Georgia Pirbhai

Len has more than 30 years' experience in the commercial property sector. Having started out as a trainee surveyor in 1983 he moved on to set up Jansons in 1990, a niche agency specialising in industrial in North and West London. In 2004/5 the business was voted Industrial Agency of the Year, this being the first ever non West End national practice to have won this prestigious award. In that same year the business transacted in excess of 3.5 million sq ft which accounted for in excess of 50% of the total transactions for the North and West London market.

Since joining Colliers International, as the Head of the UK Logistics and Industrial Department, the objectives are the same as always, to outperform all competitors whilst providing the highest level of service to all our clients. In 2018, the Colliers International UK Industrial & Logistics team completed over 250 deals totalling over 15 million sq ft. 

Tim specialises in the Industrial & Logistics sector undertaking acquisitions, disposals and providing development advice to investors, developers and occupiers of industrial & distribution accommodation and land. 

I started in private practice over 25 years ago initially working with a large London based practice advising on the Industrial & Logistic sector, subsequently moving to a smaller specialist practice, providing a wide range of advice to clients. In 2006 I then joined Colliers International to focus on the Industrial & Logistics and Technology and Data Centre Sectors across the EMEA region. 

I am part of the Colliers Data Centre Team in the UK, along with the Colliers Technology Solutions Group Steering Committee, a specialist practice group and liaise closely with Colliers brokers globally. I have worked on projects across the EMEA region, including the FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris) markets, the Nordics and Turkey.

Akhtar Alibhai joined Colliers CRE in 2004. He is currently responsible for the disposal and acquisition of Industrial sites and premises on behalf of a number of funds and developers including Aberdeen-Standard Asset Management, M&G Real Estate, Legal and Genral Assurance Society Ltd, RLAM, SEGRO, Canmoor, Chancerygate, Goyo Developments and Prologis, as well as a number of occupiers including Grafton Group ( Buildbase & Selco Builders Merchants) Safestore Self Storage, The Coop, Greggs Plc, IKEA and Lidl.

James has over 18 years experience in the UK Industrial & Logistics market. His main focus is on the disposal and acquisition of larger distribution warehouses and advising occupier clients within London and the South East.  He is also involved in managing day to day agency instructions, providing strategic disposal advice, acquiring new premises and providing advice on site purchases and development.

Will is a Chartered Surveyor specialising in the Industrial and Logistics sector at Colliers. He provides Development and Funding advice for Logistics assets across the UK. He also advises on both leasehold acquisition and disposal matters.

Will initially joined Colliers on the graduate rotation scheme in August 2015  after obtaining a 2:1 in BSc Real Estate from the University of Reading.  After passing his APC in October 2017,  Will  joined the Valuation team. Here, he undertook valuations of core commercial investments and developments across the South-East for either secured lending or financial reporting purposes. 

Will was seconded to Lloyds Bank Plc for six months in 2019/2020, where he  assisted the Large Corporates, Commercial Real Estate division. His role included offering valuation and investment advice for high value properties and portfolios across the UK. 

Will has now specialised within the Industrial and Logistics sector following his internal move in 2021. 

Max Graduated from the University of Reading in 2021 with a degree in Investment and Finance in Property , and now  specialises in the Industrial & Logistics sector undertaking acquisitions and disposals. Max  is currently undertaking  both his APC and IMC qualifications.

Head of Industrial & Logistics Research working closely with the Research & Forecasting team whilst supporting the Industrial and Logistics teams nationally in providing research and advises to clients. Andrea leads on the division’s key research papers which include, but not limited to, the Industrial & Logistics Barometer and the UK Speculative Development Map – both of which have become key benchmark publications highly valued by UK investors and developers alike.

Before joining Colliers International in 2013, Jessica specialized in restaurant aquisitions and disposals in Los Angeles.