16 | Fitzherbert Property REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT T T to page 18 T T Kim Newth Growth for Mainfreight Whanganui The 3217sqm building has modern office facilities, high-stud warehouse and drive-through breezeway. A smart new office and warehouse building for Mainfreight Whanganui is the latest new addition at Whanganui’s thriving industrial hub on the city’s western fringe. Fitzherbert Property Group, based in Palmerston North, worked collaboratively with Mainfreight Whanganui to develop and deliver the spacious new premises. Finished in Mainfreight’s trademark blue, the 3217sqm building with modern office facilities, high-stud warehouse and drive-through breezeway is a welcome step up for the local Mainfreight team whose previous premises had become too small and were no longer fit for purpose. “Mainfreight Whanganui wanted to move from the older building they were in and were keen to explore options for leasing new premises that would better meet their requirements,” says Tim Fitz-Herbert, who formed Fitzherbert Property Group in 2020 to provide turn-key solutions for clients requiring high-quality, functional business premises. “They wanted to work with someone who could help them achieve that goal, so that’s when they came to me.” At the time, Tim already had some land available within Whanganui’s fast-growing Mill Road industrial area and had worked on a preliminary development concept for it. “So, when Mainfreight Whanganui contacted us, we had suitable land available and a concept that was similar in scale to what they were wanting. It all fell into place.” The new development, at 3-5 Peter Robb Lane, includes a dedicated truck wash, and secure sealed yard and parking, and ticks all the boxes for Mainfreight Whanganui. “The location is absolutely ideal for them and the new premises are multiple times bigger than what they had. This is the centre of growth for industrial enterprises in Whanganui, so they will be surrounded by other like-minded businesses in a Proudly working alongside the Fitzherbert Property team. DEVELOPMENT | INVESTMENT | ADVISORY M. +64 21 450 657 | www.fitzherbertproperty.co.nz Call Eddie NOW ! 021 379 447 For a free Quotation 021 379 447 www.modscape.co.nz eddie@modscape.co.nz Security Fencing Aluminium Fencing Timber Fencing Commercial Fencing School Fencing Gates & Automation Retaining Walls Concrete & Paving Driveways & Patios Decking & Pergolas well-planned industrial area. It’s the place to be and still only an eight-minute drive from the city centre.” It is also a logistics hub, with Whanganui River Port only a short distance away, along with convenient highway connections to major centres to the north and south. As the project’s developer, Tim brought together a skilled project delivery team: Attika (formerly XL Structural) was engaged as the
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