Simon Gould

TrustCapital Australia put their trust in Napier & Blakeley

2 properties joinedIn June 2017, TrustCapital Australia (TCA) engaged Napier & Blakeley to undertake Vendor’s Technical and Environmental Due Diligence relating to their commercial office portfolio.

Within two weeks of instruction we had reviewed all the available documentation, inspected all the properties and provided written feedback on our findings.

We were able to achieve this using our national team of building consultants, services engineers and cost consultants, in conjunction with external environmental consultants from our approved consultants panel.

This early stage reporting provided TCA, and their Facilities Managers, the opportunity to act upon minor items of deferred maintenance and short term future repairs and maintenance needs, to help prepare the properties for sale.

While the repairs were underway Napier & Blakeley completed the final  written reports.

Our reports covered the technical and environmental aspects of the property and risk assessment was facilitated by capital and maintenance forecasts over a ten year period.

Items in our forecasts are categorised by the detailed scope of the instruction along with a probability rating of the likelihood of such events occurring. Continue reading

Napier & Blakeley partakes in Abseil for Youth

1NSW Building Consulting Manager, Simon Gould was pleased to be a part of Investa’s recent Abseil for Youth event in the Sydney CBD.

The event which involves a 135 metre abseil decent off the 33 storey 1 Market Street building was held in support of the Sir David Martin Foundation which raises funds to help young people in crisis. Simon was part of the Core Engineering team which has so far raised over $2,200 for the charity. Fortunately Simon was able to make it back down to the ground safely, although not without a few jittery moments when going over the edge! Continue reading