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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MARCH
2015
COVER STORY
3 000 kg with the stabilisers down. The load
at maximum reach with the stabilisers up is
350 kg, and 1 150 kg with the stabilisers down.
In the meantime as work progresses
at Deco Park, planning is under way on the
roll-out of the Northlands Retail Park, a new
commercial property that will be constructed
on a 60 000 m² site bordering Malibongwe
Drive, a strategic economic corridor that
interconnects the Northern Suburbs and
Randburg with Lanseria International Airport
and the N14 highway.
“Aside from the location, the chief advan-
tage of this type of development is that it
enables businesses to centralise their opera-
tions by combining retail, office and storage
space all under one roof at highly competi-
tive rentals,” says D’Oliveira. Construction is
expected to start during 2016.
Avianto Estate in
Muldersdrift
As these and other projects unfold, D’Olivei-
ra’s most ambitious venture so far is already
taking shape at their existing Avianto Estate
in Muldersdrift, Gauteng, which is situated
within the Kroomdraai Valley and adjoins the
Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site.
The current site at Avianto features a four
star hotel, a conference centre and wedding
facility, and an interconnecting lifestyle
estate featuring upmarket residential homes.
“We have now secured an additional
3 000 000 m² of land surrounding the existing
Avianto Estate, which is zoned for develop-
ment. This new venture, with an anticipated
project roll-out of around 10 years, will be a
mixed-use precinct on a majestic scale,” D’Ol-
iveira explains, “and is expected to unlock
some R3,5-billion of future construction.”
Central to the future precinct is the
Maragon Private School at Avianto. North-
lands completed the first phase at the end
of 2014: a 4 000 m² school that caters for
Grades 000-0 (pre-primary) and Grade
1 (the first year of primary education).
Further phases will see the construction of
an adjoining primary and high school.
As on other Northlands projects, Phase
One at Maragon Avianto incorporates green
building features that lower the carbon foot-
print, such as double-glazing, plus roof and
wall insulation. On top of this is the incorpo-
ration of an innovative water-heated under-
floor system throughout the school, which is
believed to be the first school installation of
its kind in South Africa.
D’Oliveira will develop Avianto in pockets,
each phase with a maximum construction
period of three years. This will include the
building of a Frail Care hospital, a retirement
estate, as well as office and commercial
nodes. Zoning makes further provision for
some 2 000 residential units, ranging from
freehold stands to clusters and sectional title.
Some 250 low-cost government grant houses
will also be constructed at Avianto.
Adds D’Oliveira: “As a further advance
on our mixed-use model, I’m confident
that the Avianto precinct will be one of
our most successful and definitive projects
with the aim to take the entire development
off the grid.”
Ongoing construction at Northlands Deco Park runs
in parallel with preparations for the launch of new
industrial projects, as well as the current development
of the multi-million Avianto mixed-use precinct.
The Cat TH414C has a maximum lift height of 13,7 m and maximum forward reach of 9,2 m.
At
Deco Park,
Northlands is currently
busy with a 40 000 m² extension,
which commenced in 2013 for
scheduled completion in August
2015. BELOW FROM LEFT: Northlands
contracts manager, Graham Bower;
Barloworld Equipment Cat sales
professional, Jane Shaw;
and Darin D’Oliveira,
head of Northlands.
“ ... the Avianto precinct will be one of our most
successful and definitive projects with the aim to
take the entire development off the grid.”
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