News release

JLL wins two prestigious awards at the 2021 Dexus Excellence in Agency Awards

JLL Parramatta awarded with Industrial Agency of the Year and Industrial Agent of the Year

November 12, 2021

Peter Blade

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SYDNEY, 12 November 2021 – Global property services firm JLL has been recognised at the annual Dexus Excellence in Agency Awards for the 2020-21 financial years.

The Dexus Excellence in Agency Awards recognise property professionals from across Australia for their outstanding contribution to Dexus’s leasing and transaction success. JLL was the recipient of the following awards:

  • Industrial Agent of the Year | David Lidgard
  • Industrial Agency of the Year | JLL Parramatta

JLL’s Industrial & Logistics Senior Director, David Lidgard transacted 15 deals at Dexus central west estates, being Regents Park Estate, Silverwater Industrial Estate, Cumberland Green Rydalmere and Loop Business Park, South Granville. The deals totalled approximately 60,000 square metres.

JLL’s Parramatta Industrial & Logistics team, led by National Head of Industrial & Logistics Agency, Peter Blade took home the Industrial Agency of the Year award.

Mr Blade said, “Dexus is a highly valued client of JLL, and we are proud to have worked alongside them for many years. It is a great honour to be recognised by Dexus in this way. Congratulations to David Lidgard and the entire JLL Parramatta team on these achievements.

“JLL’s Industrial & Logistics Parramatta team has established itself as market leaders for clients here in Western Sydney. This industry recognition is a testament to the strength of our team and the continued faith our clients place in our capabilities.In a highly competitive market where the fight for space in industrial and logistics assets remains at record highs, we are proud to have transacted a significant number of industrial deals for Dexus in Western Sydney,” said Mr Blade.

Additionally, JLL was also recognised as a finalist in the following categories at the 2021 awards:


  • Office Broker of the Year | Ben Turner
  • Industrial Leasing Transaction of the Year | Greg Pike
  • Industrial Leasing Transaction of the Year | Matt Ellis

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. JLL shapes the future of real estate for a better world by using the most advanced technology to create rewarding opportunities, amazing spaces and sustainable real estate solutions for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $16.6 billion in 2020, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 95,000 as of September 30, 2021. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. For further information, visit jll.com.