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SEW EURODRIVE

SEW-EURODRIVE Aeroton
CLIENT SEW-Eurodrive
DEVELOPER RPP Developments
ARCHITECT DBM Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR O ’ Mahony Peel Rowney
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEER MVW Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER WSP Group Africa
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEER RWP Consulting Engineers
FIRE ENGINEER Specialised Fire Technology
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT Tellurian
SAFETY CONSULTANT HSE Global
OFFICE FITOUT Republic Interiors
MAIN CONTRACTOR Iguana Projects
PHOTOGRAPHY Studio 88 Photography

Drive and control technologies specialist , SEW-Eurodrive , recently moved into its new head office and Warehouse in Aeroton , Johannesburg . The new facility is expected to accommodate the company ’ s growth , with its old head office in Johannesburg now too small to support this . The new facility will serve as both an assembly plant and the new South African headquarters .

The site is located within the Aeroton Business Park which is situated just off the confluence of the N1 , N12 and M1 highways . Its elevated position affords the building excellent exposure from both the N1 as well as the N12 highways .
The relationship between the Developers , RPP Developments and SEW-Eurodrive started way back in 2012 when SEW-Eurodrive bought their first piece of land in Aeroton Business Park . They later sold that piece of land and purchased a bigger 5ha erf for the development of their new facility . The new facility has a total rentable area of 26,015m 2 , consisting of : 22,211m 2 Warehouse area including staff facilities 362m 2 Canteen 1,367m 2 Ground level offices 1,024m 2 First level offices 1,008m 2 Second level offices
43m 2 Ancillary buildings ( Guard and pump house ) 26,015m 2 Total Gross building area 3,761m 2 Total office
The office component is located on the northeast corner of the warehouse block , in close proximity to the entrance
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