August 2013
CONSTRUCTION WORLD
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projects & contracts
PHILIPSHASAPPROXIMATELY
1 000 real estate locations worldwide.
The project management contract applies to relocations, office build-
ing refurbishment, research and development facilities, projects at
industrial sites, environmental projects and office decommissioning,
among others. The three year contract includes two possible exten-
sions of one year.
Peter Warmerdam, group executive vice-president of Philips
Electronics said:“We are proud that we have achieved the creation of
a team with best in class service providers. This will enable Philips to
bring its offices andmanufacturing facilities up to excellent standards.”
Royal HaskoningDHV has worked with Philips for more than 60
years, and has delivered a wide variety of services at many of the
company’s worldwide locations. Some of these include the High Tech
Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and the Philips Innovation
Campus in Shanghai, China.
Jos van de Loo, director business development at Royal Haskon-
ingDHV said:“Our vast global office network, multidisciplinary consul-
tancy and engineering services will substantially contribute to helping
Philips achieve its challengingworldwide objectives.We are delighted
to continue our long standing partnership with Philips through this
significant project management contract.”
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ANNUALLY, IN RECOGNITION
of the impor-
tance of property development to the South
African economy and the community which
it serves, SAPOA honours those property
innovators, developers, owners and built
environment professionals who, through
the quality of their products, have contrib-
uted significantly to the enhancement of the
industry (Sapoaawards.co.za).
“The panel of expert judges had their
work cut out for them with the exceptional
scope and quality of the submissions. Eco-
nomic viability, the meeting of both investor
and user needs, as well as architectural ap-
peal and functionality were all considered,”
explains Pieter Engelbrecht, chairman: SAPOA
Awards Committee (SAPOAAwards booklet).
This year, Aurecon is proud to have been
part of the project teams of no less than four
award-winning projects:
• The 13 248 m
2
Ellerines Furnishers
Distribution Centre in Port Elizabeth,
developed by Growthpoint Properties,
triumphed in the ‘Industrial Develop-
ments’category. The intent of the project
was to create a centralised distribution
warehouse for goods distribution
in the greater Eastern Cape region.
Aurecon provided principal agent, civil
and structural engineering services as
well gave Environmentally Sustainable
Development (ESD) input for this high
tech facility.
• Lakeside Office Park Block 3, located
oppo s i t e t h e G a u t r a i n S t a t i on
in Centurion, won the SAPOA 2013
‘Overall Green Award’. The major
refurbishment of the building was
undertaken by Growthpoint Properties
in collaboration with AMA Architects.
Aurecon acted as the Environmentally
Sustainable Design (ESD) consultant. The
building, designed to achieve a 4 Star
Green Star SA Office v1 rating, embodies
environmental preservation through
At the contract signing are from left: Peter Warmerdam (group executive vice-
president Philips Electronics), Jos van de Loo (director business development Royal
HaskoningDHV), Eugene Grüter (buildings director Royal HaskoningDHV) and Kees
van der Linden (global head of transactions and project delivery real estate Philips).
Gobal project management contract
International consultancy, engineering and project
management service provider Royal HaskoningDHV
and Royal Philips have signed a framework agreement
for deliveringworldwide projectmanagement services.
The services include the deployment of Philips’Global
WorkPlace Innovation programme.
Involvement in four award-winners
This year marked the 45
th
South African Property Owners Association
(SAPOA) convention. Held in May, the event also saw the winners
of the 2013 SAPOA Awards for Innovative Excellence in Property
Development announced.
LEFT:
The Aula foyer at the University of Pretoria.
RIGHT:
Freedom Park was launched in 2000 as a response to a need identified by the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission for symbolic reparation of past conflicts in the history of South Africa.
