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Napier & Blakeley lifts PIF Regatta trophy

IMG_3258THE Napier & Blakeley team won the annual PIF Melbourne Charity Sailing Challenge, which raised $90,000 from the property industry, to help homeless young people.

Napier & Blakeley’s John Mathew, Rob Howells and Ian Gardner and their yacht, “Redline”, a Jeanneau Sunfast 36 has competed twice in the Sydney Hobart, was skippered by the owner Mark Burton, took out the prize.

Also on the yacht were Growthpoint’s Steve Lee; Northwest Healthcare Properties’ Richard Roos, Alan Sweeney and Jarrod Gill; Australian Unity’s James O’Keefe – Australian Unity and Napier & Blakeley’s Ian Gardner.

Starting off on a handicap of 8 minutes they had a tense battle along the last leg with a faster boat trying to get above them to steal the clean air with the Skipper skilfully forcing them to change tactics and tack away in the final stages. After a couple of last minute tacks to adjust their position and direction they crossed first to the sound of the finishing gun with cheers all round. Continue reading

Napier & Blakeley strengthens its Asset Performance & Lifecycle Advisory Services

Napier & Blakeley has strengthened its Asset Performance & Lifecycle Advisory services with Coco Williams joining as a Senior Building Consultant.

Based in Melbourne and working with our national teams, Coco will add further value to both our property development and asset advisory services – with particular focus on compliance, strategic asset management and client relationships.

Previously, Coco has worked for an international Quantity Surveying firm, laterally specialising in technical due diligence reporting, feasibility analyses, replacement cost assessments, tax depreciation assessments, capital expenditure forecasts and sinking fund reviews, for owners of large public and private property trusts, portfolios as well as development clients. Continue reading