NORTHLANDS SHOPPING CENTRE
THE BUILDERS CHOICE Northlands Shopping Centre
Early to Late Shopping Convenience 7-Eleven Chain opens new store at Northlands Shopping Centre Balcatta residents can now enjoy expanded shopping options with the recent opening of an extended hours convenience store at the suburb’s Northlands Shopping Centre. Completed by highly experienced builder Customised Projects, the 7-Eleven complex at Northlands Balcatta boasts a service THE TEAM
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station and adjacent bottle shop as well as the chain’s signature early-morning until late-night convenience store. Built to a tight deadline for client Primewest (Northlands) Pty Ltd, the 7-Eleven opened its doors on 12 November 2021 after a construction period that commenced in early May. The building phase included the erection of two buildings of concrete tilt-up construction, limestone retaining walls and limestone access stairs, as well as fall protection barriers to ensure public safety. The work also included the resurfacing of the existing Coles’ car park and the forecourt of the fuel station. The pre-Christmas deadline was successfully achieved, despite a number of construction and site challenges. According Customised Projects’ contract administrator Carl Hornsby, the principal challenges were a non-compliant civil design together with outstanding Western Power clearances, which had not yet been granted when the company moved onto the site. “When we took possession of the site, we found the Western Power lines running along both Main Street and Amelia Street had been moved during recent works,” Mr Hornsby says. “This was after the design stage, but before the contract works
