Hill Laboratories

Hill Laboratories are New Zealand’s leading privately owned testing business dealing with the agricultural, environmental, and food industries. In Hamilton, Hill employ over 300 scientists, specialists and technicians at their national headquarters.

With Hill outgrowing their dated office and laboratory facilities. Veros worked with the Hills executive team to realise their business and growth objectives, through identifying a suitable site new location for their business headquarters.  Veros undertook tenant representation to source new premises, lease negotiations, and design coordination which would see the building refurbished and fit-out for Hill’s specialist use.

The Development Agreement was negotiated on the basis that a design and build fixed cost would be provided by Foster construction for the building upgrades and lab fit-out works.

Design and build contractors Fosters worked closely with Hill, Veros, and the design team to scope and design Hill’s very specific requirements. The building at 7,000m² is the biggest multi-discipline lab in New Zealand and one of the biggest laboratories in Southern Hemisphere.