Rob Howells

Walker and Frith pave way for Howells to lead Napier & Blakeley

INDEPENDENT property consultancy firm Napier & Blakeley Managing Directors, Alastair Walker and Peter Frith, have announced the appointment of Rob Howells as their new Managing Director as part of their strategic and succession planning going forward.

In making the announcement, Managing Director and industry leader Alastair Walker said the global pandemic had given the company an opportunity to undertake a strategic review and to transition the leadership team.

“Last year when COVID took over our lives, we decided to catch up with many things that we hadn’t done because we were continuously busy. A major part of this was to look at our strategic and succession planning going forward across the group. Continue reading

Did you know… about Lifecycle Expenditure Forecasts

Office Buildings ClientsDid you know… that industry asset management guidelines recommend the preparation of, and ongoing updates to Lifecycle Expenditure Forecasts as part of best practice solutions?

As an example, the Property Council of Australia Guide to Office Building Quality recommends office buildings have Lifecycle Expenditure Forecasts in place as follows:

Building Grade Forecast Required

Existing Buildings:
  • Premium
  • 10 years or more
  •  A Grade
  • 5 years or more
New Buildings:
  • Premium
  • 15 years or more
  • A Grade
  • 10 years or more
  • B Grade
  • 5 years or more

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