Esquire to spend R40m on expanding its head office

Esquire Technologies, the leading lifestyle-focused computer and accessories distributor - and winner of the 2012 African distributor of the Year Award - is to spend R40 million expanding its headquarters, in Midrand, Johannesburg.

This was confirmed by Esquire CEO, Mahomed Cassim, who said the expansion would take the office complex to more than 8 000 square meters of office and warehouse space. "The expansion will also include expanding our Xpress store concept from its current 1 500 square metres to 4 000 square metres."

Cassim said the "Xpress format" had proved extremely popular and was seen as a major convenience for the company's more than 12 000 resellers, many of whom buy directly from Xpress.

A timeframe for the completion of the R40 million phase two development was not clear at the time of going to press, with Cassim saying that building plans were "awaiting approval".

Besides expanding the head office and Xpress store to 4 000 square metres, Esquire opened an additional Xpress store in Port Elizabeth at the end of June - and is planning another store for Bloemfontein.

"We are currently looking at a number of premises - also at the option of buying rather than leasing premises."