Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa November/December 2014 | Page 13

PLUMBAGO BUSINESS PARK – 35,000m2 high-bay warehouse
and 4,500m2 corporate offices in Kempton Park.

MALL OF THE SOUTH – 90,000m2 (65,000m2 rentable)
regional shopping mall with 98,000m2 structured parking
for 3,200 motor vehicles serving Johannesburg south.

sectors, initiated by the then United Building Society’s expansion
around South Africa.
Chris Rademan, who joined the company in 1978, initiated
the further expansion of MLC’s expertise into the hospitality
and leisure sectors and later introduced MLC to its first megaproject, the Lost City at Sun City, which opened in 1992.
Experience gained in the hospitality & leisure sectors together
with relationships forged therein, were the catalyst that took MLC
initially to Mauritius and then on to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and
most recently Montenegro.

ability to attract and nurture partners of the highest caliber, who
have helped grow the business with strong bonds of friendship
and mutual respect. Of the current eighteen directors, no fewer
than ten were appointed during Kim’s tenure at the helm; each
of them in turn are continuing this legacy in nurturing successors
for when they retire. At the latest count, between all the current
Directors, MLC can boast 409 collective years of service, thus
displaying l