In the latest episode of Development Ready's Industry Podcast, Rob Langton and TC Bakhour were joined by town planning expert, and Bennett+Bennett's Brisbane Director, Craig Wood. Through this comprehensive and insightful discussion, Rob and TC dug deep into Craig Wood's property development journey to uncover key learnings of the town planning and surveying sector.

Show notes

• 01:50 - Introduction
• 03:08 - His journey into property surveying
• 04:38 - Bennett + Bennett, surveying
• 06:50 - Growth they’re seeing
• 07:15 - Their niche, specialties, current projects
• 08:55 - The Queen’s Wharf project
• 09:54 - Development process
• 12:22 - Brisbane market
• 15:39 - Investing and development in Queensland
• 16:23 - Surveyor’s day-to-day, technology
• 18:07 - Adapting from the old to the new
• 20:10 - Town planning compared to surveying
• 22:21 - Relationships with the local council
• 23:09 - What to look for in a surveying firm
• 24:59 - Skills needed to work in town planning/surveying
• 26:21 - Best piece of advice, life or business
  

Links

• Craig Wood
• Bennett + Bennett