About us

Over 50 years of combined logistics sector experience serving you.

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Who we are

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Alex Verbeek

Co-founder & Director​
alex@lighterman.co.uk
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Alex has over 25 years of specialist logistics and industrial property expertise. Earlier in his career he ran the London Industrial & Logistics Agency & Development Team at JLL before joining Gazeley / GLP. He joined the Board of GLP Europe in 2012 with his appointment to Managing Director for the UK business, as a full service developer, owner and manager of a number of logistics funds. Alex is a Chartered Surveyor, married with two children and lives in Hertfordshire.

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Joe Garwood

Co-founder & Director
joe@lighterman.co.uk
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Joe specialises in customer led build to suit development, speculatively developed projects and asset management. With over 20 years of specialist logistics and industrial market experience in the UK and Middle East, his passions are customer service and maximising value. With previous experience at Gazeley / GLP he has built trusted relationships with some of the world's biggest brands. Joe is a Chartered Surveyor, married with two children and lives in Hertfordshire.

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Jason Boyce

Investment Director​
jason@lighterman.co.uk
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Jason is an experienced Investment Manager with 20 years of experience in investment and investment management. Jason has worked for Ginko Tree Investment, Savills Investment Management, Pradera and Henderson Global Investors. Jason is a Chartered Surveyor, married with two children and lives in Surrey.

Why Lighterman

    • Independent and client focussed

    • Flexibility to work with your business model

    • Regular and transparent reporting

    • Financial analysis tailored to your needs

    • Exceptional performance against ESG standards

    • Combined 50 years of institutional investment and occupier experience

    • Leasehold, freehold and forward funding ​

    • Delivering single buildings through to nationally recognised logistics parks

    • Over 27m SF (2.5m SM) developed and leased in the UK

    • Investors

    • Occupiers

    • Landowners

    • Agency community

    • Technical & delivery teams

    • Consistently delivering out performance ​

    • Managing risk adjusted returns to investors​

    • Safely delivering business change for occupiers​

    • Agile decision making

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How we operate

  • We do what we say and say it early. We are grounded, clear, and accountable.​

  • We communicate clearly, manage risk effectively, and bring structure to uncertainty.​

  • We build long term relationships, not just projects. Our service is designed to align interests and deliver shared success.

  • We embed sustainability into every stage of delivery, to create smarter buildings that serve future generations.

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Optimise returns from land, buildings or portfolios with end to end solutions tailored to your operational and investment goals.

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