Corporate Overview 2016

Corporate Overview
2016
www.dbsymmetry.com
about us
db symmetry was formed as a UK joint
venture through the purchase of a 60%
holding in Barwood Developments Limited
by clients advised by Delancey; a specialist
real estate investment, development
and advisory company. The investing
‘evergreen’ fund with committed equity
in excess of £1 billion has current total
assets under management in excess of
£3.7 billion (30th June 2014). The remaining
40% shareholding is controlled by the
former Barwood management team.
Our experienced development team
has been involved in some of the most
dynamic and successful speculative
and occupier led development schemes
throughout the United Kingdom. With
an existing portfolio of both ‘ready to go’
consented land and a significant strategic
land bank, we have the expertise, the sites
and the in-house funding to deliver high
quality buildings for our customers.
Created in 1996 the business has
evolved to become one of the leading
independent privately owned commercial
property development companies in the
United Kingdom.
we have the track record,
the sites & the in-house funding
to deliver high quality buildings
for our customers…
strategic land
We have recognised over the years that
a good quality pipeline of consented
land – ‘our raw material’ – is vital to the
longevity of our business. The company
has an existing portfolio comprising over
1,500 acres of strategic land with an
expected development value of
over £2 billion which is anticipated
to receive planning consent for over
30 million sq ft of primarily logistics
property over the next four years.
1,500 acres
The portfolio is well located, concentrated
around the main motorway arteries of
the UK and primarily around the ‘Golden
Triangle’ of the M1 and M40.
Paramount to the success of our land
bank is the quality of the relationships
which we have been able to develop
with our landowner partners and local
authorities, who have learned that
they can trust that we will do what we
say we will, and that we do it in both a
transparent and straightforward manner.
£2 billion
30 million sq ft
db symmetry identifies, secures and promotes land with the potential for added value
through the planning process. We combine a strategic hands-on planning approach with
commercial insights firmly focused on value, deliverability and location. We produce
commercial solutions which enable all parties to achieve appropriate returns within
realistic timescales. On the following page are two examples of strategic land projects.
strategic land: case studies
symmetry park, Lutterworth
217 acres up to 3,000,000 sq ft
Situated at the heart of the Golden Triangle,
adjacent to Europe’s premier logistics park
and alongside the A5, the site provides
prominence for occupiers and excellent
transport links to the national motorway
and trunk road network.
The site is being promoted through
Harborough District Council’s Local Plan
process, in response to current market
need and demand for additional logistics
development. The land is secured by way of
an option agreement from two local farmers.
Indicative Master Plan
240,000
SQ FT
171,000
SQ FT
456,000
SQ FT
305,000
SQ FT
201,000
SQ FT
474,000
SQ FT
189,000
SQ FT
401,000
SQ FT
176,000
SQ FT
177,000
SQ FT
© Google Earth
The Landowners were looking for a new partner. db symmetry
swiftly appreciated the commercial objectives of the Landowners,
and having agreed terms in a straightforward manner have
performed exactly as it said it would. Their approach throughout
has been refreshing and their focus and commitment to the
ultimate objective is unwavering.
James Harrison, Director, Burbage Realty
symmetry park, Kettering
136 acres up to 2,200,000 sq ft
Extending to a total of 136 acres, symmetry
park, Kettering has the capacity to deliver
up to 2,200,000 sq ft of logistics floorspace.
Situated directly alongside the A14
“Trans-European” freight route at Junction 9,
the site provides prominence for occupiers
and excellent transport links to the national
motorway and a trunk road network.
The site is being promoted through the North
Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit Core
Strategy, in response to current market need and
demand, and was included and identified as an
employment allocation in the Submission Draft
Document that was subject to Examination in
Public in November 2015. The land is held
under option agreements with a local farmer
and Northamptonshire County Council.
Indicative Master Plan
417,000
SQ FT
251,000
SQ FT
152,000
SQ FT
399,000
SQ FT
268,000
SQ FT
144,000
SQ FT
402,000
SQ FT
© Google Earth
our proven track record and approach is based on:
•Anticipating planning and
investment trends, while having
regard to established planning
frameworks
•Careful preparation, employing
professional teams of the highest
quality, thoughtfully chosen to be
right for each individual project
•Strategic analysis of the correct
planning strategy and key
political factors for each site from
acquisition through to disposal
•Establishing collaborative
working relationships with
local planning authorities
•Ongoing engagement and
public consultation with local
communities
•Promoting development
opportunities through the
development plan process
•
Submission of high quality
planning applications
supported by a comprehensive,
robust planning analysis
covering all appropriate policy,
design, environmental and
sustainability issues
we deliver energy
efficient buildings that
exceed expectations...
development & sustainability
db symmetry deliver commercial
property development solutions, including
industrial warehouses, offices and retail
units throughout the United Kingdom
and Europe.
We can provide bespoke buildings in a
range of individual unit sizes, and have
provided over 9 million sq ft of high
quality industrial warehousing for a
range of occupiers.
We are used to working closely with our occupier clients to deliver buildings which exceed
their expectations. Occupiers we have worked with include;
We recognise the essential role of
the built environment in delivering
sustainable development; we understand
and embrace the need to have a positive
impact on the environment.
We therefore adopt a holistic approach
to creating energy efficient buildings,
sensitive to the climate and environment.
We believe that the approach to sustainable
development must be tailored for every
project to meet the needs of the client and
the requirements of the project stakeholders.
The requirements for our new headquarters were both complex
and detailed to match our position at the forefront of new
technology and innovation in the motorsport and aviation
industries. db symmetry and their team quickly immersed
themselves in and understood what we were trying to achieve,
and then translated that into a building solution. They were then
able to deliver within a very tight timescale.
David Richards, Chairman, Prodrive
our team
Northampton Office
Richard Bowen
Managing Director
Henry Chapman
Director
+44 (1604) 330 633
[email protected]
+44 (1604) 330 638
[email protected]
Christian Matthews
Director
Jonathan Dawes
Planning Director
+44 (1604) 330 635
[email protected]
+44 (1604) 330 640
[email protected]
Tom Leeming
Associate Development Director
Tim Webster
Development Surveyor
+44 (1604) 330 636
[email protected]
+44 (1604) 330 637
[email protected]
Manchester Office
Andrew Dickman
Director
Simon Dixon
Associate Development Director
+44 (161) 297 3002
[email protected]
+44 (161) 297 3005
[email protected]
Freddie Oakey
Development Surveyor
Nathalie McCann
Development Surveyor
+44 (161) 297 3003
[email protected]
+44 (161) 297 3004
[email protected]
Northampton Office
Manchester Office
Grange Park Court,
Roman Way,
Northampton, NN4 5EA
T +44 (1604) 330 630
5th Floor, Old Bank Chambers,
2 Old Bank Street, St Anns Square,
Manchester, M2 7PW
T +44 (161) 297 3000
www.dbsymmetry.com
@dbsymmetry