About
Professional Summary
I joined Colliers International in 2012 for a years placement as part of my degree at Bristol UWE. Since completing my degree I re-joined the Bristol office in 2014, and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor the following year, and then subseqnently managed to secure promotions year on year until being kindly awarded Directorship in 2019.
I am now Head of the South West Industrial & Logistics team based out of Bristol, specialising in the disposal and acquisition of industrial premises in the South West and South Wales regions, as well as providing specialist advice on industrial/warehouse development.
Accomplishments
Working on behalf of Screwfix alongside my national colleagues, I have contributed to them achieving their target of opening in excess of 60 new stores for consecutive years from 2014 - 2022 and I am now the key client contact for the acquisition mandate.
I was also involved in Panattoni Park, Swindon, where we acted for Panattoni to negotiate and agreed the pre-let of 2,400,000 sq ft to Amazon. More recently, we are involved with Panattoni again on 73 acres in Avonmouth, where they intend to speculatively develop a two unit scheme comprising 410,000 sq ft and 880,000 sq ft, which will be one of the largest speculative schemes in the UK.
Elsewhere, I am currently acting for Tritax Symmetry on their new industrial/warehouse scheme adjacent to Junction 12 (M5), where they will be speculatively developing 168,000 sq ft and 252,500 sq ft respectively, with the balance available for design and build opportunities.
In other parts of the region, we acquired 6 acres of prime development land in Exeter for Graftongate funded by Paloma Capital. They decided to speculatively develop the scheme, and we managed to pre-let the whole site prior to practical completion to Selco Builders Warehouse, Easy Bathrooms and Ferrari Piston Services.
Education
- Monmouth School
- University of the West of England stuydying BSc (Hons) Business in Property
Memberships & Involvements
- The Current Chairperson for the Industrial Agents Society Western Branch, representing industrial agents across the region.
- A Member of the Bristol Property Agents Society
Clients
To name but a few:
Disposals - DTZ Investors, Columbia Threadneedle, Aberdeen Standard, USS
Developers - Panattoni, Chancerygate, Trebor Developments, Cubex Land, Tritax Symmetry, Mountpark
Acquisitions - Screwfix, Selco, Huws Gray, Sunbelt Rentals, Bond International, Zimmer Biomet, Siemens
Testimonials
Alastair King, Development Director, Chancerygate
Tom is an enthusiastic, competent and reliable surveyor. He has a clear understanding of the industrial market, and has provided us with sound advice on the marketing of our schemes at Apollo Park in Yate, Vertex Park in Emersons Green, Furlong Park in Bishops Cleeve and Festival Park in Kingsditch. Tom has subsequently managed to introduce a number of parties to these estates, and successfully negotiate some good terms for us. He also regularly introduces new land opportunities through, so we are always confident that we're one of the first to know when there's new land coming forward in the South West.
Elliot Herbertson, Associate Director, DTZ Investors
We appointed Colliers, and subsequently Tom, as marketing agents on Beeches Industrial Estate in Yate when we purchased the estate in January 2016. I had previously dealt with Tom when he represented Screwfix when they acquired a unit on industrial estate in Cardiff also owned by Strathclyde Pension Fund, but he had not acted for DTZIM previously. Since then we appointed Tom as one of our marketing agents, and he has contributed significantly to the recent success of the estate with sound advice and, most importantly, lettings of three industrial/warehouse units within the past six months.
Jonathan Hodge, Acquisition Manager, Screwfix
Tom has worked on the Screwfix account now for a number of years. During this time, he has directly contributed to enabling us to achieve a stretching national acquisitions target of 60 trade counters per annum through; diligence, attention to detail and a proactive approach to his work. I have no doubt that he is always on the lookout for a new Screwfix opportunity and his tenacity has helped us convert opportunities that may have otherwise been missed.
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My Team
Alex joined Colliers in July 2019 as part of the Graduate Scheme. Alex is based within the Industrial and Logistics department in our Bristol office, specialising in the disposals and acquisitions of industrial units across the South West and South Wales regions.
Since joining Colliers, Alex has developed a strong understanding of the regional multi-let market, in particular, and has completed a number of lettings for various clients including Unit 3 Vertex Park (15,700 sq ft - Chancerygate); Unit 27-28 Beeches Industrial Estate (14,537 sq ft - DTZ Investors); and Unit 1604 - 1605 Bridgwater Gateway (11,500 sq ft - Bridgwater Gateway Industrial Ltd).
Alex passed his APC in January 2022 and has now qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.
Alex was shortlisted for the Rising Star Award at the Bristol Property Awards 2022.
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.
Jessica Rice
Senior Business Development Manager | Industrial and Logistics
Business Space Lease Advisory
London - West End
Before joining Colliers International in 2013, Jessica specialized in restaurant aquisitions and disposals in Los Angeles.