Luxury car dealer doubles money on Clayfield mansion
Car enthusiast Mark Jansen will likely be able to buy a few more classic Ferraris and Lamborghinis after he more than doubled his money on the sale of his Clayfield mansion for $8.4m.
Car enthusiast Mark Jansen will likely be able to buy a few more classic Ferraris and Lamborghinis following the sale of his Clayfield pad a couple of weeks ago.
Jansen and his wife Michelle have more than doubled their money on the six-bedroom mansion in Union St complete with tennis court, car collectors showroom and indoor pool.
The property sold to an undisclosed buyer for $8.4m compared to the $4.1m the Jansens purchased it for in 2015. It was a record price for the blue-ribbon suburb with the sale handled by marketing agent Jason Adcock.
Jansen is the owner of Oldtimer Australia, which matches buyers and sellers of high end or unique sports, racing and classic cars.
Jansen purchased the business a decade ago having spent the previous 25 years in the corporate world in senior executive roles. He describes himself as a ‘car guy’ who has basically turned a hobby into a career.
His collection of cars including marques such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, Monteverdi and a 1923 Rolls Royce.
He says interest in classic cars as a hobby continues to grow. “With Covid people have realised they are here for a good time rather than a long time,” he says.
He says that following the sale of the Clayfield home the couple is on the lookout for some acreage in the western suburbs where there is space for his car collection.
SHARPE DEAL
Former Wallaby captain Nathan Sharpe and the team at Talisman Technical are popping the champagne after sealing a big deal in the rapidly evolving mining software business.
Talisman Technical, where Sharpe is a partner, will acquire international consultancy firm MCS giving the Brisbane firm a big platform for global expansion.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but Talisman Technical directors Richard Livingstone-Blevins, Grant Polwarth and Justin Joubert welcomed MCS chief executive Chris Wilkinson and the MCS team to their new homes last week.
Sharpe (illustrated), who joined Talisman last year, has forged a successful career in the mining sector since leaving the rugby field almost a decade ago.
“We’re thrilled to have the MCS team joining us and it‘s the next exciting chapter for Talisman,” says Sharpe. “We have ambitious growth plans and this acquisition of MCS further bolsters our ability to provide unique and customised offerings to industry.”
Sharp credits his 15 years of experience as a professional sportsman with equipping him with the right skills to build successful businesses.
With over 100 matches for the Australian Wallabies, including 20 as captain, Sharpe won the Bledisloe Cup as well as playing in three World Cups. Transitioning out of sport, he joined the mining industry in 2010 where he established SES Labour Solutions.
MILKING IT
It seems even the boss at Maleny Dairies has to learn the ropes.
Former CCiQ chief executive Stephen Tait joined the Sunshine Coast firm this month and has since been busy being instructed about how the firm works, including tours of its worm farm and bottle production line. Tait also has been taste testing the company‘s excellent strawberry yoghurt watched by Alice the dairy cow.
Tait says he is delighted to be working with an iconic Queensland company on sustainability and future growth opportunities.
The Hopper clan have been dairy farming on the rich land around Maleny since the 1940s but a restructure of their operations following industry deregulation two decades ago set them up as one of the most successful locally owned dairy brands in the country.
Tait, a proud Scot who has been known to don his kilt for special occasions, is the first chief executive to be appointed by the company that has largely been operated by the family since its inception.
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