SD Issue 19 Digital

COMMERCIAL PROFILE

ASPINDALE PARK is setting new standards for development.
They have opened Aspindale Park Farmers Market to
create and increase opportunities for farmers to sell their
fresh farm produce and products directly to consumers. This will
encourage a healthy community by providing the public with direct
access to food producers.

The Market serves to stimulate and support the local economy, to
provide opportunities to inform, entertain, support and strongly
encourage environmental sustainability. It has international
standards as it aims to connect, educate, empower a community
to support healthy sustainable food system and to contribute to
the success of local food growers and producers. The market has a
security system in place, parking, ablutions, and a restaurant.

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The cafe was designed in a
modern way and is quirky in
its details. The whole style is
appropriate as well as pointedly
arranged to reflect a farmers’
market.

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The cafe has hues that complement each other
and the furniture sticks to the theme whilst
adding its own sense of warmth and relaxation.

Details like this bicycle perched onto the
wall make the space a visual delight.

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A COMMUNITY LIKE NO OTHER

Aspindale Park is truly a community like no
other, being a unique investment for many
families. Our fully serviced stands are of the
highest standards, offering water, sewer and
electricity connections, tarred roads and all
necessary amenities. In addition, this a safe
haven which will provide solar street lights
and has a security fence around the whole
development. With two schools, daycare
centres, churches and a clinic all within the
boundary of Aspindale, there is access to all
a family could need. A new farmers’ market
has also been built in the area. There is also
a planting of 1,000’s of trees taking place to
bring our community to life!

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The market is always a hive
of activity, seeing a constant
supply of new customers.
The stalls are uniform and
orderly, leaving ample space
for walking and comparing
the prices of the high quality
produce on offer.

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The roof structure is
strong and carefully
catered to the build.

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There is good lighting and high roofs
for the produce floor where goods
are displayed in an orderly fashion.

Recycling is an important
part of the cleanliness
culture at the market.

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The office side of the complex has
the administration block as well as
ablution facilities.

The inside of the offices features
beautiful lighting and artwork.

Adequate and modern toilets were
installed. They are maintained to stay
clean at all times.

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INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

ICC

has a new home
in Pomona

text by Michael Nott
photos by Michele Fortmann and S&D
renderings by Architexture Spatial Design

International Coatings well. When they found the combined space structural steel fabrication and erection
Company (ICC) opened was still not enough for their needs, they concern in Zimbabwe. The warehouse space
their new warehouse and began looking around for somewhere bigger for ICC has heavier than usual steel roof
sales floor in July this year and better and they found the Pomona beams which could accommodate overhead
in Pomona. The Pomona area, around the warehouse which was ideal for their needs. cranes if needed. In addition, the roof eaves
intersection of Harare Drive and Alpes extend out about 6m on either side creating
Road, is currently probably the most The main section of the building measures additional covered outdoor workspace.
rapidly developing commercial and light 21m x 72m making it just over 1,500sq/m
industrial suburb in Harare (see Structure of warehouse space. The warehouse The warehouse is basically a brick structure
and Design, Storagemart Issue 3; Halsteds’ was designed by Rob Butler from Grid up to height of around 1.8m with vertical
new branch Issue 14). The area is less Transmission, who has designed and built Chromadek cladding above extending up
congested than, for example, Msasa or a large number of similarly combined to roof height. The high roof has a series
Graniteside, and it offers easy access for warehouse and retail space structures, most of skylights punched through to allow for
residents and businesses from both the notably Halsteds in Msasa, the sprawling natural lighting, although there are also
northern and western suburbs. Mbudzi market in Waterfalls and the Steel high bay LED industrial lights. The excellent
Brands factory in Ardbennie (see Structure lighting is ideal for correctly colour matching
ICC had been situated in a small warehouse and Design Steel Brands Issue 14). In paint samples. There are three large roller
in Roberts Drive in Msasa. They soon found addition, Grid Transmission has built a shutter doors to make loading easy and,
that they had outgrown their premises and number of retail spaces, factories, churches together with the high ceiling, they help
they took over the next door property as and service stations making them the leading provide natural ventilation.

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Grid Transmission worked in conjunction with
Lues Construction who were involved in the
‘wet’ works side, notably the huge concrete
floor slab. The slab is 150mm thick 30 MPa
concrete reinforced with weldmesh. It took a
total of 12 working days to cast the required
12 slabs each of 24m x 6m. Thereafter it was
cured by ‘ponding’ for 7 days and it took 28
days to reach full strength.
In addition, Grid Transmission approached
Bruce Rowlands from Architexture Spatial
Design to create an add-on front office
section with two offices and toilets
downstairs and two offices and a small
kitchen upstairs. The brief to Rowlands
was to design something that would show
off the endless versatility of structural
steel. Rowlands came up with a twisting,
fan-shaped facade for the office section
that is both whimsical and eye-catching.
Fortuitously, the fan shape is very similar
to the fans of paint colour samples that
ICC uses! Inside Rowlands designed a wall
next to the staircase clad in distressed steel
sheeting that will slowly oxidise and rust over
time, showing that raw steel can also be a
decorative element. There’s also a small
balcony off the main office which overlooks
the sales floor and warehouse.

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a.b.e.® Construction Chemicals is a major supplier of specialised their range is equipment for the commercial spraying of all kinds
construction chemicals and products to the building, civil engineering of paints, stains, lacquers, acrylics, enamels, lacquers, primers,
and building maintenance industries. The a.b.e.® range of products road-marking paint, solvent-based paint and water-based paint. The
includes waterproofing, flooring, specialised adhesives, silicone and machines are predominantly used by contractors and commercial
sealants, concrete curing coatings and concrete additives to achieve furniture and steelwork manufacturers – for example by Grid
special wear characteristics and concrete repair products. Transmissions to spray apply the coating on the structure in this
article. Another example of Graco machinery in action in Zimbabwe
Graco offers systems, products and technologies that set the quality is the self-propelled road marking machine used to paint the road
standard in a wide range of fluid handling solutions. A segment of lines on the new section of Harare Drive.

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ICC has divided up the interior space into retail sales, bulk storage
and a consignment storage section.
ICC started out in the decorative paint business as the official
distributors for ChemSpec Paint, successfully marketing the DeCo
brand of products for 3 years. In early 2015 ChemSpec closed
its operations and ICC made the strategic move to team up with
Prominent Paints, PaintChem Paints, Graco, a.b.e® Construction
Materials, and CIN Coatings. Each of these is a specialist coatings
supplier in their respective fields. ICC have cherry-picked the world’s
leading brands to provide customers with the best quality products
at the most competitive prices.

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INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

A relatively new addition to their product range is Ennis Flint - the
manufacturers of the water-based road marking paints, reflective
beads, “cats eyes” etc. You can see these products on the previously
mentioned new section of Harare Drive extending from Borrowdale
Road to Drew Road.
ICC also stocks a wide range of brushes, rollers, sandpaper and all
the necessary accessories for any painting project whether for the
home enthusiast or for commercial contractors. They even stock a
range of industrial HVLP spray guns.
With over 30 years of combined experience in the coatings industry
ICC is more than capable of taking care any technical requirement, be
it new construction, refurbishing of an existing building, specialised
coatings for manufactured goods or high tech protective coatings in
the mining industry - the ICC Team prides itself on its customer care
and will be there every step of the way from paint specification, colour
selection, to surface preparation and technical application advice.

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MATERIAL FOCUS

Five tips

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THE RAINY SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US AND, UNFORTUNATELY, RAIN MIGHT RESULT IN WATER DAMAGE TO YOUR BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY.
WE AT UNION HARDWARE HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF FIVE TIPS TO KEEP YOUR BUILDINGS SAFE AND, IN THE PROCESS, PROTECT YOUR HOME, FAMILY,
EMPLOYEES, AND POSSESSIONS.

1Inspect your Roof

Walk around your home’s exterior, inspecting your roof to make
sure your roof is in good condition. Do this at least twice a year
to avoid costly problems that could escalate into a much greater
expense.

As you walk around your house be sure to:

● Inspect the roof from the ground. Look for signs of damage, 3Inspect the inside of your buildings
sagging, and ageing.
● Check for skew, loose or missing tiles and for any cracks in the Check all windows and doors. Make sure that they both close and
chimney. Missing roof tiles means your roof is directly exposed to seal properly, and make any repairs or improvements as necessary.
adverse weather conditions. Inside your home, check your ceilings to make sure that you are
● Look for cracks along the ridge of your roof and along parapet not experiencing signs of roof, or other, leakage. Be on the lookout
walls. Damaged mortar joints on ridge capping tiles will result in for water rings, mould, or dark spots and trails. Wall or ceiling
roof leaks. discoloration could also be an indication that there is a problem.
● Inspect the valleys of your roof. This is the area of your roof with a Black mould spots on your curtains or fabric could also indicate damp
downward slope). Make sure that any flashing does not have any or a high moisture content in the wall.
holes or rusty spots.
● Take notes of any possible problem areas or areas in need 4Surrounding Trees and Foliage
of closer inspection.
It would be prudent to consider cutting back any trees and foliage that
2Inspect your Gutters hang over the house and gutters as their branches and leaves will
most likely cause blockages and guttering problems. Additionally, it
Gutters are an essential part of your roofing system. The purpose will reduce the risk that they will fall during a storm and damage your
of the gutter is to collect and funnel away any water that lands home.
on the roof, taking water away from the building’s foundations
and protecting your exterior surfaces while stopping water from 5Collect and recycle water
entering the home. If water penetrates your home, woodwork
can perish, mould will begin to grow, condensation will form and Consider installing a rainwater collection tank to help you harness the
brickwork will erode and damp patches, which can cause health potential of your home to provide its own water, and cut unnecessary
issues, will spread quickly. waste. We really only need the expensive municipal water for drinking
and cooking. Most of the household water we consume is to flush
This is how you can protect your home and health: toilets, wash cars and water plants and gardens. Rainwater is perfect
for filling your pool, watering the garden, or washing cars and dogs.
● Ensure the guttering outside your home isn’t broken or leaking. Collection tanks come in different sizes and can be connected to your
● Clear out any leaves or other debris. This will reduce the risk of guttering system without much effort. Some tanks have built-in pumps
blockages during heavy rain, which could cause your guttering to so you could connect it directly to your garden sprinkler systems.
overflow and create problems for your home. (You can use a trowel
to scoop out debris which is clogging your gutters, or purchase a
cleaning tool specifically designed for your gutters that is attached
to your hosepipe).
● Additionally, check that there are not a lot of little granules
collecting in gutters and down-pipes. Finding granules is a good
indicator that your roof’s coating needs to be resealed and
painted. To reduce the risk of blockages there are preventative
measures you can follow: tight-fitting wire mesh or plastic caps are
available to fit most types of down-pipe. They allow water through
but trap leaves and dirt.

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MIAMI Development P/L is a recently registered company primarily
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comprises of a team of dynamic and knowledgeable principals with over 20
years of individual experience in carrying out a wide variety of projects in the
fields of Construction Supervision Management, Quality Assurance Surveys
and Controls in Structural, Civil, Transportation, Water and Environmental
Engineering. The firm has an office in Bluff Hill, Harare and the long-term
vision is to open offices in Mutare (Eastern Region) and Gweru (Southern
Region). The Firm’s Principals and Key Staff have experience in all aspects
of project and construction management from feasibility studies through
concept design, detailed design to final handover.

Miami Development P/L intends to provide professional consultancy services
to government, local authorities, the private sector, bilateral and multi-lateral
funding agencies. Miami Development (Pvt) Ltd offers the following services:

• Testing of soils, concrete, aggregates, steel, bricks/masonry units,
asphalt and bituminous products.
• In - situ testing (relative compactions, DCP tests, plate bearing tests, etc.)
• Geotechnical investigations (soil profiling, SPT, insitu bearing capacity, etc)
• Foundation testing (consolidations, uniaxial (UCS), tri-axials, shear-box,
collapse/ swell potential, permeability, conductivity, etc.)
• Centre-line soil surveys
• Gravel pit prospection or surveys
• Borrow-pit investigations
• Pavement investigations (test pits, deflection measurements, visual
surveys, rutting measurements etc.)
• Design of concrete and asphalt mixes
• Concrete and asphalt coring
• Supply of site laboratories (personnel and equipment)
• Staff evaluation and training
• Research and development
• Topographic and engineering surveys

The firm has, at its disposal sophisticated equipment for materials and
geotechnical engineering, survey equipment and software that cover a wide
variety of specialized fields. The individual principals of the Consultancy
are members of professional bodies which include the Zimbabwe Institute
of Engineers (ZIE), Project Management Institute (PMI-USA), South African
Institution of Engineers (SAICE) and The Survey Institute of Zimbabwe (SIZ).
Council of Land Surveyors and through this membership is bound by the
professional ethics and Code of Conduct applicable to all members of these
bodies.

The firm associates with other professionals including ecologists,
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their knowledge in an integrated approach towards problem solving. These
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PPC TO FACILITATE
NEXT IMAGINARIUM

and Architectural Design. Going forward,
with the success of Zimbabwe’s first PPC
Imaginarium Awards, the project is bound to
attract insightful and bold interpretations in
its second iteration!

After a sterling first show in enters its fifth cycle in South Africa and its Shifting back to the PPC Imaginarium Award’s
Zimbabwe, the PPC Imaginarium is second wave here in Zimbabwe, it is crucial for process, the second stage is primarily based
now gearing up for its 2018 edition. prospective participants to know the process on the submission of physical works to the
The competition is focused on inspiring which the competition entails. National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare,
inspiration in the Concrete Medium, which Bulawayo and Mutare. The tentative date for
until the inception of the 2017 edition, had First off, there are a series of workshops to the submission of completed artworks has
not been a popular genre within Zimbabwe. be held after registration has been completed been pegged at the 10th of May 2019, of note,
For the nominal edition, there was a great online at the PPC Imaginarium application a period of more than three months will have
response from Zimbabwean artists and portal. The first of these Workshops is slated been allotted the artist or creative practitioner
creative practitioners, with Victor Nyakauru to take place over the course of ten days in to execute their works to the best of their ability.
winning the Sculpture Prize with his work Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare from the 15th
Bread and Butter Issues; Sandra Matamisa to the 25th of January 2019. These intensive The third part of the process will ensue as
clinching the Fashion Award with New Workshops are focused on exploring the the Adjudication Committee for the exhibition
Dispensation, Neville Starling and Ska Sebata technical elements of working with concrete converges to select finalists from submitted
clinching honorable mention awards with and, as such, skills such as the creation of works and deliberate upon the Winners of each
Whose Memory, Whose Place and Untitled molds and applying different techniques category. The adjudication process will constitute
respectively. to the five disciplines encapsulated in Design Practitioners and Arts Professionals
the competition, are transferred to the from the region, who can best determine works
The 2018 round which opened in July is has Workshop’s participants. that exude individuality and genius; particularly
recently shut down it registration phase on the focused on the adept technicality in of the
30th of November 2018. The Imaginarium It is important to point out that the debut concrete medium. This part of the process will
Awards is a competition where PPC rewards PPC Imaginarium Awards were responded to take place on the 17th of May 2019.
concepts that are grounded in innovation, in a most positive light, however, the bulk of
hence there must be an understanding of the works to feature in the competition were After all the skeletal processes of the PPC
the medium in order to execute works that Sculpture and Fashion submission. What Imaginarium are completed, there shall
meet the international benchmark which was found in minute, or zero volumes, was be a Gala Event, incorporating the Awards
the competition has set. As the competition Short Film, Jewelery Design, Industrial Design Ceremony, to take place on the 30th of May
at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Based
on the previous encounters between the
PPC Corporation under the auspices of the
PPC Imaginarium Awards with the National
Gallery of Zimbabwe; the relationship of
business and art cumulated in a nomination
for the two organizations at the recently
held Business and Arts South Africa Awards,
where the two were nominated for the
Beyond Borders Partnership Award. Despite
coming up short to that accolade, the PPC
Imaginarium Awards’ maiden exposition
sent waves through the art world and shone
its beacon lustrously. As the competition
rolls forth, there is a positive response from
artists, institutions that the PPC Imaginarium
Awards have the capacity to spark creativity in
the region and will continue to build creativity
from strength in ideas and innovation.

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