Blue Connections Turning of the Sod

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The first sod has been turned at Caribbean Park, which will deliver a new two storey office and warehouse facility for Blue Connections in 2019.

The Honourable Kim Wells MP, State Member for the Rowville District joined Caribbean Park owners Rod Spooner and Ben Spooner with Blue Connections owners Gordon Brownell and Anthony Dunn at the sod turning event on Friday 21 September 2018.

Blue Connections is a provider of best-in-class IT solutions to Australian Enterprises and local and state government departments. Established in 1997, Blue Connections partner with clients to tailor technology solutions that support desired business outcomes and to allow them to focus on what they do best. In doing so, Blue Connections design, supply, implement and manage end-to-end technology solutions and services.

Caribbean Park is now the place Blue Connections will call home. Having outgrown their existing space the new building has been custom designed to accommodate all their needs. The building will provide over 1300 sqm of office space over two floors and 1575 sqm of warehouse. The front façade will consist of full height glazing that wraps around the office area and landscaping consistent with the Caribbean Park experience.

Recently, awarded as Australia’s Best Business / Industrial Park by the Property Council of Australia, Caribbean Park is very pleased to welcome Blue Connections into the community and look forward to the construction phase.

For further information on Blue Connections please check their website at www.blueconnections.com.au

New Property Manager for Caribbean Park

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Caribbean Park is very pleased to welcome Tim Rubio aboard the team this week. As Property Manager, Tim will take on the significant role of day to day management of the award winning office precinct, while also helping us to prepare and build our processes for the imminent expansion that will occur mid-next year when stage 3 opens to the public.

Tim will bring with him a vast array of experience which spans several market sectors including many years of exposure to commercial office and business park environments. Being a local boy born and raised in Glen Waverley, we believe he will fit right in to the Caribbean Park philosophy of providing exceptional amenity and innovative ideas to help all our tenants operate in an environment that allows them to reach their true potential.

Tim will be in contact in the near future to organise a meet and greet with each tenant’s representative(s), he may even buy you a coffee if you ask nicely!

Also a special thanks to Will Carvill for stepping into the breach to fill the void until Tim has joined us, he will now return his focus to construction activities.

Caribbean Park features on The Place Makers

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Caribbean Park featured on The Place Makers, a new television show that explores how imagination and clever design are creating places that matter.

CBRE’s Senior Managing Director, Amanda Steele, takes us through Australia’s finest examples of new precincts for new generations, reimagining existing places that bring in the community, and offices that reset the culture for the future of the workplace.

The first episode aired late last year and featured some of the most influential place makers, such as Charter Hall, Mirvac, The Grollo Group, Lendlease, Frasers Property, the creators of the James Street precinct and REA Group.

The second episode showcases a number of Australia’s finest work places including Caribbean Park’s world-class office precinct. This episode aired on Channel 10, Sunday 5th, August 2018.

To see the Caribbean Park segment click here.

For the full episode click here.

To find out more about The Place Makers series click here.

AUSTRALIA’S BEST BUSINESS PARK

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Caribbean Park has been awarded the Best Business or Industrial Park as part of the Property Council Australia Innovation and Excellence Awards for 2018.

We’d like to think that we’ve won the hearts and minds of the people who work within our Industrial Park and who visit our grounds; and to now be formally recognised by the Property Council of Australia as the best in this category is such an honour.

The awards recognise excellence in design and innovation in the building sector for businesses and projects in state and national categories. The winners of this year’s coveted awards were announced at a Gala dinner in Sydney on May 11th, acknowledging property development and investment industry groups who demonstrate leading practice and adaptability.

Caribbean Park, owned by the Spooner family, currently comprises over 230,000 square meters of office/warehouse buildings and four world-class office towers totalling 32,000 square meters. It also includes a large variety market and gardens attracting over 15,000 people each week as well as Caribbean Rollerama, Caribbean Boats and Lake Caribbean being the centrepiece.

Today, it is recognised as a world-class logistics park that sets a new benchmark with blue-chip tenants such as Wesfarmers, Target, AGFA, Hallmark, Russell Athletic, Penguin Random House Books, Cummins and CSR, to name just a few. Notably, it has recently earned a 5 Star Greenstar Rating by the GBCA (Green Building Council of Australia) for its beautifully appointed office towers, positioning the business precinct as one of the most innovative and environmentally efficient in Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs.

A truly visionary commercial destination, Caribbean Park will in time deliver over 40 commercial buildings across 188 hectares of park lands that will surround Lake Caribbean, an existing asset of the land holding.

Caribbean Park Director, Ben Spooner said “We are honoured to be awarded by the Property Council of Australia, and to be recognised for the vision we have created for Caribbean Park. We continually strive to maintain growth in all areas of our business; to develop new office buildings, create expansive parklands and grow our retail and lifestyle facilities. It is something we are proud of and will continue to invest in for our community to enjoy.”

Since1982, the Property Council has been effectively promoting and celebrating innovation and leading practice within the property development and investment industries. The 2018 awards were judged by 10 independent, leading industry professionals, including National Director of Colliers International, Denis Coupland and Property Council’s National Awards Chairman, John McCarthy AO.

For the full list of awards – https://www.propertycouncilawards.com.au/

Thank you for 2017

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We would like to extend a warm thank you for your contribution and presence at Caribbean Park through 2017.  It’s been a very busy year welcoming lots of new faces and teams to the Caribbean community.

As we come to the end of 2017 we wish you and your colleagues all the best for the coming year and look forward to creating more success with you in 2018.

From the entire team at Caribbean Park we wish you a safe, peaceful (yet fabulous) time with your family through the holiday season and look forward to seeing you next year.

Food Trucks now at Caribbean Park

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Food Trucks are descending on Lakeview Drive (just back from the corner of Caribbean Drive and opposite Hallmark) to bring you the very best in freshly cooked, gourmet food.

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from November 8 to December 15 you’ll find a curated collection of the best food from around the globe.

The mobile food industry is showing no signs of slowing and what better place to enjoy it than with co-workers & friends. Get your taste buds ready to be treated and enjoy the Food Trucks and vendors handpicked by us.

Simply check the calendar on the Caribbean Park portal for trucks that will be there each day.