INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WINNER
Westcon Offices and Warehouse
WestconGroup Southern Africa were delighted to be
the custodians of the building that received a SAPOA
award just six months after moving into their new offices
and warehouses.
The brief was to create an aesthetic environment that
was built for purpose, housed state of the art facilities,
and would provide staff and customers with a pleasant
and welcoming work environment in which they could
conduct business.
Developed by Atterbury and designed by Empowered
Spaces Architects, the WestconGroup Southern Africa
development consists of a 4,000m2 warehouse and
3,500m2 offices and is located in the Waterfall Estate
Office Park in Midrand, providing excellent access to
Johannesburg, Pretoria and the airport, and a direct link
to all major highways in the Gauteng province.
As it was designed around the desire to provide
customers with the full IT distribution experience, it has
a customer experience centre, extensive training
facilities, including an executive training room, main
training room and an auditorium. All of its training rooms
are fully equipped with only the best technologies as
well as full in-house catering service.
As the central hub and head office for the Southern
Africa region, its 4,000m 2 warehouse boasts an
integrated state-of-the-art security system, 189 bays of
racking - each rack’s frame is 7,8m tall and there are over
408 bins available for the storage of small parts. Further
adding to the value-added distribution experience,
Westcon has also added four prep rooms, situated
alongside the warehouse, where partners can prep
SAPOA Awards
equipment on behalf of their customers. A customer
services facility adjoins the warehouse and offers direct
vehicle access for customers looking for more convenient
collections and drop offs, which then doubles up as the
24-hour access area for its backup store facility.
Other notable office spaces include three video
conferencing rooms, a canteen, and entertainment areas,
all of which are designed to drive the company’s desire
to be an employer of choice in the distribution landscape.
WestconGroup are exceptionally proud of their offices
and have to date received excellent feedback from
vendor partners and customers who are making
extensive use of the facilities. Westcon Group thanked
all involved in helping them create the Westcon
experience, including the developers Atterbury who
pulled out all the stops in helping them secure the
desired location, as well as facilitated the management
of the construction.
Developer: Atterbury Property Holdings
Project Managers:
Empowered Spaces Architects
Architects: Empowered Spaces Architects
Quantity Surveyors:
Pentad Quantity Surveyors
Civil and Structural Engineers:
DG Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineers: CKR Consulting Engineers
Electrical Engineers: CKR Consulting Engineers
Fire Consultants: Specialised Fire Technology
Main Contractor: Lyncon Construction
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