Industrial Sales and Leasing
Industrial property expertise from raw land to industrial parks, warehousing and high-tech propositions
Colliers specialist and award-winning Auckland Industrial team is based at Colliers South Auckland office and is led by Greg Goldfinch. The team provides industry-leading expertise across a complete range of services, including sales, leasing, premises search, tenant representation and sub-letting.
The close-knit team has an outstanding reputation in the market and is the most awarded industrial real estate agency team in New Zealand, winning the REINZ award for highest turnover by a medium sized commercial or industrial office consecutively from 2014 to 2017 and again in 2019. The team have also been awarded by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as the Industrial Team of the Year consecutively from 2014 to 2017, and most recently the Agency Team of the Year in 2019.
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Greg Goldfinch
National Director | Industrial
Auckland South
I am the National Director for industrial across all of New Zealand based in our South Auckland industrial office.
I specialise in the mid to upper end of the industrial sale and leasing markets. Since joining Colliers in 2004 I have established strong relationships within the industrial market and have worked exclusively for a number of national and multi-national clients.
Andrew Hooper
Director | Industrial
Auckland South
Andrew specialises in mid to upper end industrial sales and leasing projects. He has excellent relationships within the property market and has transacted over $4b of commercial property at Colliers making him a leading broker in the New Zealand Industrial market. His clients range from listed property funds such as PFI, Goodman, to syndicates and multinational occupiers/tenants.
After a brush with brain cancer in early 2017, he is now fully operational and continues to be a top performer at Colliers.
Brad Johnston
Director | Industrial
Auckland South
Brad joined Colliers International in early 2005, specialising in the selling and leasing of industrial property and land at Auckland International Airport and its surrounding areas. He quickly formed relationships with Goodman, an Australian-based listed trust, Auckland International Airport Limited and numerous other high profile developers, owners and major users.
Brad is consistently a top performer in the Colliers Industrial Team and is a senior broker. Brad has worked for numerous corporations implementing their property strategies. Most notably Downer NZ. He has also completed sales transactions for Z Energy, Plumbing World and McDonalds Restaurants.
Brad has leased more space in the Airport industrial precinct than any other commercial agent.
With more than twelve years of experience in the commercial and industrial property sector, Hamish has been involved in a significant number of industrial property projects in Auckland and across New Zealand. During this time he has been responsible for the sale of more than $1.4B worth of industrial assets, in addition to providing leasing and design build solutions totalling more than 660,000m² for a range of major local & international occupiers.
Career Success
Hamish has proven to be a consistent and highly effective broker and in 2012 & 2015 was awarded with the Colliers National MVP Award for Brokerage Excellence, and 2015 saw him achieve the ranking of 6th highest revenue earner in Colliers nationally.
Market Specialisation
Hamish specialises in the sale and leasing of high value assets in the South Auckland Property market and has been involved in many projects including:
- Sale and leaseback transactions
- Tenanted Investment sales
- Receivership sales
- Vacant possession sales
- Development property sales
- Land sales
- Vacant building leasing
- Design build leasing
- Tenant property sourcing
- Purchaser property sourcing
Hamish has done a significant portion of his work with both private clients and corporate clients including Goodman, PFI, Broadway Developments, Southborne Holdings, Stride, Kiwi Income, Auckland Airport, Norak Properties, JKGL Group, Samson Corporation, Southpark Corporation, Quadrant, Location Group, Argosy, Windward Properties, and Depot Investments to name a few.
Recent occupiers include Bunnings, GPC (Repco), GUD, Ricoh, Ideal Electrical, Crown, Sirva, Wedderburn, GEA Process Engineering, Delmaine, Siemens, Hydraulink, Verifone, Sistema, Tyco, Bunnings, Fletchers, PMA Global, Compac Sorting Equipment, and many other SME businesses.
Paul joined Colliers in 2005 working in Auckland's industrial team specialising in the mid to upper end sales and leasing market. Paul has also spent a couple of years working for Colliers in the Central and Eastern Europe market where he was Director of Poland's Krakow office. In 2010 Paul returned to Auckland to again work in Auckland's industrial market.
I am married with three young children. I have a diverse professional background including 7 years as a primary school teacher and 9 years in the pharmaceutical industry with both sales and sales management experience.
I am a keen sportsman with ocean swimming and cycling being my current activities.
Todd joined Colliers in 2006 and specialises in the sale and leasing of industrial property in the mid to upper end of the market. Todd has developed a broad network encompassing both occupiers and investors and is able to facilitate transactions across all levels of the market, from large corporates to smaller private businesses and investors. This depth of experience combined with Todd’s professionalism has consistently delivered outstanding result for his clients.
In recent years Todd has been exclusively engaged by major local and international businesses including the likes of Mazda, Bridgestone and Fletcher Building to name a few. Prior to joining Colliers, Todd came from an extensive property and construction background spanning over 15 years in Auckland and the UK. Todd has a Bachelors of Engineering degree from the University of Auckland.
With more than 15 years’ experience in the commercial and industrial property sector, Ben has been involved a vast number of industrial property projects throughout Auckland and across New Zealand. During this time he responsible for the acquisition and disposal of in excess of $250M worth of industrial assets, in addition to providing leasing and design build solutions for a range of major local & international occupiers.
Recent clients include Daikin, Liebherr, Downer EDI, Konnect, RCR Infrastructure, Bluestar Group, The Public Trust, Roche Pharmaceuticals & Tyco international.
In addition to Colliers International commitments and initiatives to giving back to the communities in which we live and work, Ben is also a senior member of the Clevedon Fire Brigade and coaches kids cricket.
His professional know-how stems from an extensive career in industrial property. Ben is able to advise on design-build, project leasing, tenant representation, property disposals and contract negotiation.
Joshua Franklin
Director | Industrial
Auckland South
Josh specialises in the Auckland industrial market, servicing both the leasing and sales markets. Josh has a particular focus on the East Tamaki, Onehunga, Highbrook and Penrose regions where he has formed strong relationships with property owners, buyers and tenants.
Josh has been working in the industrial sector for 10 years, he previously was a Director and minor shareholder at Knight Frank before joining the Colliers team.
- 49 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington (11 Units) - $600k - $1.1m
- Lot 18, Drury South - $7m
- Lot 19, Drury South - $3.9m
- 151 Pilkington Road, Saint Johns - $3.4m
- 19 Neilpark Drive, East Tamaki - $2.8m
- 9 Allens Road, East Tamaki - $3.1m
- 62 Allens Road, East Tamaki - $7.25m
- 4 Rakino Way, Mt Wellington - $4.45m
- 23-25 Highbrook Drive, East Tamaki - $6.3m
- 64 Boundary Road, Papakura - $6.55m
- 9-13 Lorien Place, East Tamaki - $3.5m
- 60 Allens Road, East Tamaki - $4.75m
- 200 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington - $13m
- 62 Hunua Road, Papakura - $9.2m
- 48 Cryers Road, East Tamaki - $11.1m
- 417-421 East Tamaki Road, East Tamaki - $12m
- 22 Polaris Place, East Tamaki - $8m
Ben Cockram
Associate Director | Industrial
Auckland South
I am an Associate Director within Auckland's most awarded industrial brokerage team based in Highbrook, Auckland.
Specialising in industrial sales and leasing, I have over 6years experience in Auckland's highly competitive industrial market and have forged very strong relationships with both owners and tenants. I am a highly motivated individual who approaches all transactions with professionalism, integrity and vigour.
Since commencing brokerage in September 2014, I have been involved in 121 leasing transactions and 110 sales. Having leased and sold buildings of all sizes in Auckland I have vast experience in all areas of Auckland's industrial market.
In 2018 I was made an Associate Director of Colliers International NZ.
As of January 2021;
Total sales transactions - 110
Total sales value - $301,271,980
Total leasing transactions - 121
Total sqm leased - 126,600m²
Mitch Broderson
Associate Director | Industrial
Auckland South
Dhiru began his early career as a Tax Consultant for KPMG Tax & Advisory services, following a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland. After two years at KPMG he returned to the University of Auckland to complete a Bachelor of Property and Valuation, where he found his real passion in property.
After a brief stint at Goodwin Property Management, he started with Colliers International in late 2011 as the Industrial Information and Systems Manager for the Highbrook-based Industrial division. In 2012 he we went on to be awarded the Colliers MVP for Team Support, for his work assisting the brokerage team in Highbrook.
In early 2014, Dhiru became an Industrial Sales and Leasing Broker; the position he currently occupies today. He specialises in his local area of West Auckland and his expertise lies in Brokerage: Predominately Industrial Sales and Leasing including Investment Sales, Tenant Representation and Land Sales.
Dhiru is a Sales and Leasing Industrial Broker who forms a crucial part of the Colliers International Industrial division in Highbrook, Auckland. His clients and colleagues alike, describe his energy and enthusiasm for work as a real asset, and a unique quality that sets him apart. Since joining Colliers 7 years ago, he has transacted a wide range of sales and leasing deals. Listed below are the more recent, notable transactions.
I joined Colliers International in September 2010 as an executive assistant to the industrial team after plying my trade in the building industry. As an EA, I was involved in a wide range of projects throughout the south and central Auckland market and developed a thorough understanding of property marketing and also of the south and central Auckland industrial market.
Moving into brokerage in 2011, I now specialise in the Airport/Manukau/Papakura industrial areas in both the sales and leasing market. During my time in the market I have been involved in many Transactions both big and small which has built many strong relationships with Developers, Investors and Tenants.