by USING PROPERTY TO ADD VALUE NOT COST to your business.     CONTACT US NOW