The SAIC Steel Award-winning project at the Mpumalanga International Fresh Produce Market.
Location: Mbombela, Mpumalanga

SAISC Steel Awards Citation earned:

Overall winner, SAISC Steel Awards 2023
Factory and warehouse category co-winner
Tubular steel category winner
Recipient of the Best Regional Project, Mpumalanga, Award

With its high strength to weight characteristics and the ability to assemble such lightweight elements of steel in a structural configuration that would enable such large span structures to be designed, makes it the ideal material.

The required climatic conditions within the completed building envelope dictated the roofing system to be used comprising a two layer sandwich configuration of 0,47 Widedek ceiling sheets , a 135mm Starlite Insulation blanket and 0,53 SAFLOK external weather sheeting.

The steelwork roof covers a 29 000m2 floor and is designed to provide maximum usable floor space with minimal support columns. The building was also designed to accommodate future alterations and expansion.

An arched roof was used along the entire 220m length, supported at each end using a structural framing system taking the form of “Toblerone” trusses.

Modular components were transported in smaller sections and then erected on site. Fitting all the pieces of this “Meccano” like construction in a seamless and cohesive manner was a huge achievement.

Client: Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency
Architects: Orbic Architects
Main Contractor: Enza Construction
Structural Engineer: P Design CC
Steelwork Contractor: Tass Engineering (Pty)Ltd
Steel Detailer: 3Dstruct
Steel Merchants: Macsteel / Allied Steelrode / Bsi
Contractor: GSE Construction / CTK Trading
Cladding and roofing Manufacturer: Safal Steel
Cladding and roofing roll former / Profiler: Safintra
Cladding/roofing supplier: Safintra
Cladding/roofing contractor: T5 projects

• The area of the roof is approximately 30,000m² with a side cladding area of 6,200m².
• The sides of the building are clad with 0,47 Widedek sheets with a 50mm layer of Lambdaboard for insulation.
• Cladding Material Used: SAFLOK / WIDEDEK..
• Cladding Profile: SAFLOK / WIDEDEK.
• Cladding Area Coverage:  30,000m².
• Cladding Tonnage: 222 ton.