Another accolade for Krugersdorp’s Cradlestone Mall

Johannesburg 27 August 2014 – BizNews. 

The multiple award-winning Cradlestone Mall in Krugersdorp won the prestigious overall Spectrum Award in the recent South African Council of Shopping Centre's (SACSC) annual Retail Development & Design Awards (RDDA) in Cape Town.

Presented to the best new shopping centre development in the country, the award is another feather in Cradlestone Mall's cap. TheRDDAs, which recognise shopping centre and retail development excellence within the South African commercial property industry, were announced at the SACSC's Annual Congress.

The latest win comes after Cradlestone Mall took top honours in the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) 2014 Innovative Excellence in Retail Property Development Awards in June. In the same month, Cradlestone Mall also won the commercial section of the 9th Saint-Gobain Gypsum International Trophy Awards, which took place in Berlin, Germany. This global award was for its innovative roof design.

"Winning the overall best development title in the 2014 RDDAs at the SACSC Congress is yet another major industry acknowledgment of Cradlestone Mall as a leading-edge retail development," said general manager Cara Grobler.

She adds: "We have won awards both locally and globally for shopping centre design. However, it is particularly special to have secured the top awards at both the SAPOA and SACSC awards, which are the two premier industry associations in the country."

Designed by architects Bentel Associates International, the 76,000sqm super-regional Cradlestone Mall is situated on the edge of the Cradle of Humankind UN World Heritage site on Gauteng's West Rand.

 Besides its world-class design, Cradlestone Mall boasts a fresh retail mix and wide choice of nearly 200 shops, restaurants and services.

The development, which opened its doors in November 2013, is jointly owned and developed by Sasol Pension Fund, Pivotal Property Fund and Retail Africa – and managed by Broll Property Group.