EABL managing director Andrew Cowan. FILE PHOTO | NMG
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) will
be taking office space at the Garden City Business Park, an upcoming
building complex on Thika Highway whose first phase is scheduled for
completion in the second quarter of next year.
The beer
manufacturer on Monday signed a lease with UK private equity fund Actis
the developer of the Garden City Business Park that will see it occupy
unspecified amount of Grade A office space at the office complex.
The
planned building is adjacent to EABL’s current offices in Ruaraka,
Nairobi. EABL is considering taking 2,000 – 3,000 square metres of
space.
EABL’s current commercial office block was
unveiled in 1972 and has been the “operational nerve centre” of the
company’s business since then.
“We are looking forward to moving some of our corporate
functions into the new offices,” said EABL managing director Andrew
Cowan in a statement.
“A good working environment for
our employees is something we place a big premium on. This move ensures
the teams moving in can reside in a fresh and positive workspace.”
Garden
City managing director Chris Coulson said the planned building, which
is an addition to the overall 47-acre Garden City mixed used project,
will offer over 25,000 square metres of lettable Grade ‘A’ offices, with
a healthcare facility, two hotels and over 400 mid-market residential
units.
“We are delighted to have signed a pre-let
agreement with EABL as our first tenants to take up space in Garden
City’s new office complex, which is just phase one of the larger 60,000
m2 Business Park development still to come,” said Mr Coulson.
The
office complex will comprise a secure entrance, green spaces and a
pedestrianised boulevard linking it to over 100 shops in Garden City
Mall, 215 residential units in Garden City Village and a three-acre
central park.
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