Building for tenant success

A new extension to Building N is set to improve cold chain management and increase efficiencies for Brisbane Markets wholesaler tenant.

The 610 m² PIR insulated panel extension will provide additional storage and packing areas together with an awning over the entrance to the existing dry storage area. The works also included the creation of 19 replacement parking spaces at the southern elevation of the warehouse.

Joint Managing Director, Paul Joseph, said that Alfred E. Chave had transformed a lot over the last few years and had an increasing requirement for more temperature-controlled picking space.

“It allows us to pick orders throughout the night and the extension provides a staging area to keep produce at optimal temperatures longer, to better service our buyers.”

According to Mr Joseph, not only would the new extension improve the buyer experience, it would also create efficiencies within the business.

“In the original space, we were finding that our storage rooms were getting congested at peak times and staff had to wait for others to finish to complete their tasks. The extension is our opportunity to reduce this congestion,” he said. BML commenced the project in September 2022, with the extension handed over to the tenant in midFebruary 2023. The extension has increased the gross lettable area of the building from 1,516 m² to 2,126 m².

BML Chair, Anthony Kelly, said: “This is yet another construction project which will improve infrastructure at the Brisbane Markets. As tenant businesses grow, BML is committed to investing in site infrastructure that meets their requirements.”

Mr Joseph said that working with BML and builder, SBP Australia, was a straightforward process.

“We had a good grasp on what our requirements were and SBP has extensive experience in building cold rooms, they are really great to work with, and with BML’s oversight, you know that everything will be completed properly,” Mr Joseph said.