Associated British Ports , the UK’s leading port operator has appointed Ben Wood and Stephen Robinson as Lead Property Asset Managers in its Humber based property team.

They will both be responsible for identifying new opportunities to develop ABP’s extensive land holdings in the Humber through the management and building of relationships with new and existing ABP customers. They will also hold responsibility for asset management and property development projects.

ABP operates four ports in the Humber, the UK’s leading gateway for trade by volume, and has extensive development land with the appetite to acquire further strategic land holdings. This ambitious approach to deploying and growing ABP’s real estate portfolio sits at the heart of the Humber ports offering as the port of choice, strengthening the resilience of the logistics supply chains they underpin.

Andrew Dawes, Regional Director for the Humber ports said: “We welcome Ben and Stephen to ABP and see this role as central to the success of the future development pipeline and revenue growth for the business.
“There are many opportunities to enhance our current portfolio including reviews of underutilised parcels of land within our port and we are always looking to expand our investment portfolio, so this team is vital for enhancing the property asset management role for the business.”

Greg Lacey, Head of Property (Humber) added: “We are delighted to welcome Ben and Stephen to the team. They both have a proven record of accomplishment in asset management and will play a key role in our expansion and growth of our investment portfolio. We are constantly looking at our development option delivering exceptional results and supporting the continued expansion of our customers. Both Stephen and Ben will further strengthen our team on the Humber and help drive growth in our diverse mix of our property portfolio.”

Ben joins the team after 19 and a half years working for Canada Life Asset Management where he was responsible for their core value-add property portfolio. Prior to that he worked for Coral Estates for five years as a Divisional Estate Manager covering London and East Anglia. Ben added: “I was intrigued and fascinated by what ABP do as a business. ABP have a complex portfolio of real estate from open storage, development land, to industrial warehousing through to manufacturing facilities. We’re currently master planning the portfolio to look at all strategic opportunities, and we have some very exciting land developments on both sides of the Humber, at Stallingborough Interchange and at HIEP. I am very much looking forward to expanding on existing business relationships and forging new ones on behalf of ABP.”

Stephen joins the team from DB Cargo UK Limited where for the last three years he was Senior Property Asset Manager for the North of England and Scotland managing the asset portfolio. Prior to that he worked for Network Rail in a variety of property roles, latterly as Asset Manager for London Euston, managing the HS2 project. Stephen said:” I’m joining at an exciting time for the business, as ABP is a forward-thinking organisation very much in its growth phase and thinks outside the box for new opportunities, which is exciting for the many challenges the ports sector offers.”

Based in ABP’s Hull and Immingham offices, the duo strengthens the company’s property capabilities and bolsters its new business opportunities portfolio.

ABP is one of the UK’s largest property and landowners. The ABP Property team are looking to broaden its reach and seek new clients central to the success of the future ABP property development pipeline and revenue growth.