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Evergreens leads the way with 1.9MW CO 2 retail installation
The Evergreens storefront offers wide open spaces for customers to shop freely.
T
he 22 000m 2 new Evergreens
fresh market is located just off the
R21 highway in Kempton Park,
Johannesburg. This is the largest CO 2
installation in the local commercial
sector with a refrigeration capacity of
1.9MW.
The Evergreens site was built from
scratch to cater to the local community
who live in nearby Thembisa and also
work in this predominantly warehousing
and industrial businesses area. It is the only
development in the area zoned for retail
trading. The project was conceptualised
in 2012 and started in August 2018 and
was completed by the beginning of
August 2019, creating jobs for about 300
to 400 people during the construction
phase. There are currently about 80
people working in the completed store.
This number is expected to increase
significantly as the store becomes busier.
Evergreens was established 35 years
ago and the original store is based in
Pretoria. Although this store is significantly
smaller than the newly built Kempton
Park, Johannesburg offering, it draws
an impressive 18 000 to 20 000 shoppers
monthly, confirmed Evergreens senior
buyer and project manager for new
business, David Lopes. They expect
the new store to add an ever-growing
number of new loyal customers to the
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An HC Aquaplus hybrid evaporative condenser on site.
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OCTOBER 2019