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FRESHMARK

DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

FRESHMARK DISTRIBUTION CENTRE Polokwane
CLIENT AND DEVELOPER Moolman Group
ARCHITECT SLT Architects
QUANTITY SURVEYOR IQS
STRUCTURAL , ELECTRICAL & REFRIGERATION ENGINEERS WSP Africa
CIVIL ENGINEERS KLS Consulting Engineers
HVAC ENGINEERS Lethaba Green
FIRE ENGINEERS Tom Esterhuizen & Associates
LOGISTICS ENGINEERS Relog
MAIN CONTRACTOR JC Van der Linde & Venter Projects
PHOTOGRAPHY Johann Lourens Photography
AERIAL DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY Johann Walters

Freshmark Polokwane was developed by the Moolman Group and is the latest facility in the network of Distribution Centres for the tenant and operator Shoprite Checkers .

Background The existing facility in the area had to operate across two sites and from buildings with limited height and floor space . Struggling to keep up with the ever-growing needs of the market over the last couple of years , it was time for Freshmark in Limpopo to be upgraded to the standard of its other facilities around the country . This new site will deliver fresh fruit and vegetables to the Shoprite Checkers Group stores in and around Polokwane . It will also serve as a cross dock site for perishable goods from its
The architectural design team , lead by project architect Niel Marx , set out to develop the next step in the evolution of industrial design and continuing from their award-winning Whitey Basson Distribution Park design
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