Asia-Pacific real asset owner and manager ESR has awarded CBRE a long-term facilities management (FM) contract for its Australian portfolio.
Following a tender process, CBRE won the five-year contract, which is also the first national long-term FM agreement that ESR has signed since it began operations in the country.
The partnership covers the majority of ESR’s Australian properties, equating to 250 mainly industrial and logistics assets in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
CBRE has committed to proactive asset management, supporting building performance and uptime, as well as a scalable delivery model aligned with ESR’s growth strategy and strong local leadership.
“CBRE’s appointment will provide ESR customers with greater certainty, consistency and transparency in facilities management delivery, supporting long-term asset performance,” CBRE’s head of asset management for Australia and New Zealand Robert Ewing says.
ESR, which focuses heavily on logistics real estate, data centres and energy infrastructure, has a number of key assets in Australia. It includes Westlink Industry Park in Kemps Creek, NSW (a prime industrial precinct near Western Sydney), 23‑30 Wyuna Court in Hemmant, Queensland and Clayton Business Hub in Victoria (a major property in Melbourne’s south-east industrial market).
“This partnership is the next chapter in a long-standing alliance with ESR built on trust, delivery and shared ambition. Across Australia, we’re bringing a whole-of-CBRE commitment aligned to ESR’s ambition – focused on measurable outcomes, better customer experience and assets that perform,” CBRE’s Asia Pacific executive managing director for Property Management Natalie Slessor says.
Another recent high-profile FM win for CBRE was its appointment to manage the recently-opened sprawling Sydney Fish Market. Designed by 3XN/GXN Architects, in association with BVN and Aspect Studios, the new facility is forecast to attract more than six million domestic and international visitors, with its glass façade offering visitors a front-row seat to live fish auctions.
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