GENERAL NEWS
From the MD’s desk
By Sandy Kelly
Those of you who know me are probably
aware that my favourite beverage is Castle
Lager. Apart from the saying that “Some
beer is better than others, but there’s
no bad beer,” which I agree is the case,
there’s the famous Castle slogan which I
think is very appropriate to our business –
“The taste that’s stood the test of time.”
Now anyone who’s had the pleasure of working with us in whichever
way: client, associate, service provider etc, we hope would be as
happy as we have been with the experience. So much so, that they
enjoyed the taste and wanted another taste due to the quality – much
like I enjoy Castle!
In this edition, we bid farewell to Cliffy Ferreira, our director of residential
developments. He has been a stalwart since joining us in 1992. The
contractors who worked for us at Kgale View who may have been
subjected to stripping off a newly plastered wall and redoing it because
it wasn’t up to scratch, will have known and learned very quickly that a
certain quality was required to earn another chance to taste our brew. So
much so that over the years, houses in Gaborone could be identified as,
“That’s a Time house.” And they all have “stood the test of Time.” Cliff,
you can be proud of what you’ve achieved with us and for the Botswana
community. Tsamaya Sentle, you certainly have stood the test of Time.
Moving on…
We have much ahead of us as you will see from our newsletter. People
ask, “How is it that you guys always seem to have lots on the go?”
Well, when we get up in the morning and come to work, we don’t just
come to sit here like a banker who has accounts to manage! Yes, we
ABOUT TIME, the quarterly
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Editor: Brett Marlin
have properties to manage which we do daily, but every day, every
week, every month, every year, our job is to find new projects and
developments. We go out and look for opportunities and often people
come to us with sites. Why do they do that? Well, because they have
had “The taste that’s stood the test of Time,” perhaps being what we’ve
done for them or many others around the country, extending to Zambia
and maybe even other territories.
Similarly, our strategy on office developments has been to adopt a
design that is practical and cost effective, particularly concentrating
on aesthetics and finishes that are lasting. For example, the SA High
Commission and Letshego Place were developed along classical
architectural lines - seemingly ageless. And at Prime Plaza we adopted
a more contemporary design which was proven in other developed
markets. We have avoided flavour of the month finishes such as glazed
curtain walls, cladding systems that, looking back, could be identified as
80s or 90s buildings. Our retail centres are clean-cut and world class,
adapted for local conditions effectively making them true to “The taste
that’s stood the test of Time.”
Next time you have a beer, think of us. Or if you fancy a beer, give us
a call!
Managing editor: Faye-Marie Cloete
Email: [email protected]
Cell: +267 7137 6232
Contributors: Sandy Kelly, Brett Marlin,
Roy Mapharing, Heinrich Malan,
Michael Hughes and Chabo Mbikiwa
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