Well-known for her 30 years’ experience in commercial and industrial property transactions, Laura Sutton has been appointed by Fisher German as a Partner at the firm’s London office.
Having previously held senior roles at Savills and JLL, and with superb knowledge of London’s industrial property market, Laura also offers a strong background in consultancy, development, strategic land, professional and agency disciplines.
The newly created team in London will form part of Fisher German’s national industrial and logistics transactional offering which provides acquisition, disposal, development and strategic land services.
Laura will be leading work with both new and existing clients in London and the South East, and working closely with Fisher German’s regional office network to support with strategic land opportunities and large-scale disposals.
Industrial coverage increasing
She commented: “I’m extremely pleased to join Fisher German as it looks to amplify its national industrial and logistics coverage.
“The firm has a strong reputation in the property sector, and it is a very exciting time as it commits to growing its presence further in and around London.
“I look forward to expanding on the work of Fisher German’s already successful industrial and logistics team, and using my expertise to grow the firm’s geographical reach and support its regional offices.”
Property consultancy Vail Williams has reported its best ever year, with increased revenues of £18.3 million, up 5%.
The results included the highest grossing single quarter since 1988 when the firm was founded.
‘People managers’
An internal reorganisation of how the firm’s 175 staff are managed played a part in the financial success, the firm says.
Matthew Samuel-Camps, Managing Partner, says: “We increased our team numbers, productivity improved, we did a lot more multi-disciplinary work and we continued to serve high-quality clients across a range of sectors.”
Nobody comes into this profession with the sole desire to manage staff.”
Samuel-Camps says a key contributor to success was introducing dedicated people managers into the business.
This move was the first phase of ‘decoupling’ people management from operational heads.
“Nobody comes into this profession with the sole desire to manage staff, so we have enabled them to get on with their jobs without distraction.
Specialist
“People are our most valuable asset and every time we put, say, a specialist surveyor or planner in charge of something else it is a compromise,” he says.
“We have a whole new learning and development philosophy being instilled into the business. We have expanded our training budget and are really focusing hard on training, personal development and inculcating expertise and experience throughout the business.”
New office
Vail Williams employs 175 people, of which more than 50 are partners, based across its 12 offices in the Midlands and south of England.
The firm recently opened a new office in Oxford in an extension of its Thames Valley region presence.
Property consultancy Vail Williams has opened a new office to meet growing business demand.
Richard Dawtrey, Partner and Head of Investment, Vail Williams
The office in Oxford represents an extension of the firm’s Thames Valley region presence, and is to be headed up by Richard Dawtrey as Partner and Head of Investment.
Two new members of staff – Partner Mike Watson and Surveyor Clark Tersol, have been recruited, both from Cluttons in Oxford.
More hires
Historic and listed building specialist Chris Bailey has been appointed to cover building consultancy, and other hires are in the pipeline, including support staff.
The Oxford team is being augmented by senior colleagues Guy Parkes (agency), Sarah Isherwood (planning), Dan Pearce (valuation) and Roland Browning (occupier advisory).
Vail Williams will initially be located at New Barclay House in Botley.
This further strategic growth is aligned with our business plan.”
Matthew Samuel-Camps, Managing Partner, Vail Williams
Matthew Samuel-Camps, Managing Partner, says: “This further strategic growth is aligned with our business plan, enhancing our offer geographically and synergising perfectly with our current office footprint, particularly that of Birmingham, London and Reading.
“Richard [Dawtrey], who had six years’ commercial property experience at a national firm based in Oxford before moving to Vail Williams, has kept in touch with his old client base and is clearly the perfect person to lead our city team,” he says.
“There is no denying that Oxford and Oxfordshire are significant growth areas and bringing in Mike [Watson] was crucial to the process.”
Expanding sector
Dawtrey will continue to act as Head of Investment, servicing clients in the South East and Midlands regions, and is also tasked with expanding the sector.
Vail Williams employs 175 people, of which more than 50 are partners, based across its 12 offices in the Midlands and south of England.
Picture: The Vail Williams Oxford team
IT’S a new era for a Stourbridge property consultancy.
Harvey Pearson has acquired Lex Allan’s shares of Hexagon Commercial Property and will lead the firm as managing director.
Harvey joined Lex Allan Commercial in 2013 as a trainee surveyor working closely with business owner Lex Allan.
After a company rebrand five years ago Harvey and Lex went into partnership and Hexagon Commercial Property was born.
The property consultancy has seen considerable and rapid growth since inception, which has enabled the team to grow along with a much larger pool of worldwide clients.
Hexagon is now one of the leading commercial property agency and management businesses in the West Midlands, acting for clients such as Calthorpe Estates, Mercia Real Estate, LCP, SEP and Western Trading Group among others.
Harvey said: “The purchase represents an exciting next chapter for Hexagon. It has been a pleasure to work alongside Lex for the last 10 years and I am grateful to him for the pivotal part he has played in the Hexagon journey to date.
“It’s been quite the journey.
“Due to continued expansion, we will be moving our offices shortly, with further details to be provided in due course and I am delighted Lex will be retained as a consultant to the business.”
Lex added: “In my 30 years of trading under the Lex Allan banner the journey with Harvey has been one of the most exciting chapters.
“Hexagon has been driven and developed by both Harvey and I, but the fundamental success of the business has been down to Harvey’s insatiable appetite to match people and property in a commercial environment where he delivers insight and innovation in equal measure.
“I have no doubt that Harvey and his team will go from strength to strength and I wish them unfettered ongoing success.’’
A PROPERTY consultancy in Bournemouth has topped the leader board for office deals – again.
Vail Williams has been named the ‘most active disposal agent’ based on office square footage on the south coast.
The firm also led on being the ‘most active disposal agent’ based on the number of deals it made.
It is the fourth year running that Vail Williams, which has offices in Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Southampton, topped both the category leader boards.
The awards are presented by CoStar, a global leader in commercial real estate information.
Based on data submitted to CoStar over 2022, Vail Williams was involved in 58 per cent of office sales and lettings.
Nik Cox, a Vail Williams partner who specialises in office sales and lettings on the south coast, said: “These CoStar awards celebrate the performance of commercial property professionals in delivering results for landlords and occupiers in an increasingly busy market as people return to offices following the pandemic work-from-home culture.
“We are once again honoured to have led the leader board for the fourth consecutive year as the most active disposal agent, based on office square footage, on the south coast.
“It is also great to again see Vail Williams recognised in the category of most active disposal agent based on the number of deals.”
The CoStar awards are not the only ones to have recognised the success of Vail Williams.
Last year, the property consultancy scooped a hat-trick of industry awards at the south coast’s largest property event.
Held at The Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, the South Coast Property Awards recognised the annual contributions of property agents, surveyors, developers, dealmakers, planners, architects, consultants and property lawyers to the success of the sector.
The awards for Vail Williams were in three categories – industrial/logistics consultancy (by deals), offices consultancy (by deals) and offices consultancy (by square foot).
Nik described how the Vail Williams team had “collective and individual knowledge, experience and track record of success for clients”.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: STBX) (the “Company” or “Starbox Group”), announces that its Malaysian subsidiary, Starbox Rebates Sdn. Bhd., has entered into a software licensing agreement (the “Agreement”) with 1 Pavilion Property Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. (“1Pavilion”), a Kuala Lumpur-based company specializing in the sales and marketing of premium luxury properties.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide technology support with its unique, internally developed IT system to help 1Pavilion use the Company’s data management system to better target customers and improve operational efficiency. The salient terms of the Agreement are as follows:
i) The contract period shall be for three years, commencing May 18, 2023,and ending May 17, 2026 (the “Contract Period”);
ii) The total contract sum during the Contract Period is RM12,400,000.00 (equivalent to US$2,757,087.92, based on the exchange rate of US$1.00: RM4.50 as of May 17, 2023); and
iii) The Company will grant 1Pavilion access to its data management system and will help train the staff of 1Pavilion with respect to its use.
Mr. Lee Choon Wooi, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Starbox Group, commented, “We are delighted to have signed the Agreement with 1Pavilion, demonstrating our market recognition and providing us with technology driven income stream for the next three years. Being a tech-driven company, Starbox Group will continue to dedicate itself to research and development and technological innovation. We believe our newly developed technologies, such as data management and the A.I. Calculation Engine, will help 1Pavilion to scale its business and improve operational efficiency. Looking forward, we will keep upgrading our technology system to meet the demand of our clients across various industries, which is expected to boost our business and revenue growth in the long term.”
About 1 Pavilion Property Consultancy Sdn. Bhd.
1 Pavilion Property Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. is a Kuala Lumpur-based company, specializing in the sales and marketing of premium luxury properties brand. All information about 1 Pavilion Property Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. contained herein has been reviewed and approved by 1 Pavilion Property Consultancy Sdn. Bhd.
About Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
Headquartered in Malaysia, Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. is a technology-driven, rapidly growing company with innovation as its focus. Starbox is building a cash rebate, digital advertising, and payment solution business ecosystem targeting micro, small, and medium enterprises that lack the bandwidth to develop an in-house data management system for effective marketing. The Company connects retail merchants with retail shoppers to facilitate transactions through cash rebates offered by retail merchants on its GETBATS website and mobile app. The Company provides digital advertising services to advertisers through its SEEBATS website and mobile app, GETBATS website and mobile app and social media. The Company also provides payment solution services to merchants. For more information, please visit the Company’s website: https://ir.starboxholdings.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “approximates,” “assesses,” “believes,” “hopes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information, please contact:
Starbox Group Holdings Ltd.
Investor Relations Department
Email: ir@starboxholdings.com
Ascent Investors Relations LLC
Tina Xiao
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