It is situated in Bedworth Centre located on the corner of Ascot-on-Vaal and the R44 in Vereeniging and, together with the newly refurbished and upgraded Pick n Pay, creates the foundation for a convenient, multi-tenanted shopping centre with an unprecedented everyday value offering.
The branch of 5642m² includes a number of initiatives to reduce its carbon footprint. It has been built with enhanced designs made to reduce power consumption with a water saving component. T5 fluorescent lights have been used in fixture lighting and rainwater will be captured from the roof gutters and stored in tanks to be used for the garden centre. In addition, an existing borehole on site will also be used for the garden centre's irrigation.
At the Bedworth Centre, further phases are already in the planning stage, which will add complementary retailers especially selected to meet the needs of Vaal Triangle shoppers.
Flanagan & Gerard and the Moolman Group jointly acquired the Bedworth Park Pick n Pay Hypermarket in late 2008 and announced shortly afterwards their intention to expand the existing centre by adding some 15 000m² of retail space.
The first phase of the transformation from a single-retailer property to a modern, multi-tenanted one-stop value shopping destination will eventually over 35 000m².
Patrick Flanagan of Flanagan & Gerard notes that when fully redeveloped, the centre will represent an investment of R250 million with attendant benefits to the economy of the Vaal Triangle.
