Bridge Industrial (“Bridge”) continues its expansion into mainland Europe with the appointment of Douglas van Oers as Partner, Head of the Netherlands and the opening of its second office on the continent, in Amsterdam. Bridge recently announced the appointment of Jean Henault, Partner, Head of France and the opening of its first office on the continent in Paris.
Douglas Van Oers will lead the global firm's operations across The Netherlands, working alongside Head of Europe Charles Baigler.
Douglas joins Bridge Industrial from Savills where he was Co-head of Logistics and Industrial in the Netherlands, launching the firm’s logistics and industrial business across the region. Over the past eight years, he has notably grown the Netherlands logistics and industrial operations into a leading investment and agency firm, facilitating multiple billions in investment transactions. Prior to Savills, van Oers served as Commercial Manager at Dutch logistics developer, David Hart Group.
Charles Baigler, Bridge Industrial's Head of Europe, comments: “Douglas’ many years of on-the-ground experience and knowledge of The Netherlands warehouse and logistics market gives us the head start to rapidly secure development sites in core locations across the country, aligning with our strategy of operating in high barrier to entry markets with strong demand.”
Douglas says: “We are seeking to quickly become operational in areas where demand outweighs supply, including around Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Venlo and Tilburg, bringing Bridge Industrial’s real estate investment, development, and management expertise to The Netherlands, providing Class A, highly sustainable warehouse and logistics space to satisfy modern occupiers’ business space requirements.”
Following the opening of Bridge Industrial’s Paris and Amsterdam offices, plans are also underway to commence the firm’s operations in Germany.
Bridge Industrial’s Co-Founder & CEO Steve Poulos, comments, “We are thrilled to announce this next European expansion milestone, with Doug’s appointment and the launch of our operations in Amsterdam. Providing critical infrastructure to support the communities in which we operate lies at the core of our firm, and we look forward to growing our operations across mainland Europe.”
Founded in 2000 by Co-Founder and CEO Steve Poulos, Bridge Industrial is a vertically integrated real estate operating company and investment manager. The firm focuses on the development and management of Class A industrial real estate in the supply-constrained core industrial markets of Chicago, Miami, New Jersey, New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Paris, and now Amsterdam. Since its inception, Bridge has successfully acquired and developed close to 74 million sq ft (6.9 million sq m) of industrial buildings.
Following its UK inception in 2020, Bridge Industrial has amassed and developed a portfolio of in-fill industrial real estate within Greater London’s established M25 market. The firm remains focused on adding to its existing quantum within this core geography, whilst also expanding its footprint into broader Southeast and Northwest markets.