Long Awaited Duelling of Sandown Road Begins Continued from P1
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TO SUBSCRIBE TO CAPE BUSINESS NEWS ISSN 1028-1215 SMS Subscribe to 31013 FOUNDED 1980 National Distribution FEBRUARY 2019 Don’t blame Oh la vanche! Fishing at risk plastics 5 L’autosuffisance 14 26 It’s us that pollute! énergétique World in hot water Long awaited duelling of Partnership brings water Sandown Road begins Construction will ease congestion and improve access to Rivergate and N7. By Tony Clarke - Joint MD Aska Property Group FTER 11 years of planning, the Sandown Road Link was opened Aon 29 October 2013. The opening was celebrated by not only those attending the “Road Opening Ceremony” hosted by N 17 October, Grundfos in township developers Garden Cities, The partnership with SOS NPO, Milnerton Estates and The Aska Property Olaunched the Future of Wa- Group, but equally celebrated by the mo- ter project at the Masibambane Sec- torists using this east-west link between the ondary School in Bloekombos – the West Coast Road and the N7 Freeway. home to a community of about 45 000 From the word “go” the road link was an people where small businesses in the immediate success. Traffic streamed along settlement are prohibited from using the road right after the official opening municipal water in their trade, and by Minister Robin Carisle, and bottles of schools are on strict quotas to limit champagne were handed out to the happy their water usage. motorists. It was said then that work on im- Grundfos and SOS NPO partnered plementing the second carriageway needed to deliver water to the community. to start immediately. Diagram reflecting the dualling of Sandown Road. The project involves the installation of Sandown Road is threaded through the water towers to provide non-potable residential suburbs of Sunningdale, Park- water for car washing and irrigation lands and Sandown as well as the Rivergate for micro-farms, and the delivery of commercial and industrial development. water to the six schools in the settle- The opening of this east-west link brought ment, an HIV clinic and churches. relief to motorists previously restricted to The first stage of the project will using the internal road networks of these see the installation of eight 5 000-li- suburbs. Locals will remember queuing on tre tanks at Masibambane Second- Gie Road for what seemed like endless pe- ary School. The tanks will provide riods. sufficient water for everyday activi- The link provided further stimulus in ties, as well as aid in the provision growing these popular suburbs. Suffice of irrigation for the school’s food to say that with the growth here and the garden. need by the outer-lying areas for improved In the Future of Water project, movement through these suburbs, capacity Grundfos will assist with the in- of the link was reached in just five years. stallation and maintenance of their The requirement for the dualling of San- pumps. down Road Link was prioritised by The Other partners include M’hudi Western Cape Government, The City of Farm, a neighbour to the Bloekom- Cape Town and the developers. The Public The first road-over-rail bridge built here in 2013. The second bridge now commissioned runs bos settlement and the first fully Private Partnership, the effort and the co- parallel to the first bridge built. black-owned wine farm in South operation between the parties and the joint Africa, Swish Properties, who pro- funding agreement enabled the speed with facing of the second carriageway over the mencing in earnest during January 2019. vide the non-potable water from which this road can now be dualled. Diep River and the roadworks up to the N7. BVI Consulting Engineers were appoint- an aquifer at their development in Two consulting teams were appointed to This contract has been awarded to Base- ed to deal with the dualling of Sandown Woodstock, Isuzu’s school water facilitate the design and manage the on-site line Civil Contractors in an amount of R87 Road from the intersection of Parklands unit trucks that transport water to construction. Million. The contract commenced on 9 Main Road to the west, through the sub- schools and communities, JoJo Wa- HHO Africa were appointed to deal with November last year. The contractors will urbs of Sandown and Parklands to Sun- ter Tanks to store the water, and the dualling of Sandown Road from the in- establish two site camps, one nearest the ningdale Drive in Sunningdale. NuWater who will contribute a wa- tersection of Parklands Main Road to the road-over-rail bridge and another south of ter treatment plant to make the non- east, including a new road over rail bridge, Sandown Road in Rivergate. Material is Continued on P2 potable water potable. the dualling of Malibongwe Road, the sur- now being ordered with construction com- 2 CBN February 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Distell gets high 11 Industrial Gases NEW Distell CEO CEO Miles Dally and of Distell will come in laborations, and global Nash stressed the Richard Rishton – a Spar CEO Graham very handy. routes to market. “We “exquisite focus and 12 Petrochemicals / Oil & Gas former executive at O’Connor initially In other news at Dis- believe our actions passion” needed to SABMiller – is certain- backed the PCB ven- tell, the group has also will speak louder than drive success in the 15 PPE ly whipping up froth at ture. launched a premium our words so its heads fine wine category 18 Property Stellenbosch-based liq- Distell, over the and fine wine hub in down and getting un- would be harnessed in uor group Distell. years, has enjoyed suc- form of Libertas Vine- der the hood for a the new business.” 20 Pumps & Valves Late last year came cess in niche liquor yards and Estates. while.” Nash indicated that the rather astounding categories – most nota- Libertas is a new She said Libertas the first priority in the 22 Heavy Lifting news that the maker of bly Amarula Cream li- stand-alone company was making bold deci- short-term would be best-selling ciders like queur (which performs that will own brands sions regarding how we to critically review the 24 Wire, Rope, Hoist, Sling, Savanna and Hunters strongly in internation- like Alto, Nederburg, operate and compete. large portfolio. Chain, Rigging and Klipdrift brandy al markets). Durbanville Hills, “Distell with their “We have eight was delving into can- PCB’s lager is not as Plaisir de Merle, Pon- strong wine DNA, are brands and 40 sub-sub- 25 Fishing nabis infused beer. radical as one might grácz, Fleur du Cap championing the need brands operating in 88 Distell has agreed to expect. It is made with and Allesverloren and for a new approach. markets globally across 27 Cutting & Welding distribute and market hemp, a variety of the as well as the unique There is recognition 22 grape varietals, and cannabis-infused beer cannabis sativa plant, heritage assets of Cha- that the category is spanning 384 SKU’s. 28 Logistics & Supply Chain made by Durban-based which is not loaded teau Libertas, Zonne- challenging and in- The cost of this com- Management Poison City Brewing with the ingredient bloem and the Taber- herently complex and plexity is significant (PCB). that gets the main- nacle. requires a specialist and it hinders our abili- 29 Processing Plant Machinery Distell has not had stream marijuana use Libertas MD Kay focus, different culture ty to focus and support & Equipment a beer in its portfo- a ‘high’. Nash said Distell had and entrepreneurial winning propositions.” lio since the seventies Reports suggest de- started the premiumi- approach.” She noted Libertas 30 Tooling when the old Stellen- mand for PCB’s brands sation journey at all In recent years Dis- had already started to bosch Farmers Winery have outstripped de- levels in the business tell has enjoyed re- consolidate the sec- 32 On the Contrary (SFW) had a specialist mand, which is presum- from fine wine skills markable success in ondary production lager joint venture with ably where the finan- to brands and brand the mainstream wine from four sites to a sin- 32 The Other Side of the Coin Louis Luyt. cial muscle, efficient experiences, portfo- category with brands gle site at Nederburg to CBN hears that big distribution channels lio structures, ways of like 4th Street, Paarl ensure a more efficient hitters like RCL Foods and marketing prowess working and new col- Perle and Drostdy Hof. supply chain. 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