About PPA Partners
PPA Partners was founded in 2014. Our mission is to provide independent strategic workplace advisory and procurement services tailored to our clients’ needs.
At PPA Partners, we take a holistic approach to our work. We work closely with our clients to understand their goals and challenges and develop solutions that address their specific needs.
Our service offering comprises strategic advisory, workplace design, tenant advocacy, and project delivery services under an integrated Project Management Service.
PPA understands that a workplace must support organisational strategy, culture and productivity.
Our business is driven by a set of values underpinned by integrity, collaboration, accountability, and recognition of diversity.
Why Partner With Us?
Independence. PPA is independent, we have no conflicts of interest. Our clients are tenants and owner-occupiers. We do not provide any services to landlords.
Strategic Needs Analysis. Your workplace requirements are informed by an in-depth analysis of your organisation’s strategy, corporate structure, culture and financial metrics.
Integrated Procurement. Starting with interior design and finishing with a post-occupancy review, our approach ensures your workplace solution supports your business objectives.
Intellectual Property. The integration of our strategic advisory, financial modelling and procurement methodology is unique in the workplace advisory market.
Why Independence Matters
The commercial office leasing market is a battleground of competing interests. Landlords aim to maximise profits, while leasing agents are incentivised by landlords through commissions, tied to deal size, rather than tenant satisfaction.
If your advisor operates as a division of a global real estate agent, you are vulnerable to being leveraged. The relationship with the landlord may be more valuable to the global real estate agent, than the tenant relationship. Are you exposed to vice masquerading as virtue? Little Red Riding Hood trusted the wolf, and look how that ended.
This environment creates a fertile ground for conflicts of interest, where a landlords decision often prioritises profits over fairness, leaving tenants at a disadvantage.
As an independent demand-side advisor, PPA Partners mitigates these risks. By prioritising transparency and understanding potential conflicts, we ensure your interests are protected, not someone else’s.
With the right partner, tenants can stop being pawns and start being players.
Our Services
Strategic Needs Analysis
Needs analysis. This detailed needs analysis is informed by key stakeholder interviews, nominated by you, to determine future workplace requirements.
Strategic Fit. The needs analysis is then overlayed with an in-depth analysis of your organisation’s culture, strategic goals, and disruptive threats to ensure your workplace is fit for purpose and future-proof.
Benchmarking. Your existing workplace is then benchmarked against suitability and cost criteria, to ensure alignment with your organisational strategy.
Workplace Optimisation
To achieve workplace optimisation, it is critical to test the market for alternatives, referencing:
Location: Workforce, transport hubs, connection to services.
Building: End of trip facilities, connections, building services.
Optimal Floorplan: Space utilisation and efficiency.
Futureproofing: Protection against disruption,
environmental and economic changes.
Cost: Optimal commercial lease terms and workplace project costs.
Tenant Representation
Market research and site selection. A comprehensive search for properties that align with selection criteria, including benchmarking rental rates, building services and landlord reputations.
Property inspections and comparisons. Site visits and comparison of shortlisted options based on established key selection criteria.
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Financial analysis. Evaluation of total occupancy costs via propriety financial modelling.
Heads of Agreement (HOA). Negotiation of lease terms and incentives and preparation of the detailed HOA.
Lease execution. Finalisation of formal legal documentation to ensure timely execution by both parties.
Workplace Interior Design
Interior design. A workplace design can significantly impact a workplace by influencing productivity, employee well-being, and organisational success.
Collaboration and communication. A design that balances privacy with openness can also cater to various working styles, accommodating both collaborative and solitary tasks.
Staff wellbeing. Ergonomic furniture, lighting, and workplace layouts can reduce physical strain and improved focus and mental wellbeing, contributing to better performance and fewer sick days.
Brand and values. Consistent design elements that align with corporate identity can reinforce the company’s image to clients, visitors, and among employees.
Project Delivery
As an end-to-end provider we manage your entire project, including construction, to ensure seamless project execution.
With a focus on compliance, time and quality control, our service guarantees the final workspace meets both aesthetic and functional requirements.
By leveraging specialised knowledge of workplace construction management, we deliver a tailored high-quality workspace that aligns with organisational goals and boosts overall productivity.
Our Team - The Principals
Gavin Farmer
Dr John Griffiths
Dr John Griffiths
Gavin is a corporate real estate professional with over 30 years of experience across various property sectors, including advisory and transaction management.
He is a leader in procurement methodology and has acted for many corporate, institutional and government clients.
He has advised on procurement methodology to investment banks and p
Gavin is a corporate real estate professional with over 30 years of experience across various property sectors, including advisory and transaction management.
He is a leader in procurement methodology and has acted for many corporate, institutional and government clients.
He has advised on procurement methodology to investment banks and property funds. Gavin was the Founding Director of a market-leading corporate real estate advisory firm that delivered services to the Queensland corporate real estate market between 2005 to 2015. That firm merged to become PPA Partners in 2014.
Gavin has held senior positions with major property and advisory companies, including Jones Lang la Salle and Investec Bank and has qualifications from Queensland University and University of Western Sydney.
Dr John Griffiths
Dr John Griffiths
Dr John Griffiths
John is the Principal of Raymore Consulting and advises on strategy development and implementation, disruption and risk, and the effects of organisational culture on performance.
John is a highly experienced chief executive and non-executive director with over 30 years experience across the defence, tertiary education, and government sect
John is the Principal of Raymore Consulting and advises on strategy development and implementation, disruption and risk, and the effects of organisational culture on performance.
John is a highly experienced chief executive and non-executive director with over 30 years experience across the defence, tertiary education, and government sectors.
He holds a PhD from Monash University focusing on organisational behaviour and a Graduate Certificate (Executive Leadership) from The University of Queensland.
He has completed courses at the London Business School and Harvard Business School, where he studied disruptive strategy. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors