Landscaping merger
Four of the largest landscaping businesses together employing 2000 people in Australia and New Zealand have merged to create Green by Nature. The new brand incorporates Australia’s Green Options, Skyline Landscape Services, Super Gardens and New Zealand’s Recreational Services.
The company said the merger will allow the company to focus on better solutions for its customers.
Tony Herman, founder of Green Options said the merger was motivated by the need for a forward-thinking green space company, that will set new standards for sustainability.
“Our strategy is clear: harness the strengths of each company’s individual capabilities and extend them across the broader Group. This deep expertise, combined with the high quality of the four founding businesses, will enable Green by Nature to pioneer a new era in the Australian and New Zealand landscaping industry.”
Infrastructure engineering firm AECOM has appointed two new members to its energy and transport leadership team.
Simon Spratling has been appointed renewable energy and storage leader for Australia and New Zealand. He was previously at GHD, where he held several roles in technical and leadership. He also previously worked at Clean Energy Council as a renewable energy engineer.
The Melbourne-based Spratling will utilise his 14 years’ experience in the industry to help clients develop and implement renewable energy and storage strategies.
The company has also appointed Roger Jeffries as a future mobility leader for Australia and New Zealand. The Sydney-based Jeffries will work with clients and partners to decarbonise transport and the movement of people and goods across electrification projects.
Jeffries brings 25 years of experience with past leadership and technical experiences in advising federal and state governments on complex transport and mobility programs. He also developed on-demand mobility solutions in rail, light rail, bus, cycleways, and precincts.
Charter Hall
Charter Hall has appointed Chewy Chang as its new national sustainability operations manager. Chang was previously a senior sustainability manager at Dexus and in investment management at Lendlease prior to that.
He has also held roles as sustainability manager at CBRE Asia Pacific, GPT Group and Stockland. He has been a sessional lecturer of property development at UNSW for more than 11 years and a sessional lecturer at UTS for over five years.