Leading transport and logistics company Austrans has leased the last available building at Aeria – home of Altitude industrial estate and Bankstown Airport – joining businesses such as DHL Global Forwarding, Samsung SDS, eStore Logistics, Allied Express and Yatsal at the thriving South-West Sydney industrial and aviation precinct.

Austrans provides transport, logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain solutions to some of Australia's biggest brands, including Coles, Woolworths, Metcash and Asahi Beverages. The company’s move to the 14,615 square-metre warehouse and office lot in the Altitude industrial estate, from its facility in Yennora, puts Austrans’ national footprint above 120,000sqm, including a new site in Perth and the growth of sites in Victoria and Queensland.

Owned by Aware Super, managed by Aeria Management Group, and developed in partnership with Altis Property Partners, Altitude features 164,551 sqm of warehousing and office accommodation across 46 hectares. The fully-leased industrial estate is the most centrally located warehouse development of its scale, with unrivalled access to the M5 motorway, Sydney CBD, Port Botany and future Western Sydney International Airport.

Daniel Jarosch, CEO of Aeria Management Group said: “We’re thrilled to have Austrans commit to the last available building at Altitude, which boasts a prime location and facilities to deliver enhanced supply chain efficiency to leading transport and logistics companies.”

Greg O’Shea, Managing Director of Austrans said: “We’re delighted to have secured this facility at Altitude, especially given Sydney’s lack of available space and delays in planning and infrastructure. We are excited by the scale and quality of the development, design and proximity to key motorways and its support for local jobs.”

Austran’s new facility includes 11,000 sqm for cross-stock services, rail-cross stock, wharf unpacks and general logistics needs and 3,000 sqm for other Austrans customers, including intermodal storage, cross-stock and wharf carriages. Lot 4B is targeting a 6-Star-Green-Star Design and As Built Certification which will assist Austrans in servicing customers with net zero targets.

Nick Ebrill, Aware Super Associate Portfolio Manager – Property Investments said: "Having the last available and highly sought after tenancy snapped up by a major tenant such as Austrans underscores Altitude’s attractiveness as a premier logistics gateway and as a vital socio-economic contributor to the surrounding communities.”

Joseph Ajaka, Project Director at Altis Property Partners said: “Altitude is an environmentally efficient development, including a rooftop solar farm, energy efficient lighting, rainwater harvesting and smart metering. Aeria’s embedded network structure also enables generation and sharing of solar power on site.”