South East Queensland's newest business park is now under construction and ready to welcome businesses looking to take advantage of flexible building sites of up to 10,000m2.

Enjoying prime road frontage to Augusta Parkway and Centenary Highway, the six-hectare Springfield Technology Park has released the first eight lots that are available for sale or lease and are perfectly suited to commercial offices, showrooms, service trade, warehouse, technology uses and automotive retail. 

Springfield Land Corporation's General Manager of Leasing, Glenn Dumbrell, said they were excited to see the construction of Springfield Technology Park well underway with global energy services company Dalkia nearing completion of their new headquarters delivered by Springfield Land Corporation.

Dalkia Australia Chief Executive Officer Mike Rundle said setting up the company's headquarters in Springfield Technology Park would create opportunities to provide further value-added solutions to the city. 

"Dalkia already provides energy services and facilities management to the city.

We look forward to being involved in the future development of one of South East Queensland's fastest growing regions."

Queensland Ambulance Service have commenced construction on their new headquarters in Springfield Technology Park which is expected to be completed midyear.

"Enjoying prime positioning in the Greater Springfield CBD and close proximity to Brookwater Golf Club and Orion Springfield Town Centre, Springfield Technology Park presents as the ideal solution for businesses looking to grow their business and be a part of the tremendous success in Greater Springfield," Mr Dumbrell said.

Lease and Sale opportunities now available. Contact Glenn Dumbrell on 0457 900 050 or g.dumbrell@springfieldland.com.au.          

The Polaris Data Centre in Queensland's booming Western Corridor has received praise from one of the most respected authorities in the international data centre industry.

Following a recent data centre tour of Australia, AFCOM CEO Jill Eckhaus said she was most impressed with the $230 million Polaris Data Centre at Springfield, saying it was unlike any centre she'd seen before and represented the highest level of state of the art sophistication.

Ms Eckhaus said it was clear Australia had a great deal to teach the rest of the world when it came to data centre design.

AFCOM is a Californian based organisation with more than 4000 members and 32 chapters worldwide.

Springfield Land Corporation's Executive Director of Commercial Development Chris Schroor said Ms Eckhaus' comments were high praise from the head of such a well regarded international authority.

"AFCOM is a global organisation which commands great respect within the data centre industry," Mr Schroor said.

"We're extremely proud to have a facility such as the world class Polaris Data Centre at Greater Springfield and it's pleasing to know its design is held in such high regard by the international community."

The Polaris Data Centre is Australia's first purpose built data centre and it's complete with James Bond style security including bullet proof glass and biometric fingerprint scanners.

It is linked through a diverse dark-fibre network connection to Brisbane and Sydney CBDs and it is configured to act as a Carrier Interconnect Exchange for Springfield Central tenants.

The Data Centre was officially completed in December 2008 and its tenants include Citec, British Gas Suncorp and NEC.

With the final 10% of raised data floors recently being released, the opportunity exists for any businesses looking to enjoy the benefits of relocating their ICT facilities to Polaris.

Mr Schroor said he expects the Data Centre will continue to be a drawcard for other companies searching for a new home. 

"Springfield is fast establishing itself as the high-tech hub of South East Queensland," he said. 

To find out more about Polaris Data Centre or enquire as to how you can take advantage of the award winning facility contact Chris Schroor on 0438 642 370 or c.schroor@springfieldland.com.au.

Companies south of the border are leading the charge to make Greater Springfield their new home and go into the draw to win up to half a million dollars in incentives.

Entries from across Australia are flowing in for Springfield Land Corporation's competition which is part of a campaign to poach businesses from major cities to its new CBD.

Springfield Land Corporation Chairman Maha Sinnathamby said 60 per cent of competition entries received so far had come from Victorian-based businesses.

"These entries back up research that found 47% of Australian businesses would prefer to move to South East Queensland over Melbourne and Sydney," Mr Sinnathamby said.

"The survey of 500 Australian businesses found a cheaper lease than current (28%), custom-built premises (16%), proximity to public transport (15.5%), location within a business hub (14.3%), a workforce living within 5 minutes (7.8%) and access to world-class IT (7.4%) were the reasons a company would move.

"Springfield can deliver all this and more in our 390 hectare CBD that is expected to support 30,000 jobs by 2030."

One lucky business that chooses to move to Greater Springfield will receive up to $500,000 worth of incentives including rent-free business premises, payroll tax, golf memberships and the chance for post-graduate study through the competition.

Entries have ranged from local start-up entrepreneurs to large, well-established businesses.

Melbourne-based IT consultant Andy Fleming submitted his entry hoping to capitalise on growth opportunities in the South East Queensland market.

"My database business tracks the use of animals in scientific and medical research to help companies report their studies to governments and ethical units," Mr Fleming said.

"South East Queensland's cluster of research centres including the University of Queensland, Griffith University and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research means it is the perfect area to expand my business.

"From an IT perspective, I'm also very impressed that an 18-year-old city already has a dark-fibre communications network and a $230 million Polaris Data Centre to host ICT systems.

"I'm confident about expanding my business in such a well designed city and I have to admit, the sunny Queensland weather would be an added bonus."

English emigrant Sarah Forster also entered the competition. After living in Springfield for two years she recognised the enormous potential for growth and entered the competition to realise her dream of opening a store selling baby products.

"My husband and I moved to Australia from Yorkshire and chose to live in Springfield for the warmer weather, outdoors lifestyle and larger backyards to raise a family in," Ms Forster said.

"There is a clear gap in the market for these products in Springfield and I have had the idea to open my own store for a while.

"Springfield is the perfect place for a new business like this as there are so many young families in the area and a lot more future development planned."

All types and sizes of businesses can still apply for the competition here.