Industrial Leasing

Malcom Tyson is the Chief Executive Officer of Colliers in Australia, who leads the company with a strong set of values that continues to unlock the potential of property and drive success for clients and employees. With 29 years of experience with Colliers, he has overseen the growth of several successful teams, including leading the NSW business and the national Industrial business for 15 years. As a long-standing member of the National Executive, Malcom has driven impressive growth while maintaining the company's market-leading culture, attracting industry leaders who think differently to produce exceptional results.

At Colliers, customer service and support for clients are of utmost importance, and Malcom believes that collaborative partnerships between clients and employees generate innovative solutions that exceed expectations, solidifying Colliers' position as a leading player in the industry.

With extensive expertise and a broad network of relationships with investors and occupiers, Malcom is a respected leader in the field.

Under Malcom's leadership, Colliers' leadership team is well-equipped to steer the company's strategic vision into the future. Colliers remains committed to maximizing the potential of property and leading the industry throughout the Asia Pacific region by delivering exceptional results that exceed expectations.

Gavin is the Managing Director of Industrial & Head of Industrial Capital Markets Australia at Colliers, where he has been specialising in industrial property for 21+ years. Based in the Sydney CBD Head Office, Gavin manages a highly successful team of over 120 staff across every state & territory nationally in key industrial and logistics precincts.

Gavin specialises in the national industrial capital markets and has excellent relationships across a broad spectrum of institutional, international and private investors. Over Gavin’s time with Colliers, he has completed hundreds of deals in industrial property, settling over $14 billion in his career to date, and leasing over 400,000sqm. Gavin enjoys a 75% market share of industrial capital markets share in NSW.

Gavin has worked extensively in the sale of industrial portfolios of up to 30 assets in one portfolio. Gavin and his team have sold 24/34 of all industrial portfolios in Australia over the last five years, including the AMP Portfolio ($105m), J.P. Morgan Portfolio ($250m), Altis Portfolio ($342.5m), Qantas Portfolio ($802m) and GIC/Australand Portfolio ($1.073b).

Some major distribution centre sales that Gavin and his team have been involved in over the last two years include, the Calibre, Eastern Creek ($130.1 million), 1 Eucalyptus Place, Eastern Creek ($90.5 million), 3 Roberts Road, Eastern Creek ($253 millions) and 6-20 Clunies Ross Street, Greystanes ($76.6 million)

Gavin has focused on building deep relationships with his clients, providing the latest in-depth information about logistics markets across Australia, which in line with his extensive track record, has seen Gavin achieve record-breaking results for his clients.

Gavin is a long-standing member of the Colliers team, having joined in 2000 as a graduate valuer. Gavin commenced with Colliers as part of their Scholarship Program and he was fortunate to work across multiple service lines and locations across Sydney, before settling in the Industrial team in Sydney South in 2001. Over the last 20 years, Gavin has progressed through the industrial business including managing the Sydney South and Sydney South West offices, before moving into the NSW State Product Director for Industrial in 2010.

Michael is the National Director of Property Sales & Leasing at Colliers and is also is the Director in Charge for the Sydney South office. Based in Mascot, Michael's team of  nine agents are one of the highest performing teams in Australia.

Since joining Colliers' in 2001, Michael's specialisation is core South Sydney, with a heavy focus on large transactions of land, investments, and residential sites as well as large leasing mandates. Michael has worked on some of the largest deals in industrial history, including a recent transaction at Carter Street Homebush for over $660 million, and most recently the Qantas Investment & Land Portfolio for $802 million. 

Working in a changing and often challenging market, Michael prides himself on providing creative agency solutions to his clients., keeping ahead of the trends, and leveraging off Colliers' industry leading platforms, to ensure his clients achieve better and faster results.

John Carney has worked in the North Shore industrial/business park market for twelve years. During this period, he has developed sound relationships with many of the owners, occupiers and developers in this market. John has a reputation for being hardworking, honest and reliable in the North Shore market.

Adrian's real estate career has spanned 25 years , the last 17 years in industrial property, encompassing both agency and development roles. Adrian is known in the industry for getting the results for his clients across both sales and leasing, transacting major industrial assets and leasing major warehouses across South West and Western Sydney.
His knowledge of the market, negotiation skills and competitive nature leads him to get the best results for his clients.
Adrian's specialty is sales and leasing of industrial properties in South West & Western Sydney. Sales of industrial warehouses, land, investment properties and redevelopment sites. Leasing of industrial warehouses & land/yards. 

Gordon is the leader of Colliers South Eastern Industrial business and a senior member of the Victorian Industrial team. The eastern industrial business comprises of 10 agents, 2 team assistants and an analyst and covers sales and leasing of industrial property from the City of Monash, through to the City of Greater Dandenong and out to the Shire of Cardinia. The team is the largest industrial brokerage in the south east with annual revenues over $7m.

Gordon adopts a proactive and enthusiastic approach to his business, taking pride in seeing his private, corporate and institutional clients succeed with each transaction he concludes with them.

Industrial Real Estate Experience

• 2022-Present: National Director
• 2019-2022: Director
• 2018-2019: Associate Director
• 2016-2018: Manager
• 2014-2016: Senior Executive
• 2013-2014: Executive

Track Record

Since joining Colliers in 2013, Gordon’s personal focus is on industrial institutional-grade leasing, major site sales and investment sales.  He sits on the national occupier and national capital markets team, assisting his colleagues nationally with corporate occupier and investor mandates.

Sales:

• $42,679,000 - 5-15 Gwen Road Cranbourne West
• $30,112,500 - 92 Enterprise Road Pakenham
• $27,930,000 - 60 Jamieson Way Dandenong South
• $25,000,000 - 54-76 Southern Road Mentone
• $24,000,000 - 45-49 Whitfield Boulevard Cranbourne West
• $19,750,000 - 96-126 Ordish Road Dandenong South
• $18,000,000 - 5 & 7 Quality Drive Dandenong South
• $15,100,000 - 105 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South 
• $13,800,000 - 75 Frankston Gardens Drive Carrum Downs
• $11,500,000 - 420 Mount Dandenong Road Kilsyth
• $10,702,000 - 345 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South
• $10,750,000 - 10&20 Christensen Street Cheltenham
• $8,150,000 - 5 Link Road Pakenham

Leases:

• $2,726,000 - Units 2+3, 45 McNaughton Road Clayton
• $1,606,000 - 60 Jamieson Way Dandenong South
• $1,555,000 - 57-63 Fairchild Street Heatherton
• $1,514,000 - 45 Portlink Drive Dandenong South
• $1,472,000 - 359 Frankston Dandenong Road Dandenong South
• $1,200,000 - 7 Duigan Drive Moorabbin Airport
• $1,090,000 - W2 95 South Gippsland Highway Dandenong South
• $1,050,000 - 189-195 Discovery Road Dandenong South
• $1,050,000 - WA, 150-164 Atlantic Drive Keysborough
• $973,000 - 47-57 Wedgewood Road Hallam
• $870,000 - Unit 2, 80-96 South Park Drive Dandenong South
• $796,000 - 1-23 Letcon Drive Dandenong South

Leading the Eastern Industrial team, Jonathan specialises in major site sales and institutional leasing throughout the Inner & Outer East industrial precincts. His market knowledge and proven track record has formed key relationships within this market as Jonathan maximises the potential of industrial real estate to accelerate his client’s success.

Industrial Real Estate Experience 

• 2019-Present - Director
• 2018-2019 -  Associate Director
• 2017-2018 - Manager
• 2015-2017 - Executive

Sales Track Record

• 1 Gilbert Park Drive, Knoxfield - $16,950,000
• 420-426 Mount Dandenong Road, Kilsyth - $11,500,000
• 120-124 Merrindale Drive, Kilsyth - $8,000,000
• 207-209 Colchester Road, Kilsyth - $11,250,000
• 4-8 Ricketts Road, Mount Waverley - $15,950,000
• 40-48 Howleys Road, Notting Hill -  $13,000,000
• 1513-1533 Centre  Road, Clayton - $11,000,000
• 80-84 Peters Avenue, Mulgrave - $9,102,520
• 22 & 24 Henderson Road, Knoxfield -  $9,050,000
• 8-12 Jacks Road, Oakleigh South - $5,000,000
• 1626-1638 Centre Road, Springvale - $11,000,000
• 26-30 Parsons Avenue, Springvale - $8,750,000
• 1 Kingston Park Court, Knoxfield - $8,250,000
• 1126 Centre Road,  Oakleigh South - $19,000,000
• 110-112 Fairbank Road, Clayton South - $10,4000,000
• 142-146 Faribank Road, Clayton South - $11,380,000
• 5-9 Cleeland Road, Oakleigh South - $7,568,000
• 15 Anzed Court, Mulgrave - $2,725,000

Nick's passion for real estate stems from an extensive family background in property. He has a proven track record in general agency market striving to create great results for his clients through his market knowledge.

His strong communication, negotiation and management skills combined with an intimate knowledge of the Melbourne North West property market puts Nick in a unique position to maximise the value achieved in commercial property transactions.

His current role as a National Director in Industrial sees him specialising in sales and leasing of properties 5,000sqm and above. Nick predominantly works with major institutional and private clients.

Nick was recently recognised at the Dexus awards with ‘Industrial Leasing Transaction of the Year’. This is awarded to individuals who, through dedication in developing their expertise, client engagement, service excellence and collaboration are acknowledged as achieving the best leasing transaction of 2019.

Nick is considered a market expert in Industrial within the Colliers business nationally, with a strong commitment to delivering the best solution for all his clients.

Paul has been in the real estate industry virtually his entire working life, from his initial role in a small firm in Somerset, England to completing his degree in London and working for 7 years before emigrating to Australia in 2000. Paul has made Adelaide his home since emigrating and has dedicated his career to the industrial sector focusing on agency, advisory and development projects of all sizes. Paul has been involved in several memorable projects including large land divisions, estate development, investment and capital market sales and tenant and purchaser advisory roles. He has represented a wide range of clients from private landlords and investors to corporate and institutional clients and offers a broad spectrum of advice and service. Paul prides himself on service excellence and a "can do attitude".

• 2020 - Present - National Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2009 - 2020 - Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2006 - 2009 - Associate Director, Industrial at Colliers
• 2003 - 2006 - Manager, Industrial at CBRE
• 2000 - 2003 - Senior Negotiator, Industrial at CBRE
• 1995 - 2000 - Surveyor at Kenningtons (UK)
• 1993 - 1995 - Property Manager at Robert Irving & Burns (UK)
• 1988 - 1991 - Junior Surveyor at Humberts (UK)

As the State Chief Executive of Queensland, Simon's responsibilities include overall supervision of the Queensland business comprising of 6 offices and over 300 staff.  Simon also sits on the Australian National Executive Board.  

Simon has been with Colliers for 25 years and is proud of the  great culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing that delivers exceptional outcomes for our clients.  Simon is heavily involved and has an excellent reputation in the Capital Markets area and has formed strong relationships with major investors and institutions both domestically and internationally.  

During Simon's time with Colliers, he has completed mutliple transactions in the Industrial/Logistics asset class, settling over $10.1 billion in his career to date, and leasing over 650,000m².  He has been responsible for some of the largest transactions in Queensland over the past 25 years.

Simon has over 30 years’ experience in the real estate industry and the agency having previously worked for Primac Elders as an auctioneer prior to joining Colliers International in 1998.