CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON NEW AGRA RETAIL BRANCH IN LAFRENZ
Published: 03 Sep 2013  

On the 19th August 2013 Agra held a ground breaking ceremony to herald the start of construction for a new Agra Windhoek Retail Branch in the Lafrenz industrial area in Windhoek. The development will house Agra’s flagship branch which will serve a number of different stakeholders from a spectrum of society, in Windhoek and surrounding areas. The Agra branch in the Auas Valley Shopping Mall Complex will remain intact.

In order to accommodate the constant and substantial growth in market share, Agra has acquired four (4) erven totaling 25 539 m2 in the new development in the Lafrenz Township. Once building is complete, the overall development represents an investment of more than N$ 100 million (One Hundred Million Namibia Dollars). 

Initially 5400m2 comprising the retail shop, warehousing, office and administration will be constructed under roof, while parking facilities, loading ramps and an extensive yard for products like fencing materials and water tanks will be provided. 

Agra will be the sole tenant of the development upon completion in early 2015; with a possibility of other tenants to take up additional space in the future. The branch will further serve the community with a host of convenient services and facilities to make the Agra retail experience even more tailored to its core agriculture related clientele and the general public. Sufficient space is reserved for future expansion of the Agra operations which will be constructed when needed. 

The new development situated in the Lafrenz industrial area will have direct access from the B1 national road; provide wider carriageways for larger vehicles, ample parking area and loading platforms for added convenience in loading and offloading of bulk stock and large equipment supplies according to Henning Tiemann, Senior manager Properties at Agra.The professional team consists of Axel Dainat Architects, Dawn Adams Quantity Surveyors, Seelenbinder Consulting Engineers, Namibia Construction and Menduletu Planning and Development consultants.