There are hopes Landmark's move this week will be good for business across town.
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The agribusiness is moving from its location of ten years on MacDonald Street, Yass to the corner of Laidlaw and Reddall Streets in north Yass on Friday, opening the following Tuesday at 7.30am.
Business hours will remain the same, branch manager Eamon Burke said.
The new building was completed by local tradespeople in just 19 weeks, beginning on March 11.
Simon Cassidy, director of Genium Civil Engineering - which was brought on to manage the project - said it's the fastest build he's ever done.
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"It's been a challenge to bring it all together in such a short time, but the end of July was our target and we've made it," Mr Cassidy said.
The building includes 315 square metres (m2) of office and retail space and an 840m2 warehouse, according to Mr Cassidy.
That's about the same size as Landmark's current warehouse, while the office is slightly smaller, branch manager Mr Burke said.
"We didn't need all the office area we had in town," he said.
The new building will be closer to the sale yards and highway, Mr Burke said, explaining why Landmark was moving.
"The location is already quite commercial so it suits what we're doing a bit better," he said.
Mr Burke also said B-double trucks will be able to access Landmark's warehouse for the first time.
Complete Civil has upgraded the previously gravel Reddall St and there is parking on every side of the building.
"There is also approximately 1900m2 of hardstand areas within the site that will be used for storage of materials and loading/unloading," project manager Mr Cassidy said.
"Approximately 650m3 (cubic metres) of concrete was used to construct the building slab, hardstand areas, car park and kerbs."
The land was previously owned by Yass Valley Council and sold to Complete Civil for $335,000. Complete Civil owner Anthony Barrie will lease the site to Landmark and eventually build an adjacent warehouse for his business.
Neighbouring businesses, Yass Tiles and Bathware and MA Steele are hoping Landmark's move will also be good for them.
"I'm hoping it will bring more people over here and give us more visibility," Steve Simkus of Yass Tiles and Bathware said. "They've redone the road so it will look good there. I'm amazed at how quickly it's gone up."
"I don't think it's going to be a bad thing having the two of us next to each other ... the only thing that's really the same is that we both do fencing," MA Steel owner John Coulter said.
Landmark signs will go up on the building shortly, Mr Burke said.
"We'll still be wearing green shirts and have the green sign up," he said.
Mr Burke said he didn't know who was moving into the MacDonald St building once Landmark left.
All local tradespeople were hired on the new build. They included Yass Valley Building Certifiers (building inspection), Genium Civil Engineering (project management), Grange Carpentry (building works), Complete Civil (owner and civil works), BMW Concreting (concrete works), Pateman Power Solutions (power supply and electrical) and David Bonnette (shed construction).
"I have to say, the council has been very supportive getting approvals through," project manager Mr Cassidy said. "We're just waiting on the occupancy certificate, should get that next week."
