Amcotts’ New Warehouse And Offices and Retail in Msasa

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SPACIOUS DOUBLE STOREY HOUSE FOR SALE

Spacious double storey house for sale for you, the discerning new owner. Amazing security as it shares boundaries with the Chinese Embassy whose armed patrols pass regularly.

Set on 4000 square meters, it comprises an elegant living room, with a fireplace and builtin cupboards, separate tv room and separate dining room. Four double bedrooms with BIC, the one on the first floor has a balcony overlooking the front lawn, the other opens onto a private garden. Two bedrooms have en suite bathrooms with bath and shower. There is another full bath and guest toilet. All are made in reconstituted marble.

The large kitchen has marble countertops, fridge, freezer, stove top and built-in double ovens. There is also a gas stove with an external gas cylinder.

Upstairs there is an attic room originally designed as a billiards room suitable for a rumpus room or other uses.

Two verandas were integrated into the original design of the house, one north facing, the other south facing allowing you to follow the sun or shade all day. There is a built-in wet bar on the poolside veranda.

Three phase electricity runs the outsized pool, sauna and never-run-dry borehole. The generator is linked to the main power supply for the house and grounds. Four new solar panels are linked to a lithium battery. New solar geysers with warranties have just been installed.

Double garage with lockable storage and a laundry room.

Cape Dutch style cottage with sauna, spa bath, a bathroom with toilet and shower plus two extra rooms one of which is an attic accessible by an external staircase.

The grounds are paved or grassed, and the garden consists of mature trees including fruit trees and areas of aloes and flowering shrubs, security lights, an ornamental fountain at the front door and a large waterfall splashes into the swimming pool. A productive vegetable garden is located near the staff quarters.

Triple staff quarters have a living room, separate kitchen, shower, toilet, store room plus a solar geyser.

Built in 1996 with a variety of imported materials. The living room, dining room and some bedrooms have hand painted cornices. Many of the lights are crystal including an entrance hall chandelier.

Alarmed, electric gate, electric fence and burglar bars on all 20 plus windows provide optimum security. Built and maintained to a high standard, this could be your forever home.

Price : USD495,000.00 Contact Farai on +263771 612774 or Sonja on +263772 212854

Amcotts’ new warehouse, offices and retail outlet opens in Msasa

text by Michael Nott | photos by Fotohaus

AMCOTTS TRADING OPENED THEIR NEW SHOWROOM, BONDED WAREHOUSE, WORKSHOPS AND OFFICES IN MSASA IN APRIL THIS YEAR. IT’S INCORPORATED IN A HUGE WAREHOUSE, WITH A DISTINCTIVE SAW-TOOTHED ROOF, SET ON THE CORNER OF ANTHONY AVE AND MARTIN DRIVE. THE BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY OPENED IN 1981 BY THE THEN MINISTER OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE, KUMBIRAI KANGAI, AND STILL HAS A COMMEMORATIVE GRANITE PLAQUE AT THE ENTRANCE. IT’S CONVENIENTLY ADJACENT TO THEIR HEAD OFFICES AT 30 ANTHONY AVE SO WHEN THE BUILDING BECAME AVAILABLE FOR SALE IT WAS A NATURAL DECISION TO SNAP IT UP IN ORDER TO EXPAND THEIR EXISTING PREMISES. THEY STILL HAVE THEIR OLDER, ORIGINAL BRANCH AT 118 SIMON MAZARODZE ROAD IN SOUTHERTON, ALTHOUGH THE NEW MSASA BRANCH IS MUCH BIGGER AND MORE CONVENIENT FOR CUSTOMERS. IT’S ALSO MUCH BETTER FOR AMCOTTS TO INCORPORATE MOST OF THEIR BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN A SINGLE LOCATION.

Amcotts was founded in 2000. They have over 20 years’ experience in the business of tyre – and later – truck distribution. Initially they focused on the importation and distribution of well-known tyre brands like Bridgestone and Firestone, as well as Nexen, Sailun, Maxam, Wideway, and Constancy. In addition, Amcotts has sold the Hanksugi brand of tyres for over a decade to major transport companies across the Southern Africa region. Amcotts supplies specialised heavy duty tyres for the transport, mining and agricultural industries, while their sister company Rossi Tyres offers tyres, fitment, balancing and alignment, suspension and brake services and batteries for smaller commercial or private vehicles.

In 2017 Amcotts diversified to start selling Shacman and XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). To date they’ve sold over 500 units of trucks and equipment. The Shacman brand includes cargo trucks, dump trucks, tipper trucks and tractor trucks, cement mixer trucks and crane trucks. All Shacman trucks come with a two-year warranty. The XCMG brand includes equipment for the construction and mining industries including earth moving machinery like graders, excavators and front end loaders, mining machinery, hoisting machinery, cement mixers and equipment for road construction.

While Amcotts has a good supply of stock at their Msasa branch they also have extensive catalogues that prospective customers can order from. Amcotts deals directly with the manufacturers so there are no middle men involved. In this way they keep prices down and ensure quicker delivery times. In addition to supplying trucks and equipment they stock a full range of spares and genuine parts and their experienced and well trained staff can assist with repairs and maintenance. The warehouse has had a number of tenants over the years – most recently, before Amcotts purchased the property - it was occupied by BenBar Tromps Engineering. After being derelict for a while the exterior of the building had become a little run down but Amcotts has given the structure a major makeover with a fresh coat of paint on the exterior and new eye-catching bright red branding and signage supplied by Compusign. If you’re driving along Martin Drive, it’s unmissable and helps to boost Amcotts’ corporate image. They’ve also created a large paved parking area in front separated from the main road by Clearview fencing as well as the secure bonded warehouse for their trucks. It’s given the whole area a much needed facelift.

Internally the structure was still fairly sound with a high roof and extensive glass panels in the saw-tooth structure allowing natural light into the vast interior space which is around 2000 sq m. Amcotts has added an additional mezzanine floor over part of the warehouse creating around 1000 sq m of storage space. The mezzanine floor was built by Grid Transmission – a steel structure tied to existing concrete pillars keeping the ground floor relatively clear. It has a carrying capacity of 600 kg per sq m to cater for the weight of the tyres stored above. Currently it’s accessed by two steel staircases although a conveyor belt system is soon to be installed.

Big roller shutter doors provide access for receiving and despatch and can accommodate vehicles up to 30 tonnes. Amcotts will also deliver larger orders for customers if needed and have their own fleet of delivery vehicles for customers’ convenience. They frequently despatch larger orders to other retailers across the country.

There are 10 offices spread over two floors mostly at the front of the building. Amcotts has installed new, larger aluminium window frames so the offices are lighter and brighter. The new white aluminium widow and door frames also give the old building a more modern façade. On the ground floor there’s also a spacious boardroom and the sales and reception areas. All the offices have been given a new coat of paint and new floor tiles to give a fresher, cleaner look.