Experienced property expert joins ABP
Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed a new head of property for the Humber.
Greg Lacey will be responsible for property activity across all four of ABP’s ports in the region including Grimsby and Immingham – the UK’s largest port by tonnage – in Lincolnshire.
Lacey was previously senior asset manager at Tilstone Partners, where he managed a portfolio totalling some 3m sq ft. He has also held senior roles with Asda and CEG in Leeds.
Simon Bird, regional director of ABP Humber, said: “We are delighted to welcome Greg to the Humber ports. He will play a critical role in delivering our ambitious property strategy, which includes the historic Kasbah on the Port of Grimsby and our many ambitious development sites which all contribute to local and national economic growth.”
Lacey said: “I’m hugely excited to join ABP, the UK’s leading ports group and to lead on unlocking asset management opportunities in a port environment, playing on the strengths of both Freeports and the more recently announced Investment Zones.”
He added: “There are strong opportunities for wider strategic land development focused on port centric logistics and manufacturing, in turn, unlocking significant economic growth and job creation. At Humber International Enterprise Park (HIEP) one of the UK’s largest allocated industrial employment sites – we have an exclusive proposition to attract multinational occupiers across a range of business sectors who want to achieve supply chain resilience and quick access to global markets. The Humber ports are an exciting place for new and existing customers to invest, and ABP are strongly placed in what continues to be a supply constrained industrial and logistics sector.”
