Walker Corporation unveils new Toll NQX Facility at Vicinity Estate
The Australian Thursday 9 December 2010
Walker Corporation has today (Monday 6 September 2010) officially unveiled its latest industrial development – a new warehouse and office facility for logistics and transport company Toll NQX – as part of the national property developer's 100 hectare Vicinity Industrial Estate project in Adelaide's north.
The new state-of-the-art Toll NQX facility is positioned on the corner of Edinburgh and Heaslip Roads at Direk (25km north of Adelaide), just 3km from the new $560m Northern Expressway, ensuring easy access to the main freight routes in and out of Adelaide.
Executive Chairman of Walker Corporation, Lang Walker, said the opening of the Toll NQX facility at Vicinity symbolised an important step forward in Walker's vision to advance industrial infrastructure on key transport routes where the government is investing heavily.
"With easy access to the Port, Adelaide's CBD and interstate highways, Vicinity is well positioned strategically as the State government continues to develop Adelaide's north into an industrial growth corridor," he said.
Designed by Walker Corporation's team of industrial architects, the Toll NQX facility expands the long-standing relationship with Toll, having delivered other facilities for the Group in recent years.
"We approached this project as a team, ensuring flexible design solutions and affordable rental options," Mr Walker said.
"Vicinity offers both large and small users flexible business solutions. We aim to work in partnership with businesses to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes."
Toll Group Property Director Chris Noble said he was confident the new facility would help to develop Toll NQX's South Australian presence.
"Toll has been pleased with Walker Corporation's capacity to complete this project on time and to budget. We have worked successfully with Walker before and I am sure we will do so again.
Walker is convinced of increased activity in the industrial sector in Adelaide moving forward also.
The completion of the Toll NQX facility follows agreements with other large industrial producers including Kimberly Clark, for which Walker finished a 7,000spm in late 2009.
"The enthusiasm of large companies like Toll towards investment in Adelaide's north mirrors Walker's capacity to extract the greatest possible benefit from it," Mr Walker said.
Land at Vicinity Industrial Estate is available for sale or lease, with land parcels from 5,000sqm to more than 50,000sqm. Walker Corporation is one of South Australia's largest developers, with interests across the industrial and residential markets. Alongside Vicinity, the company is also delivering the popular new 800 home Bluestone Mt Barker residential estate in the Adelaide Hills.
For more information about Walker Corporation, visit www.walkercorp.com.au.
