Accelerating value creation, thoughtfully
Guiding clients operating in the airport-related supply chain property sector to deliver critical infrastructure that support the nation and everyday life.
Your strategic partner for sustainable growth
Cargo is a complex business moving through a complex world. When reaching a critical crossroad, we recognise the right infrastructure investment in the right location is crucial to maximising performance, safety and resilience.
Nick Smith Consulting. Delivering independent strategic solutions to solve key challenges in the airport-related supply chain property world, spanning portfolio optimisation, asset enhancement, and investment advisory services.
Core Services
Portfolio optimisation
Strategic advice on portfolio structuring, aggregation, optimisation, joint ventures, Club structure, capital raising, secondary market solutions/liquidity, scenario modelling and financing optionality.
Asset identification
Asset identification, financial/risk management/post deal plans, due diligence of investment transactions/acquisitions, development, and regeneration opportunities.
Development + masterplanning
Development project feasibility studies and masterplanning of complex property and strategic land, including the repurposing of obsolete assets to reveal new value.
Asset enhancement
Gain new insights on uncovering and adding value to supply chain assets with a fresh perspective. Customised asset management strategies and due diligence to safely navigate market trends and risk.
Tactical research
Interpreting supply chain and aviation activity through innovative research to identify trend impact on occupier needs and property design, to enable our clients to operate on the right side of change.
Sustainable design + action
Designing and executing forward-thinking investment, development, or operational strategies to meet ESG and cleaner energy transitional objectives.
Our approach
High-value services to deliver high-value growth
Nick Smith Consulting has been founded on a passion for critical airport-related infrastructure.
We understand the dynamic world that our clients operate in. And the attractive opportunities it can offer.
As an independent consultancy firm, our purpose is to provide strategic advisory services to airport-related stakeholders, investors, developers and financiers of critical supply chain logistics, buildings, and strategic land at or near major airports.
We are agile and responsive and look to align with our customers’ needs and locations. Our relationship with our clients will always be our number one priority.
We combine our expertise, extensive relationship network and market knowledge, honed over two decades within an institutional fund manager environment, to anticipate and interpret change to create value growth for our clients at the intersection of air transportation, new technology, and the property world.
We draw on a proud track record of delivering some of the most iconic on-airport and off-airport supply chain warehouse projects around Heathrow and the London airports that:
Transform the business operation for the occupier.
Enhance the air-cargo offer and competitive position of the airport.
Create new opportunities, jobs and skills for the local community.
A responsible approach, always
Operating and partnering responsibly lies at the heart of our advice and how we do business. Drawing on my experience as the fund manager of an Award Winning ESG Sector Leader Fund enables me to help clients reach their ESG objectives.
It is clear the link between aviation and net zero carbon is complex. Aviation-related property schemes present many environmental challenges, from lowering carbon emissions and achieving biodiversity net gain, to improving the welfare of staff and workers, to reducing the air quality and noise impact on local communities.
We actively engage with industry and our clients to improve their businesses' environmental sustainability and performance, using science, evidence, technology, and global best practices as our guides.
We are committed to providing sustainable solutions for airport-related supply-chain warehouse developments that deliver economic and social benefits with less harmful environmental and community impact. We are primed to help shape energy performance and carbon minimisation strategies to achieve a client’s sustainability targets as a fundamental part of a project’s financial business plan.
Delivering distinction
Maximising the portfolio structure, revenue streams, value creation, and customer experience for our clients
With an extensive 14+ years of experience as a senior fund manager operating in logistics property, strategic land, and stakeholder engagement at Heathrow and the major UK airports, Nick Smith Consulting brings a high level of confidence and expertise.
“We are unwaveringly committed to delivering exceptional and cost-effective solutions, both as independent consultants and as part of a dynamic team with diverse expertise and skill sets.
Our approach is centred around a culture of collaboration and teamwork, which we believe are essential to delivering successful projects.
Building and maintaining enduring, mutually beneficial relationships with our clients and stakeholders is at the heart of our culture.”
-Nick Smith (Director)
Our Business Partners
Airport Operators + Banks/Financiers + Institutional Funds
Logistics Occupiers + Private Equity + REITs
Sovereign Wealth Funds