Developments News Magazine

Leading South African property developer and investor Atterbury is developing the new 15,000sqm Mediclinic hospital in Stellenbosch. This prominent R350 million development will boost the world-class medical facilities in the Winelands community. Atterbury Western Cape Development Manager Gerrit van den Berg, says: “This is our first project for Mediclinic, and it is an exciting development for Atterbury. We look forward to delivering a modern, sustainable health care facility that supports Mediclinic in bringing even more of the best available care to this community for years to come.” Atterbury has built its reputation as a leading property development and investment company over 22 years. It has established a national and international track record of developing, investing and managing quality properties and building long-term relationships. Atterbury provided the new hospital with its convenient new location along the R44 Strand Road, at the corner of Elsie du Toit Drive, to ...

Kumasi City Mall, developed by leading South African property development and investment company Atterbury, has won the first ever Africa Property Investment (API) Award for retail real estate. The awards, announced at the recent API Summit and Expo 2017 held in Sandton Central, recognise innovation and outstanding achievement. Kumasi City Mall was selected as the best retail project from a strong field of world-class calibre entries. The new awards, with a unique focus on sub-Saharan African real estate, are judged on a wide range of criteria including integration into the environment, originality of concept, technical and architectural quality, sensitivity to the local community, innovation, sustainability, response to market demands, financial performance, and the impact of the project on economic convergence. Atterbury developed Kumasi City Mall for its owners, Delico Kumasi Limited and AttAfrica has been appointed as the asset manager, and is responsible for its day-to-d...

[Johannesburg, 28 August 2017]: Monitech Mining Monitoring Systems, specialist provider of safety and monitoring solutions to the mining sector in South Africa and globally, was recently commissioned to supply and install a Proximity Detection System to a number of Sasol Mining’s underground operations. The project, completed in good time, was an initiative by Sasol Mining to have a Proximity Detection System (PDS) put in place to assist with the compliance of the Department of Mineral Resources’ regulations requiring integrated proximity detection systems on underground Trackless Mobile Machinery (TMM) at its underground operations in South African coal fields. The project, which included supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of the Proximity Detection System as well as associated training, was awarded to Monitech Mining Monitoring Systems, whose portfolio spoke to the project’s need for a reliable, effective, accurate, low-cost-of-ownership solution backed by ar...

Powerful new actuator series widens scope for hydraulics replacement in agricultural and construction equipment. Making its debut at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017, an efficient and powerful new range of electromechanical linear actuators from SKF is set to provide viable replacements for many more hydraulics applications in construction vehicles and agricultural machinery. SKF has substantially increased the thrust and holding force of its CAHB electro-mechanical linear actuators, as well as achieving a marked improvement in the sealing of these units, from IP66S to IP69K/66M (with Gore automotive vent). Three new products - CAHB-20E, CAHB-21E and CAHB-22E - offer more than double the rated load compared with previous CAHB designs, to deliver a maximum thrust of 10,000N and a holding force of up to 20,000N, ensuring maximum operational safety. This vastly improved performance means that the new CAHB-E series is now a viable drop-in replacement for many more hydraulically actuated syst...

Innovators from the financial and property development sectors share green ambitions with their peers in a symbolic turning point for South Africa’s built environment 11 August 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa: More than eighty CEOs and their management teams from South Africa’s finance and property development sectors attended a forum today to share the business case for committing to design and certify their new homes with EDGE. Hosted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group that focuses on the private sector, the event took place at Drivelines Studios, located in the heart of Maboneng, a residential complex made of up-cycled shipping containers that is still undergoing the final stages of construction. At the forum, property developers revealed to their peers the facts and figures behind their decisions to green their portfolios going forward. Their insights reflect the industry’s experience that more customers are demanding homes that...

Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated around the world on the birthday of Nelson Mandela, 18 July, to honour his life and legacy. Everyone is invited to share in this celebration by giving 67 minutes of volunteerism and joining this global movement to change the world for the better. In 2017, the community of Sandton Central is again taking action to help make a difference for the better. This year, Mandela Day is focused on having immediate impacts through #ActionAgainstPoverty and Sandton-based businesses and their staff, visitors and local residents all joined the movement for a better South Africa and a better world by volunteering their time and resources through numerous activities to help a variety of beneficiaries. Poverty alleviation, feeding empty tummies, skills development and employment support, caring for the most vulnerable in our society, donating blood, and contributing to animal welfare are among the initiatives to receive a boost from Sandton Centra...

Shawn Theunissen - Property Point Property Point, a Growthpoint Properties initiative, is transforming the South African economy and society by building sustainable small businesses working in the property industry. This year, for the first time, it has opened its application process to KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneurs. Property Point is an enterprise initiative founded by Growthpoint Properties, the leading international property company listed on the JSE. It has grown to collaborate with partners across the property industry, like Attacq, to drive enterprise development forward for the sector. Property Point has been a catalyst for transformation within the South African property industry since it was founded in 2008. So far, it has created 1669 jobs and R453 million in procurement opportunities generated for the 124 SMEs that have participated in its two-year incubation programmes. These small business have reported 61% growth in revenue, which is significantly above the nation...