November 2014
| Business World
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Lend Lease | 5
According toMatt, that history and depth
of experience is what made Lend Lease the
right choice to deliver the SIEC.
“Because we’ve been around so long, we
understand clients and their needs and re-
quirements,” he says. “We know how to work
with them and communicate with them to
meet those needs.”
“We know how to be collaborative,” he
adds. “That was very valuable at Tonsley, in
particular. It wasn’t just a project where we
got a set of drawings and served a typical
builder role. We provided a complete ser-
vice, right from the start. We got involved
very early in the job, and provided a building
consultancy role, so the design could be the
most efficient and cost-effective it could be.”
Tonsley is an intelligent, integrated busi-
ness precinct located in Adelaide, South
Australia. In recent years, the park was re-
developed to attract entrepreneurial firms in
mining, energy, construction, clean technol-
ogy, and health. The land was purposely de-
signed to help transition the manufacturing
sector up the value chain and create high-
value jobs for South Australians.
