New Zealand’s best place
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A big part of what makes Smales Farm different is the history of family ownership. The Smale family has owned the Smales Farm Technology Office Park site through for generations. Today, Smales Farm Directors Greg, Bill and Chris Smale oversee the operation.  The family vision for Smales Farm is summed up in the phrase: "The best place to work and do business."

As a family-owned business Smales Farm has the freedom to take a long view. Unlike many highly-leveraged property investment companies, Smales Farm has the financial resources to invest for the future and carry through on a long term vision.

"Aspiring to be ‘the best’ has required us to really think through what that means,” Director Greg Smale says. “For us, it means building the kind of environment where people actually want to go to work. It means good design that attends to all the dimensions of the workplace. It means delivering the best to all our stakeholders: the people who work in our buildings, the companies who operate from our buildings, the local community and – in the widest sense – shouldering responsibility as good corporate citizens to make a positive contribution to the economy and country as a whole."

At the Park high occupancy rates (most tenants have 6-18 year leases), along with an impressive collection of architectural awards, are good evidence of Smales Farm’s delivery on its vision.  This vision will be applied equally to all buildings under Smales Farm management.

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