Construction World February 2016

PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS

An artist’s impression of the custom-built office and warehouse for promotional product provider Amrod.

MASSIVE PREMISES

Waterfall’s Commercial District will soon be home to a substantial 37 000 m 2 custom- built office and warehouse for leading promotional product provider Amrod. Amrod’s new premises will not only create another new ultramodern business facility at Waterfall, but continues Waterfall’s impressive and growing track record of securing large-scale deals and delivering high-quality, purpose- built developments. JSE-listed real estate capital growth fund Attacq Limited holds the commercial development rights to the prestigious Waterfall. Atterbury Property Developments is responsible for the Amrod development project, on behalf of Attacq. Unmatched in size and economic impact, Waterfall is Southern Afri- ca’s largest greenfield urban development. It is ideally located between Midrand and Sandton, and is quickly becoming one of the strongest and most successful commercial nodes nationally. Progressing apace with its game-plan for Waterfall, so far commer- cial development is valued at about R4-billion. Waterfall measures around 323 ha with 1,8 million square metres of developable bulk approved so far. This prime development is creating a city crafted around the best urban design principles. Its sheer scale, together with its excellent infrastructure already >

in place, gives Waterfall the advantage of being able to bring massive projects to market, with ready-to-develop opportunities. Already completed At Waterfall, Atterbury Property Developments has already completed the development of Massbuild’s 36 000 m² warehouse facility and Cell C’s landmark 46 000 m² campus. It is undertaking Africa’s largest single-phase shopping centre development at Waterfall – the 131 000 m² super-regional Mall of Africa, due to open in April 2016. It is also developing the new 26-storey, 40 000 m² PwC corporate head- quarters at Waterfall City, which will introduce the city’s first high-rise building when it is complete in early 2018. Atterbury Property Developments’ director, Coenie Bezuidenhout, who is responsible for co-ordinating the Waterfall mega-development on behalf of Attacq, says Amrod is joining an increasing number of busi- nesses, from large multinational corporates to growing start-ups, that are choosing Waterfall as their ideal business address. Bezuidenhout remarks: “From multitenant office and retail prem- ises to large-scale turnkey developments, Waterfall‘s ability to cater to modern business needs by helping companies save space, time and money, with all the benefits of being located in a magnificent, accessible ultra-modern city, is proving extremely popular. Amrod will enjoy all these advantages. We are pleased to be developing a top-notch facility for Amrod that supports its business success.” Amrod Amrod currently operates from a 25 000 m² office, warehouse and

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production space. Its new headquarters will be located in Waterfall’s Commercial District. The move to Waterfall will see its operating area grow by some 12 000 m² into a facility that will enable its business goals with the very latest in efficient, modern business space. Morné Wilken, CEO of Attacq, says: “We are thrilled to welcome Amrod to the unrivalled line-up of top-quality businesses choosing Waterfall as their strategic business base. This project is among the next wave of develop- ments that will drive Waterfall forward as we develop out the remaining 1,4 million of usable bulk over the next ten to 15 years.” Amrod’s new expansive contemporary facility at Waterfall will include 7 000 m² of quality offices, a 19 000 m² standard warehouse and 11 000 m² of special- ised VNA (very narrow aisle) warehousing. Its construction kicked off recently for completion in January 2017.

At the sod-turning ceremony of this 37 000 m 2 facility.

CONSTRUCTION WORLD FEBRUARY 2016