Greg specialises in the mid to upper end of the Industrial sale and leasing markets. He joined Colliers International in 2004, coming from a policing background. He quickly established strong relationships within the industrial market and has worked exclusively for the likes of Fisher & Paykel, The Warehouse, Freedom Furniture, NZ Police, NZ Guardian Trust, Goodyear Dunlop NZ Ltd and Mercedes-Benz to name a few.
Since starting his career with Colliers, Greg has progressively consolidated his position in the Auckland industrial property market. He has been the lead broker on some of the largest transactions in the industrial property market over the last five years, culminating in the biggest investment sale the NZ industrial property market has seen to date - The Warehouse Distribution Centre sale and leaseback, Langley Road, Wiri ($90million) and the second largest - Fisher & Paykel Appliances sale and leaseback of their worldwide HQ in East Tamaki Auckland ($54m). He is a regular top 10 broker for Colliers across NZ having transacted in excess of $1.25billion worth of industrial real estate in his time with Colliers. He is responsible for the Colliers Industrial team that operates out of the Highbrook office.
Notable Sales Transactions:
• The Warehouse sale/leaseback to ACC $90m
• D & H Steel sale/leaseback $18.2m
• Carter Holt Harvey sale/leaseback $14.2m
• Amalgamated Hardware $17.3m
• Fletcher Aluminium investment sale $14.6m
• Croxley Stationery investment $22m
• The Warehouse, 250 Puhinui Road, Wiri $18m
• Mercedes-Benz HQ $7.2m
• Bunnings sale/leaseback $5.1m
• Southward Portfolio $18.5m
• Crooks Road East Tamaki sell down $27.5m
• Manson sale to Quadrant Property $13.5m
• Fisher & Paykel Appliances $9.8m
• NZ Post to Coca Cola NZ $9m
• Fisher & Paykel Appliances sale/leaseback $53m
• Fisher & Paykel to Fonterra $20m
• Stevenson Engineering sale/leaseback $16.5m
• Peter Hay Kitchens Investment, Dalgety Drive, Wiri $12m
• Waterloo Quadrant office tower $10.5m
Notable Leasing Transactions:
• Frucor Beverages 17,500m²
• Mainstream Logistics 10,500m²
• Fonterra 10,000m²
• Supercheap Auto design build 23,000m²
• PMP Print lease 26,000m²
• Peter Baker Transport 12,000,m²
• Mercedes-Benz lease 3500m²
• Gazal NZ Ltd lease 3000m²
• Steel & Tube Roofing design build 6000m²
Affiliations:
RSA member
Whangamata Sports and Fishing Club
Ardmore Marist Rugby Club
Education:
Greg left school and completed a plumbing apprenticeship before joining Mico Plumbing Supplies in a sales capacity. At 22, he joined the Police Force and was half way through his detective training in 1999 when he took six months off to travel in Europe. That holiday turned into five years and Greg returned to NZ in 2004 and joined Colliers. In 2010 Greg took on the responsibility of managing the Industrial and Commercial activities that Colliers drive out of the Highbrook office.
Specialisations:
Industrial / Senior Management