Thirteen JHI Properties leasing and sales consultants were the first in the Western Cape to commence their training for the SETA-accredited commercial NQF4 qualification.

A vibrant, creative hub in downtown Johannesburg which is tangible proof of the successful regeneration of an inner city precinct that once seemed doomed to ongoing urban decay, the Maboneng Precinct is undergoing further transformation and growth.

We are already seeing a trend towards businesses moving their businesses closer to home

While the location of a commercial property is always of key importance, the appearance of the building plays a significant role in attracting and retaining tenants due to the perceived desirability of the venue, says Rudolf Nieman, managing director of JHI Project Management – a member of the Excellerate Property Services group

Excellerate Property Services (EPS), which was formed following the Excellerate group’s acquisition of a stake in JHI Properties in 2010, is on a concerted growth path, says Marna van der Walt, CEO of EPS

Evidence of the ongoing demand for large industrial space in Gauteng is exemplified by recent leases concluded by JHI

In its drive to promote and achieve increasingly higher industry standards, the Sandton, Johannesburg headquarters of JHI Properties and the Pretoria regional office have been awarded the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2008 Certification, which incorporate the company’s commercial, industrial and retail operations as well as support functions

Following 3000sqm of take up by a logistics company, Dubai-based Darvesh Group, which operates in the packaging industry in South Africa, has taken up 11 000sqm of space in New Germany Industrial Park in a lease transaction concluded through JHI Properties KwaZulu-Natal leasing and sales consultant Nigel Atherstone. Darvesh Group’s packaging operation trades in South Africa as Technovaa Packaging Industries

Chatsworth Shopping Centre in Durban, which is owned by Sanlam Life Insurance and managed by JHI Properties, was recently globally acknowledged for a community project initiated by the centre management to raise awareness among schoolchildren of the serious effects of drug use. The prestigious award was presented to the centre by the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) for ‘Sugars, The Bitter Truth’ - a comic book addressing the dangers of ‘sugars’, the street name given to a drug which is a highly addictive and even lethal combination of heroin and cocaine

Making further inroads into the Zimbabwean market, JHI Properties is to manage the property portfolio of a new, unlisted property investment fund, Ascendant Property Fund (APF), which is acquiring 15 properties in three Zimbabwean cities from corporate vendors. This brings the total number of commercial properties managed by JHI Properties Zimbabwe to approximately 50.