Rabobank celebrates its new Hamilton head office

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Rabobank celebrates its new Hamilton head office

29 November 2022, by Duncan Mitchell

After a couple of postponed celebrations due to Covid, Rabobank has finally opened the Rabobank Centre, its new head office in Hamilton.

The office is based within the first stage of Fosters Union Square Development at the south end of the CBD. "It was well worth the wait to get the official tour" says TwentyTwo's Duncan Mitchell. "It is amazing with Human Dynamo providing an incredible overlay of 'one-off' art installations to connect with Rabobank’s agri sector customers and values".

Part of Rabobank’s head office move from Wellington to Hamilton was that Fosters, the building developer, delivered the base building during the Covid disruptions. "It truly was quite an achievement" says Duncan. "They somehow only managed to lose two months from the original timeline, quite an achievement given the months of lockdown and supply chain disruptions".

About the author

Lives on Asian food. Listens to music that sounds like a washing machine. Once played the clarinet! Dreams of lazy days sailing. Rides a mean mountain bike. Predicts the weather. Avoids crowds and dancing.

Duncan is part of our Strategy22 practice area which includes our property strategy, workplace strategy, strategic briefing, technology and master planning areas and has been the driving force behind the growth of this practice area. Duncan remains focused on how the workplace (physical environment, technology, people and process) can best support organisational performance.

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