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SUSTAINABILITY KEY TO FUTURE-PROOFING WAREHOUSES
Reducing the environmental impact of warehouses is becoming more integral for many owners and occupiers. JLL and Dexus show MHD the benefits of prioritising warehouse sustainability through Electrolux’s new warehouse at Dexus’s industrial estate at Ravenhall, in Melbourne’s West.
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fter years of industrial real estate brokerage, JLL created a dedicated supply chain team in Australia in 2018. Bruce Myers was brought to the company in 2018 to spearhead the consulting service as Director of Supply Chain & Industrial, bringing years of experience in network strategy, inventory optimisation, warehouse design and facility master planning Leveraging off its award-winning research division, JLL’s supply chain focus allows the company to zero in on warehouse processes which drive the key industrial decisions. Allan Frydman, JLL Supply Chain & Logistics Principal Consultant, says individual and group expertise across transport, warehouse design, network design and inventory analysis allows JLL to tackle the full gamut of supply chain challenges. “By sitting client-side to understand their operations we can make sure the warehouses are in the right position with the right number across the country,” he says. JLL creates a more global network by using its expertise and resources in the APAC region for customers in the Australian market as required. “Having supply chain experts across Australia, Singapore, India, China, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand gives us a really big global network – and the majority of our clients are interacting with Asia – so we’re able to bounce off that interaction,” Allan adds.
SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS JLL’s sustainability sub-team works with both owners and occupiers to reduce the environmental impact of facilities 30 | MHD NOVEMBER 2021
JLL and Electrolux have worked closely with Dexus in the construction of the new facility.
and operations. Allan says the team, led by Loretta Brazukas, works early in the master planning process to identify sustainability pain points. JLL has seen a huge push towards sustainability on behalf of clients – as the company aims to be carbon neutral itself by 2030 – Allan says sustainable features can provide significant cost savings for businesses’ real estate requirements. “If you want to be renting this facility in five or 20 years you can’t just put four walls and a roof on without considering the environment,” he says. “Solar cells
on your roof can reduce electricity bills by 10-15 per cent. A more efficient fleet with correctly located vehicles is the easiest saving. Reducing emissions per kilometre gives a sustainability benefit which directly translates to a proportionate cost benefit as well.” This transport benefit is exemplified in Electrolux’s new warehouse, being developed by Dexus at their industrial estate at Ravenhall in Melbourne’s West. Moving from the south of Melbourne will reduce Electrolux’s travel distance to the port and to customers – saving money on freight. The Ravenhall estate is
