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Norling Consulting specialises in the provision of independent economic and market research advice to the business and property industries and in particular the retail, residential, commercial office space, industrial and tourism sectors. Norling Consulting prides ourselves on providing quality advice to our clients to allow well informed decisions to be made.
Retail
Norling Consulting is perhaps most widely known within the retail industry. Norling Consulting provides the following types of studies:
- Market Opinion Studies
- Market Feasibility Studies for new centres and extensions to existing centres
- Market Performance Studies for existing centres
- Demographic Studies and Analysis
- Economic Impact Assessments
- Community and Planning Need Assessments
- Commercial Centre Strategies for planning authorities
- Branch Location Strategies for retailers
- Expert Evidence ot the Planning & Environment Court and other jurisdictions including Land Court and Retail Tribunal
- Evidence in disputes between franchisors and franchisees
Residential
Norling Consulting has conducted numerous studies of the residential market throughout South East Queensland including Brisbane and the Gold and Sunshine Coast. North and Central Queensland residential markets have also been examined. These studies have analysed the supply, demand and take-up rates of different sectors of the residential market. Residential markets covered include standard residential estates, rural residential, townhouses, strata title unit developments and retirement villages.
Norling Consulting is able to provide objective and independent advice on most aspects of the residential property market, specialising in the following:
- Market Opinions
- Market Assessments
- Concept Development Studies
- Target Market Studies
- Market Strategies
- Community and Planning Need Assessments
- Expert Evidence to the Planning and Environment Court
Commercial Office Market
The commercial office market has historically correlated with movements in the economic cycle. Norling Consulting is experienced in critquing demand drivers such as employment growth, sectorial changes and technological improvements, influencing take-up rates and patterns within the commercial office market. Assessments of supply conditions such as vacancies, rental levels and stock additions are also fundamental to the services offered by Norling Consulting for this sector.
Analyses of demand and supply trends augmented by quantitative and qualitative surveys with businesses and employees to identify building/space requirements, location attitudes, services/facilities required, parking and transport logistics etc. The CBD and Suburban office markets have been critiqued and Norling Consulting has also undertaken studies in the business park, campus development, technology park and mixed business and industry developments.
Norling Consulting has the expertise and experience to undertake the following types of studies:
- Market Overview of market dynamics for specific regions
- Market Demand Studies for proposed office buildings/developments
- Tenant Surveys
- Target Market Strategies to identify market and leasing strategies for new office developments
- Office and Employment Demand Studies to enable planning authorities to appropriately plan for future growth and development
- Community and Planning Need Assessments
- Expert Evidence to the Planning and Environment Court
Industrial
Norling Consulting has extensive experience with industrial studies undertaken throughout Queensland covering the composition and evolution of industrial areas, the structure of firms in the various industry categories, the capacity of individual firms and classes of industry for relocation and decentralisation, and analyses of take-up rates and growth patterns in different regions of the Queensland industrial market.
Norling Consulting has critiqued the capacity to accommodate industrial demand in regions throughout Queensland, examined employment and industry sector changes and evaluated the evolving tenant needs in adding value to assessments of demand and supply drivers in this sector.
Norling Consulting has undertaken numerous studies of business parks, mixed industry nodes/precincts, technology parks, marine industry precincts, extractive industry development including quarries as well as more traditional estates.
Norling Consulting is well positioned to apply experienced, independent advice to the resolution of industrial location problems, including:
- Market Opinion Studies
- Market Assessment Studies
- Site Location and Assessments
- Industrial Demand Projections
- Industrial Employment Projections
- Tarket Market Strategies
- Community and Planning Need Assessments
Tourism
Norling Consulting, principally through the experience and qualifications of Jon and Hannah, is well qualified to provide independent and objective advice to this key growth sector. Projects covered by this experience include resorts, hotels, taverns, theme parks, tourist attractions, sports centres, cinemas, entertainment complexes, themed tourist retailing, environmental tourism developments, cable cars, golf courses and tourist infrastructure.
Norling Consulting assist our clients through various studies and economic advice including:
- Market Feasbility Studies
- Financial Feasibility Studies
- Site Selection and Assessment
- Regional Tourism Strategies
- Community and Planning Need Assessments
- Market Research and Strategy Formulation
- Tourism Forecasts
- Submissions to various government bodies
- Economic Benefit/Impact Studies
- Expert Evidence to the Planning and Environment Court and other jurisdictions
- Business Planning and Management
- Operational and Organisational Reviews
- Need Assessment for Liquor Licence Applications
- Social Impact Assessments for Gaming Machine Applications
- Cost Benefit Analyses
- Net Benefit Test
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