With warm eatery hospitality , The Pantry comes with in-house chefs and restaurant managers on hand to answer any questions , but more excitingly inspire clients with new foodie ideas . This all ties in with their slogan theme : ‘ We ’ ve made it easy to be fancy ’.

With access to the very best of local , and a few unique international additions that every food lover yearns for , what is on offer at The Pantry are grab-and-go meals , wines , salads and bowls , a selection of only

the best local produce , baked goods , and of course , good coffee .

The store site is open around the clock every day and comprises over 1 000m ² of freshly stocked goods to treat oneself , a friend or spoil the family . The concept aims for a restaurant experience but made easy for customers and their slippers if necessary . As an added convenience , patrons are able to fill up their vehicles – both traditional combustion engines and electric vehicles – as the site is shared with a modern-style filling station .

Walking up to this store , it would not be easy for the average eye to spot all of the fine detail that makes this project exceptional . From stopping at the court , one is greeted with a unique combination wooden ceiling façade that sets you up for

what you know is going to be an obvious experience-and-a-half inside . What is not obvious , however , is the fact that almost every finish of this shop was custom made . BJ Cooling & Heating was tasked to implement the design and supply that would be fitting but effective for this unique store , as well as fit into the very limited space available to run all the services .

A lot of careful planning had to be done as we had minimal time to install all of our services ( ducting , cable trays , piping , cables , drains ) before the plastered ceilings and other trades had to be installed , this included a new lift shaft too .

The main extraction canopy is in excess of 9m , which hints to the idea that there will be a vast variety of some seriously fresh gourmet meals cooked up by the amazing chefs and presented along with many other exquisite offerings they have in store .

A full make-up fresh air system was also installed to complement the many extraction canopies and so as not to remove the airconditioned air too .

There was also an existing extraction system from the restaurant above that had its extract ducting and motors running under the forecourt overhang .

A number of display fridges border spaces in the store .

This had to be removed and re-routed to make way for the new forecourt ceiling design and we had to install the ducting and motors behind the SASOL wing , discharging out the top .

Three Samsung Inverter Ducted units were installed to feed the C-Store area with a number of round and square swirl diffusers . These diffusers were colour coded to match the laser cut ceilings ( manufactured by Geneva Ad Shopfititng ) amongst the other high end shopfitting and positioned evenly throughout the floor area to maintain a constant and comfortable temperature . Refrigeration was the main portion of the