THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
The Podcast
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JACK HUTCHINSON
With Rob Langton
HUTCHINSON BUILDERS
Joining our series for an exclusive feature profile is Jack Hutchinson - Director & Board Member of Australia’s oldest & most successful privately-owned construction firm, Hutchinson Builders. Established in 1912, Hutchinson Builders is one of Australia’s preeminent construction firms, having completed a remarkable 7,500 projects with an end value in excess of $35bn. Despite headwinds over recent years within the construction & property industries, ‘Hutchies’ has remained on a stable financial footing, with the business sitting on a conservative
cash balance of $300m in addition to circa $130m of company- owned property, plant & equipment. Jack is a qualified quantity surveyor and a licensed builder. He holds an MBA from the London Business School and a Bachelor of Property (QS & CM) from Bond University. Before being appointed as a Director in 2022, Jack worked across various project and operational roles within Hutchies, as well as within other property, construction, and financial firms in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
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TOM GIBSON
With Rob Langton
CBRE HOTELS
As part of the Commercial Ready podcast series, we’re fortunate to be sitting down today with Tom Gibson, Senior Director of CBRE Hotels for an update as to the dynamics of Australia’s tourism and hospitality sectors, analysing the performance & key transactions that occurred across the sector recently whilst exploring the trends & patterns that will dictate market activity across 2024. CBRE Hotels has a long track-record of success throughout Australia, perhaps best illustrated through their involvement in
over 80% of transactions above $100m in value in 2023 as well as representation in 73% of the $2.4bn worth of deals that occurred over the past twelve months. This specialised division of CBRE offers a diverse range of services to clients, including core capabilities across valuation, advisory, asset management, development, research & investment
April / May 2024 – 11
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