LEADING IN GLOBAL BUSINESS LOCATION STRATEGY
Before you say where, know why.™
Realshoring™ empowers companies to make smarter facility location decisions — whether expanding, relocating, or repatriating operations during these times of tariffs and trade disruptions, geopolitical tension, and economic change. Our comprehensive, strategy-to-implementation approach delivers integrated real estate solutions for facility site selection and relocation worldwide.
Cameron International
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Campbell Soup Company
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Caterpillar
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Celestica
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Church & Dwight
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Dow
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DowDuPont
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Brødrene Hartmann A/S
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Industry Canada
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Kellogg
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Li-Cycle
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Magna
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Martinrea
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McAfee
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PowerCo
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Province of Ontario
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Ritrama S.p.A
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Roll Form Group
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Saint-Gobain
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Samsung SDI
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Samsung Semiconductor
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SK Food Group
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State of New York
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Syensqo
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Cameron International • Campbell Soup Company • Caterpillar • Celestica • Church & Dwight • Dow • DowDuPont • Brødrene Hartmann A/S • Industry Canada • Kellogg • Li-Cycle • Magna • Martinrea • McAfee • PowerCo • Province of Ontario • Ritrama S.p.A • Roll Form Group • Saint-Gobain • Samsung SDI • Samsung Semiconductor • SK Food Group • State of New York • Syensqo •
Where should you locate your business globally?
Relocating, expanding, or repatriating business operations is complex. It demands a deep analysis of global location options, facility strategies, and how they align with your long-term goals.
Realshoring™ delivers world-class guidance to companies through every step of the real real estate location decision to ensure optimal site selection and project execution while maximizing business outcomes.
Founded by Gregg Wassmansdorf, Senior Managing Director of Global Strategy consulting at Newmark, the Realshoring™ process is backed by my 26 years of professional experience in global location strategy and a geographically disbursed team of expert colleagues to help businesses make smarter, more strategic real estate decisions.
“Before you say where, know why.” ™
Areas of Expertise
With over 26 years of experience, Gregg has collaborated with global corporate clients on a wide range of strategy and implementation projects, and mobilized colleagues and alliance partners to deliver successful outcomes.
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Supply Chain Audit & Strategy
Facility Network Optimization
Location Strategy & Site Selection
Labor Market & Business Climate Assessment
Geopolitical Assessments (National & Subnational)
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Transaction Management (Property Sales & Leasing)
Economic Incentives Advisory
Workplace Strategy
Industrial Facility Layout & Design
Program & Project Management
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Footprint Strategy
Operations and Cost Analysis
Asset / Heavy Equipment Dispositions and Sales
Asset Valuation & Advisory
Asset Positioning and Reverse Site Selection
Whether Offshoring, Reshoring, or Nearshoring
the Realshoring™ process yields outcomes you can trust
Globalization is changing. New business strategies are emerging.
Making site selection decisions that impact investments and jobs — whether for office, lab, data center, manufacturing, or distribution projects — requires navigating complex choices around entering new markets and exiting existing ones. The location decisions can be global, regional, national, or local.
With deep expertise in global business location strategy, Gregg and his team of expert colleagues focus on the many factors that shape these critical decisions, from supply chains, geopolitics, and labor markets to utilities, regulations, incentives, and real estate.
This comprehensive approach that integrates business and real estate into business location strategy
is the essence of the Realshoring™ process.
My Photos in the Field | 2007 | Corinne UT | Securing 700 Acres for P&G
My Photos in the Field | 2007 | Iuka MS | Steel Services Client Grand Opening
My Photos in the Field | 2011 | San Antonio TX | Hyperscale Datacenter Helicopter Site Tour
My Photos in the Field | 2016 | Seattle WA | Project Tour of Northwest Seaport Alliance
My Photos in the Field | 2016 | Seoul, South Korea | Client Meetings to Discuss USA Expansion
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Huntsville, AL | Alabama Megaproject Site Due Diligence
My Photos in the Field | 2018 | Eastern Tennessee | Korean Client Site Tours
My Photos in the Field | 2018 | Michigan | Global Office Strategy Site Visit
My Photos in the Field | 2019 | Spartanburg County SC | Italian FDI Manufacturing Site Tours
My Photos in the Field | 2023 | Bakersfield CA | Rosedale Ranch Megasite Due Diligence
My Photos in the Field | 2024 | Santander, Spain | EV Battery Site Selection with Colleagues
My Photos in the Field | 2024 | Tarragona, Spain | Industrial Site Inspection - Trying to Get the Right Picture!
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Northern China | Travel to Shanghai and Chengdu for Global Shared Services Center Site Selection
My Photos in the Field | 2014 | SE Washington State | Inspecting Logistics Infrastructure for Manufacturing Site Selection Project
My Photos in the Field | Portsmouth VA | Virginia International Gateway Port Tour for European Client Project
My Photos in the Field | 2021 | St Thomas ON | Visions for PowerCo's Future EV Battery Plant
My Photos in the Field | 2019 | Another Flight into Texas
My Photos in the Field | 2022 | New Industrial Building Inspection
My Photos in the Field | 2005 | Iuka MS | Multimodal Industrial Park Assessment for Steel Processing Client
My Photos in the Field | 2005 | Savannah GA | City Tour for Site Selection Project
My Photos in the Field | 2006 | Clark NV | Site Due Diligence ... 8 Years Before Tesla Gigafactory
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Chengdu, China | Technology Development Center Site Selection Property Tours
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Hillsboro OR | Industrial Site Assessment for Semiconductor Supply Chain Investment
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Monterrey MX | Automotive Manufacturing Site Selection Project
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Upstate New York | Semiconductor Site Infrastructure Due Diligence before Micron's $100B Commitment
My Photos in the Field | 2017 | Monterrey MX | Another Speaking Engagement on Foreign Direct Investment and Site Selection
My Photos in the Field | 2025 | Meetings across Japan with Colleagues
