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Bram Fischer Bridgeway

Bram Fischer Bridgeway Building Bridges - Connecting People The Bram Fischer Bridgeway, a 148m long pedestrian bridge designed by Phillipe Moen of GLH architects and engineered by Pure Consulting. The 150 ton steel structure supported on elegantly sloping concrete columns rises 7m over the four lanes of Bram Fisher below, connecting the state-of-the-art Multichoice city [...]

Coca-Cola Hot Fill Line

Coca-Cola Hot Fill Line Design and construction for a global brand We were appointed to design and construct a new platform within the operating canning facility in Wadeville, Johannesburg. The platform was designed to carry 95 tons of water tanks, filling plants, as well as operation, control and sampling rooms. The platform spanned an [...]

DRA

DRA A new office fit-out Following continued successful delivery with Emira Property Fund. Walras carried out the fit-out for mining and engineering firm DRA Minerals. The fit-out involved gutting of the second and third floor offices of an existing building in Centurion, Pretoria. The scope of work included full mechanical and electrical installation, new [...]

Hylton Ross Bus Depot

Hylton Ross Bus Depot A re-development of a bus depot Hylton Ross (Pamona) Bus Garage is a 12,000 square metre facility with space for 100 buses. The project includes site re-development consisting of new stormwater management, an access road, entry site utilities, site grading/retaining walls, and repaving. The project also includes construction of new [...]

Mine RP

Mine RP High end fit out for the world’s leading mining software provider. Mine RP involved the fitting out of a 2000m2 office space for the Emira Property Fund. The fit-out was a high-end specification which included mechanical and electrical installation, glazed wall directors offices, new reception area, library, kitchen and bar and a [...]

Multichoice Call Centre

Multichoice Call Centre Collaborative Work Spaces The Call Centre Headquarters for Multichoice occupies two adjacent four-storey buildings of approximately 8000m2. The existing buildings were completely stripped out and fitted-out to provide, open-concept work areas, touch-down pods, communal kitchens, meeting rooms with integrated AV systems, a cafeteria and kitchen and 3500m2 call centre to accommodate 1500 [...]

Multichoice Customer Care

Multichoice Customer Care Fit out of a new walk-in centre for Multichoice To service its expanding customer base, Multichoice opened a new customer service branch at the Centurion Shopping Mall in Pretoria. Walras was selected from Multichoice’s framework contractors to fit-out 1800m2 in five weeks. The scope of work involved the installation of a [...]

Micros Call Centre Peter Place

Micros Call Centre Peter Place Construction of new office and call centre We provided a turnkey solution for a point-of-sale services provider. The appointment included for a feasibility study which analysed future growth, shape of the business and existing leases and occupied space. We were responsible for the selection of the professional team and establishing an [...]

Randburg Fire Station

Randburg Fire Station Turning a crumbling ruin into a flagship fire station The Randburg Fire Station involved the refurbishment of the existing derelict fire station to provide a modern facility enabling increased response times by Emergency Management Services. The project involved the demolition of the existing living quarters comprising three apartment blocks, and the complete [...]

Samrand Data Centre

Samrand Data Centre Fit-out and infrastructure works for division of Multichoice The Samrand Data Centre involved the conversion of an existing cold storage facility into a 4000m2 Tier III data centre. The overall project was completed in 3 phases. Phase 1 Involved the construction of a 2000m2 concrete slab to split the existing warehouse [...]