WORLEYPARSONS, MELROSE ARCH
CRADLESTONE MALL, MOGALE CITY
managing modulation to balance opacity and transparency, and
advising on façade types/curtain walls/window wall systems,
procurement options, zoning and geometry.
The group is involved in projects in nine countries across subSahara, mainly involving strong local partnerships. These include
the Hub Shopping Centre in Nairobi (Kenya), luxury residences in
Harare (Zimbabwe), tall office buildings in Lagos (Nigeria), Safaricom
Head Office in Nairobi and planned city precincts in Dar es Salaam
(Tanzania) and Accra (Ghana).
Project Delivery
Another strength that few other consulting engineers can claim is
the breadth and depth of Sutherland’s successful project delivery
track record in Southern Africa.
Project types include mixed-use, retail, commercial office,
residential, hotel and industrial developments of virtually all sizes
and descriptions. Recent examples in South Africa include SAPOA
award-winning projects such as:
• 90 Grayston Drive, Sandton (2015)
• V&A Waterfront Silo Developments (2014)
• UCT’s Engineering Building, Cape Town (2014)
• The CTICC Expansion, Cape Town
• Park Central Apartments, Rosebank
• FNB Corporate Head Office, Umhlanga
• Unilever Distribution Centre, Durban
• DHL Distribution Centre, Isando
• WorleyParsons, Melrose Arch
• Cradlestone Mall, Krugersdorp
Culture
Just as important to achieving successful outcomes for clients’
projects, is Sutherland’s culture. The firm prides itself on staff
who are ‘fun’ to work with, team players, and, albeit serious about
engineering, who have an optimistic, can-do attitude with humility and
a sense of humour. Training is a passion - the company consistently
produces ECSA-registered professional engineers and technicians
(40% of the firm’s technical sta ff).
Sutherland even started its own Achiever Award-winning drafting
academy for disadvantaged learners, and has long been involved at
board level with the Go for Gold education initiative.
The story of Sutherland’s growth from a small structural
engineering partnership into a multidisciplinary powerhouse is based
on the premise of its people’s passion for all things engineering and their determination to find technically sound, economical and
sustainable solutions for their clients.
DHL DISTRIBUTION CENTRE AT PLUMBAGO BUSINESS PARK, JOHANNESBURG
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