Property firm re-appointed to Royal Mail portfolio

Cushman & Wakefield has been reappointed by Royal Mail Group to manage its UK property portfolio.

The firm has secured a five-year contract with an option of two further years.

It will manage Royal Mail’s UK estate which comprises almost 3 million sq m across over 1,800 sites.

The contract will include estate management services, landlord and tenant, planning, and building consultancy work.

Cushman & Wakefield was originally appointed in December 2012.

The contract will continue to be managed and led by the global occupier services team in Birmingham, London and Scotland and delivered from its offices across the UK.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Birmingham office, located at No.1 Colmore Square, employs 280 people, of which 65 are part of the firm’s Global Occupier Services team.

Lorna Landells, partner, head of UK occupier management at Cushman & Wakefield, said: “We are thrilled that Royal Mail has renewed its estate management contract with us. Our global occupier services team has developed a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges for their UK portfolio which has enabled us to deliver efficient, sustainable and innovative property solutions. We are looking forward to continuing to work closely with Royal Mail to build upon the successes achieved over the last six years.”

Martin Gafsen, Royal Mail Group director property & facilities solutions, added: “We are delighted to renew our estate management contract with Cushman & Wakefield. Over the last six years we have developed a very close working relationship with the team and this partnership has delivered excellent results across our UK portfolio. We are looking forward to building on this success in the future.”