Epping Industrial - A Legacy of Industrial Development
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Dubbed as one of the industrial hotspots in Cape Town, Epping has certainly earned its title over the years. It offers its occupants a seamless synthesis for industrialisation, which consciously factors in significant Business, Technology, Government and Labour development. This location offers a close co-operation and mutual understanding between these contributors, and therefore grants its tenants far more than just a property, but a built-up legacy that's unmatchable.
What makes Epping an industrial hotspot?
- The area has, over the past six decades completely transformed itself with developers fully embracing its potential through ulitising the tools offered by the land and location and turning it into a well-developed and ideally located, sought-after manufacturing area.
- If we look back - industrial development was seen to be slow in the early 1940s, however soon picked up after the completion of the Athlone Power Station in 1962. Since then, we have fast seen the proliferation of industrial businesses throughout the area which continue to grow year-on-year via budding investors constantly turning to Cape Town for its business solutions.
- The area is also significant to the settler history of South Africa. It was the place where the first Dutch settlers farmed land around the Liesbeek River near the current location of Paarden Eiland in 1657. Showing, that this area not only harnesses the potential but is also a long-time player in the game, therefore offering a matured and well-established heritage to follow.
- Now - being part of Paarden Eiland aptly referred to as the 'Island of Horses' it is the home to some of the vastest industrial and commercial businesses in the entire Western Cape area, namely: Nampak, Africa's largest packaging company, among Distell Ltd, AVI Ltd and Afrox.
- One of the main reasons why Epping Industrial is one of the substantial industrial areas in Cape Town is because it is ideally situated central to major roadways, public transport and Cape Town's picturesque harbor. Its proximity makes it an extremely sought-after location for business.
- Epping also benefits from being part of the Paarden Eiland which is well located in amongst the hustle and bustle of the city, it offers "radical public spaces, towering warehouse restaurants, public libraries, outside pavilions and sleek steel bus shelters on every corner", says Devon Dreyer, a Property Broker at API Property Group in Cape Town.
Dreyer adds, "Epping 2 has become API's home for our 11,873m² Warehouse which is a free-standing logistics facility with airtight security that offers piece of mind in a popular and fast developing hot spot, which personally I think is rare find."
It has ample yard space which is able to fit several trucks at any given time with an inside 12 metre stacking height with fire sprinklers throughout. The premises also offer airtight security with access-controlled gates, a guard house and multiple roller doors along with multiple dock levers along the front of the warehouse which has under cover loading and fire sprinklers. There are strategically placed cameras throughout Epping, which are monitored as well as Epping CID that patrol the area.
Epping Industrial truly provides bang for your buck as well as well-established surroundings which only add to its allure. Epping certainly provides everything needed to be a hot property and this is also attributed to its demand among the industry.
Want to know more about this inimitable warehouse property in Epping Industrial? Contact an API Broker today.
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Author: API Cape Town